His time at DC was because of a clash with Jim Shooter, and he went to DC only because of that. And went back when Marvel started its creator-owned line, where Starlin could deal with Archie Goodwin at Marvel, without having to deal directly with Jim Shooter. From this came Starlin's "Metamorphosis Odyssey" in EPIC ILLUSTRATED 1-9 (1980-1981).
But then he went back to DC (albeit as primarily a writer ) in the mid to late 80s. And iirc that was after Shooter left Marvel.
