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{{short description|American comic writer (1947-2008)}}
{{About|the comic book writer|the composer|Steven Gerber}}
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{{Infobox comics creator
| image         = Steve Gerber (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Gerber circa 1979
| birth_name    = Stephen Ross Gerber
| birth_date    = {{birth date|mf=yes|1947|09|20}}
| birth_place   = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2008|02|10|1947|09|20}}
| death_place   = [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
| area          =
| write = y
| edit  = y
| alias         = Reg Everbest
| notable works = ''[[Howard the Duck]]''<br>''[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]]''<br>''[[Man-Thing]]''<br>''[[Omega the Unknown]]''
| awards        = [[Eagle Awards|Eagle Award]], 1977<br />[[Inkpot Award]], 1978<br />[[List of Eisner Award winners#The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame|Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame]], 2010<br />[[Bill Finger Award]], 2013
| website       = {{url|stevegerber.com}}
}}
'''Stephen Ross Gerber''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɜr|b|ər}}; September 20, 1947<ref>"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JGL8-R3L Stephen R Gerber] accessed March 11, 2013, February 10, 2008.</ref> – February 10, 2008)<ref>[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ssdi/individual_record.asp?recid=490549418 Social Security Death Index details]</ref> 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]]:'' "[[Daimon Hellstrom|Son of Satan]]", ''[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]],'' ''[[Marvel Presents]]:'' "[[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]", ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|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.

== Biography ==

===Early life===
Steve Gerber was born to a [[Jewish]] family in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], the son of Bernice Gerber,<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/arts/14gerber.html|url-access=subscription|title= Steve Gerber, Creator of Howard the Duck, Dies at 60|first= Margalit|last= Fox|date= February 14, 2008|work= [[The New York Times]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080517/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/arts/14gerber.html|archive-date= September 7, 2017|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}} with correction appended</ref> and one of four children, with siblings Jon, Michael, and Lisa.<ref name=nyt /> A letter from Steve Gerber of "7014 Roberts Court, [[University City, Missouri|University City 30, Mo.]]" was published in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #19 (Oct. 1963). Other letters from Steve Gerber appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #26 (April 1965) and ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #118 (October 1969). 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 [[Communication studies|communications]] degree.<ref name="Spurgeon">{{cite web |url= http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/steve_gerber_1947_2008/|title= Steve Gerber, 1947–2008|first= Tom|last= Spurgeon|author-link = Tom Spurgeon|date= February 11, 2008|publisher= Comics Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130515093441/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/steve_gerber_1947_2008/|archive-date= May 15, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= November 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Career===
Gerber began work as a [[copywriter]] for a St. Louis [[advertising agency]].<ref name="Spurgeon" /> During this time he wrote short stories, some of which, such as "And the Birds Hummed Dirges," later appeared in ''[[Crazy Magazine]]'' during his stint as editor.<ref name="Arnold">{{cite journal|last = Arnold|first = Mark|author-link= Mark Arnold (historian)|title = Gerber Goes ''Crazy''|journal = [[Back Issue!]]|issue = #31|pages = 51–53|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref>

In early 1972, Gerber asked Thomas, by this time Marvel editor-in-chief, about writing comics; Thomas sent him a writer's test – six pages of a ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' car-chase scene drawn by [[Gene Colan]] – which Gerber passed. He accepted a position as an associate editor and writer at Marvel Comics. Thomas said in 2007,

{{quote|Steve and I had been in touch, off and on....I [eventually] got a letter from Steve saying, in essence, 'Help! I'm going crazy in this advertising job'....So I thought, 'Gee, he'd be a good person to get up here, so if he wants to make a change, let's give it a try'. He was brought in to be an assistant editor on staff. That didn't work out so well, because for whatever reason...he had trouble staying awake. At the time, he wasn't a staff kind of person, at least in terms of what Marvel needed, but he was a real good writer and did some interesting things...<ref>Roy Thomas interview, ''[[Alter Ego (magazine)|Alter Ego]]'' #70 (July 2007), p. 55</ref>}}

