Steve Gerber
Born on 20 Sep 1947Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USADied on 10 Feb 2008
Known for: Writing
Biography
Stephen Ross Gerber (/ˈɡɜːrbər/; September 20, 1947–February 10, 2008) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Gerber, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.