Steve Gerber
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Gerber circa 1979
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| Born | Stephen Ross Gerber September 20, 1947 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | February 10, 2008 (aged 60) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
| Pseudonym(s) | Reg Everbest |
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Notable works
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Howard the Duck Man-Thing Omega the Unknown |
| Awards |
Eagle Award, 1977 Inkpot Award, 1978 Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2010 |
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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 notable works include Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, Marvel Spotlight: "Son of Satan", The Defenders, Marvel Presents: "Guardians of the Galaxy", Daredevil and "Foolkiller". Gerber was known for including 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.
Steve Gerber was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bernice Gerber, and one of four children, with siblings Jon, Michael, and Lisa. A letter from Steve Gerber of "7014 Roberts Court, University City 30, Mo." was published in Fantastic Four #19 (Oct. 1963). 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 the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and St. Louis University, where he finished his communications degree.
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