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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 major works include Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, Foolkiller, Void Indigo, Tales of the Zombie, Marvel Spotlight: Son of Satan, The Defenders, Marvel Presents: Guardians of the Galaxy, Foolkiller, Nevada,Sludge, A. Bizarro, and Hard Time.
He was among the 1970s wave of writers such as Steve Englehart, Don McGregor and Doug Moench who took often minor characters and helped create a writerly Renaissance. 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, and his graphic novel, Stewart the Rat.
Steve Gerber was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the...
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