Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 - May 24, 2025) was an American writer, who wrote "Skippy the Jedi Droid." He was best known for his work on comic books, particularly on The Incredible Hulk, as well as on various Star Trek novels. He often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff". David's work for Dark Horse Comics included the teen spy adventure SpyBoy and Star Wars Tales story "Skippy the Jedi Droid."
Outside of Star Wars, particularly at Marvel Comics, he wrote for The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, X-Factor, Fantastic Four, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Spider, and their adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower, as well as Halo: Helljumper and their 2011 video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time. At DC Comics, he wrote for Aquaman, Young Justice, Supergirl, and Fallen Angel, as well as a few episodes of Cartoon Network's Young Justice cartoon adaptation. He also wrote for other TV shows and video games, namely Babylon 5, Ben 10: Alien Force, in addition to co-creating the sci-fi sitcom Space Cases for Nickelodeon.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salisbury, Mark; Writers on Comics Scriptwriting; Titan Books; 1999
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Peter David Dies on The New York Times (backup link archived on September 16, 2025)
