Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber (September 20, 1947 - February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as co-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, and Marvel Presents: Guardians of the Galaxy. At the time of his death, he was writing Countdown to Mystery: Doctor Fate for DC Comics, having briefly worked with a vers...
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Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber (September 20, 1947 - February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as co-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, and Marvel Presents: Guardians of the Galaxy. At the time of his death, he was writing Countdown to Mystery: Doctor Fate for DC Comics, having briefly worked with a version of the character in 1983.
He was also known for including lengthy text pages in the midst of a comic book story, such as in Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Son of Satan, Defenders, Nevada, and his graphic novel, Stewart the Rat.
Steve Gerber was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bernice Gerber, and one of four children, with siblings Jon, Michael, and Lisa. After corresponding with fellow youthful comics fans Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails, and starting one of the first comics fanzines, Headline, at age 13 or 14, Gerber attended college at...
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