Gerber's comics writing career at Marvel began with three comic books [[cover-date]]d December 1972: ''[[Adventure into Fear]]'' #11, ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #158, and a collaboration with writer [[Carole Seuling]] on ''[[Shanna the She-Devil]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Sanderson|first1 = Peter|author-link = Peter Sanderson|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1970s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 157|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= Writers Carole Seuling and Steve Gerber crafted Shanna's origin story with artist George Tuska.}}</ref><ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=writer|search=Steve+Gerber|title=Steve Gerber}}</ref> Gerber initially penned superhero stories for titles such as ''Daredevil'' (20 issues), ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' (three issues) and ''[[Namor|Sub-Mariner]]'' (11 issues).<ref>{{cite journal|last = Shayer|first = Jason|title = Steve Gerber in the Marvel Universe|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 33–40|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Gerber penned [[anthology|anthological]] [[horror fiction|horror]]-[[fantasy]] stories for ''[[Creatures on the Loose]]'' (adaptations of [[Lin Carter]]'s [[Thongor]]), ''[[Monsters Unleashed (comics)|Monsters Unleashed]]'', ''[[Chamber of Chills]]'' and ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' and humor pieces for ''Crazy Magazine'', becoming editor of that satirical magazine for issues #11–14.<ref name="Arnold" />

====The Man-Thing and Howard the Duck====
Gerber scripted one of his signature series, ''[[Man-Thing]]'', about a [[Swamp monster|swamp-monster]] empath, beginning in ''[[Adventure into Fear]]'' #11 (Dec. 1972).<ref name="Aushenker">{{cite journal|last = Aushenker|first = Michael|author-link= Michael Aushenker|title = Gerber's Gruesomes: The Quirky Wordsmith's Beastie Books|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 23–32|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> On page 11 of that issue, he created the series' narrative tagline, used in captions: "Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!" After issue #19 (Dec. 1973), Man-Thing received a solo title, which ran 22 issues (Jan. 1974 – Oct. 1975), of which issue #1 was originally intended for ''Adventure into Fear'' #20. Gerber and Mayerik introduced the original [[Foolkiller]] in issue #3 (March 1974).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 165: "Writer Steve Gerber made his own comment on the rise of 'grim and gritty' vigilantes when he and artist Val Mayerik created the Foolkiller in ''Man-Thing'' #3."</ref> In the final issue, Gerber appeared as a character in the story, claiming he had not been inventing the Man-Thing's adventures but simply reporting on them and that he had decided to move on.

With [[penciler]] [[Val Mayerik]], Gerber created [[Howard the Duck]] as a secondary character in a [[Man-Thing]] story in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 and ''Man-Thing'' #1 (Dec. 1973 - Jan. 1974).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 161: "December [1973] saw the debut of the cigar-smoking Howard the Duck. In this story by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik, various beings from different realities had begun turning up in the Man-Thing's Florida swamp, including this bad-tempered talking duck."</ref> Howard graduated to his own backup feature in ''Giant-Size Man-Thing'' #4-5, confronting such bizarre horror-parody characters as Garko the Man-Frog and Bessie the Hellcow, before acquiring his own comic-book title with ''Howard the Duck'' #1 (Jan. 1976).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 174: "Gerber and artist Frank Brunner quickly brought Howard back...in his own comic book."</ref> Gerber wrote 27 issues of the series, penciled initially by [[Frank Brunner]] and shortly afterward by [[Gene Colan]].<ref>{{cite journal|last = Ash|first = Roger|title = Steve and Howard: A Boy and His Duck|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 3–13|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> The series gradually developed a substantial [[cult following]], which Marvel helped to promote by Howard's satiric entry into the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 U.S. presidential campaign]] under the auspices of the All-Night Party.<ref>{{cite book|last = Daniels|first = Les|author-link = Les Daniels|title = Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics|publisher = [[Abrams Books|Harry N. Abrams]]|year = 1991|location= New York, New York|page = 174|isbn = 9780810938212|quote= Stan Lee...recalls that the duck received thousands of write-in votes when he ran for President of the United States against Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter in 1976.}}</ref>

