 In 1978, Jim Shooter became Marvel's editor-in-chief.Although a controversial personality, Shooter cured many of the procedural ills at Marvel, including repeatedly missed deadlines.During Shooter's nine-year tenure as editor-in-chief, Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the "Uncanny X-Men" and Frank Miller's run on "Daredevil" became critical and commercial successes.