I started reading comics when Shooter was EIC at Marvel, for that golden age. I loved his work setting up Valiant, I even followed him to Defiant and enjoyed some of those books too.

As a fan, I can say he almost always made comics I wanted to read. I've been reading comics most of my life so people that do that are pretty important to me.

Late 70s/80s/early 90s comics reader here. Very much enjoyed his writing on AVENGERS, as well as the odd issues of comics like DAREDEVIL and WHAT IF. I've only read his early writing on LEGION much later. As a teenager I devoured the original SECRET WARS series. 

Under his leadership, I thought the Marvel line produced some of the best books in the late 70s/early-to-mid 80s.

A true giant in the field.  

All things take a turn eventually I suppose, but the glorious late-'70s and early-'80s Marvel Comics under his tenure as EIC were pure gold to readers who grew up in that era.  For a lot of us, the names Jim Shooter and Stan Lee were synonymous with Marvel for most of our young lives way back when.

Another '80s comic book giant, gone too soon.  Very sad to hear.

His LOSH stories over the years are amazing.

No matter what, the industry has lost a true giant.

Also, I'm not sure if acid reflux contributed to Mr. Shooter's cancer, or if it really was esophageal cancer that got him, but if you have acid reflux, please don't ignore it. I once worked for a man who ignored his reflux and when cancer developed in the damaged cells, he ignored the cancer because he thought it was just his reflux. It was awful watching the end as it closed in on him.