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Revision as of 16:01, 30 July 2004 by 209.148.139.106 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Steve Gerber is an American writer of comic books.
Gerber got his start at Marvel Comics in 1972, where he initially penned fairly standard superhero stories for titles such as Daredevil and Sub-Mariner. He soon developed a more individual voice, which mixed adventure stories with social satire and absurdist humour. In one issue of The Defenders, for example, a group of super-villains tired of always being beaten by the good guys seek out a self-help guru to motivate them.
Besides a lengthy run on The Defenders, Gerber is most noted for scripting Man-Thing (a quasi-horror title); Omega The Unknown (which explored the strange link between a cosmic superhero and a small boy); and Howard the Duck, probably his best-known work.
Gerber left Marvel in 1979, and launched a lengthy legal battle for control of Howard. During the late 1970s and 1980s he did some work for DC (including a 1981 Superman mini-series, The Phantom Zone) and for independent comic companies. In 1982 he teamed with Jack Kirby to create Destroyer Duck, a satirical comic which was intended to raise funds for his court case and Kirby's similar legal battles against Marvel. Gerber lost the case, and has since worked sporadically in comics and in TV. In 2002 he made a comeback at Marvel with a new Howard mini series.