Len Wein

Len Wein
Wein (right), with Swamp Thing cosplayer, at CONvergence 2005
BornLeonard Norman Wein
(1948-06-12)June 12, 1948
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
Swamp Thing
Wolverine
X-Men
The Human Target
Justice League
AwardsShazam Award, 1972, 1973
Inkpot Award, 1979
Comics Buyers Guide Award, 1982
Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2008
Spouse(s)Glynis Oliver (c. 1972–1985)
Christine Valada
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(m. 1991)​

Leonard Norman Wein[1] (/wiːn/; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.

Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]

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  2. ^ "Past Recipients- 2000s". Comic-con International: San Diego. SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2022.