Steve Gerber | |
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Born | Stephen Ross Gerber September 20, 1947 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Pseudonym(s) | Reg Everbest |
Notable works | Howard the Duck The Defenders Man-Thing Omega the Unknown |
Awards | Eagle Award, 1977 Inkpot Award, 1978 Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2010 Bill Finger Award, 2013 |
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Stephen Ross Gerber (/ˈɡɜːrbər/; September 20, 1947[1] – February 10, 2008)[2] was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, Marvel Spotlight: "Son of Satan", The Defenders, Marvel Presents: "Guardians of the Galaxy", Daredevil and Foolkiller. Gerber often included lengthy text pages in the midst of comic book stories, such as in his graphic novel, Stewart the Rat. Gerber was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2010.