Marvel attempted a spin-off with a short-lived ''Howard the Duck'' [[Print syndication|syndicated]] [[comic strip]] from 1977 to 1978, initially scripted by Gerber and drawn by Colan then Mayerik and finally [[Alan Kupperberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kupperberg_a.htm|title= Alan Kupperberg|date= May 29, 2009|publisher= [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024074916/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kupperberg_a.htm|archive-date= October 24, 2012|url-status= live|access-date= February 2, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Gerber was replaced on the strip in mid-1978, by another comic book writer, [[Marv Wolfman]], creating acrimony. Marvel's then editor-in-chief, [[Jim Shooter]], blamed Gerber's chronic tardiness, saying the creative team was "producing strips within six days of their publication dates," which he said caused several newspapers to drop the strip.<ref name="tcj41p7" /> Shooter added that while the syndicate threatened to drop the strip if a new writer were not brought in, "Steve can tell you a good number of horror stories – and they're all true – about the trouble we had getting artists."<ref name="tcj41p7" />

====Other comics work====
Gerber often collaborated with writer [[Mary Skrenes]] during this period. Among other Marvel projects, Gerber, Skrenes, and artist [[Jim Mooney]] created ''[[Omega the Unknown]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|last = Callahan|first = Timothy|title = ''Omega the Unknown''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 41–46|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> which explored the strange link between a cosmic superhero and a boy, and wrote the first issue of ''[[Marvel Comics Super Special]]'' featuring the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.tcj.com/the-steve-gerber-interview/|title=The Steve Gerber Interview | first= Gary | last= Groth | work = [[The Comics Journal]] | date = December 22, 1978|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|location= Seattle, Washington| access-date = October 31, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070342/http://www.tcj.com/the-steve-gerber-interview/ | archive-date=October 31, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> He created the characters [[Starhawk (character)|Starhawk]],<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 170</ref> [[Aleta Ogord]], and (with Skrenes) [[Nikki (comics)|Nikki]]. He scripted the adventures of [[Daimon Hellstrom]], [[Morbius]], and [[Lilith (Marvel Comics)#Dracula's daughter|Lilith]].<ref name="Aushenker" />

Gerber often revived forgotten characters. In ''The Defenders,'' he revived three pre-superhero-era characters, the [[Headmen]].<ref>{{cite journal|last = DeAngelo|first = Daniel|title = The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players A History of the Defenders|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #65|pages = 7–8|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = July 2013|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> He reintroduced the 1969 one-time feature ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', first as guest stars in ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'' and ''The Defenders'', then as a feature in ''[[Marvel Presents]]''.<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 175: "The Guardians of the Galaxy finally received their own ongoing series in ''Marvel Presents'' #3, written by Steve Gerber and penciled by Al Milgrom."</ref><ref name="Buttery">{{cite journal|last = Buttery|first = Jarrod|title = Explore the Marvel Universe of the 31st Century With...The Guardians of the Galaxy|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #65|pages = 25–26|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = July 2013|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref>

Toward the end of his work at Marvel, he wrote [[Hanna-Barbera]] stories for [[Mark Evanier]] under the [[anagram]]matic [[pseudonym]] '''Reg Everbest'''. Only two of these, featuring [[Magilla Gorilla]] and the [[Clue Club]], were published in English.

====Battle for Howard the Duck====
In the first half of 1978, Gerber was fired from first the newspaper strip and then the comic book series for failure to meet deadlines.<ref name=tcj41p7>{{cite journal|title = Marvel Fires Gerber|journal = The Comics Journal|issue = #41|page = 7|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = August 1978|location= Seattle, Washington}}</ref><ref name="Martin">{{cite web |url= http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/all-quacked-up-steve-gerber-marvel-comics-and-howard-the-duck/ |title= All Quacked-Up: Steve Gerber, Marvel Comics, and Howard the Duck|first= Robert Stanley|last= Martin|date= May 28, 2014|publisher= HoodedUtilitarian.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529143308/http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/all-quacked-up-steve-gerber-marvel-comics-and-howard-the-duck/|archive-date= May 29, 2014|url-status= dead|access-date= June 2, 2014}}</ref> On August 29, 1980, after learning of Marvel's efforts to license Howard for use in film and broadcast media, Gerber filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Marvel corporate parent Cadence Industries and other parties, alleging that he was the sole [[Creator ownership|owner]] of the character.<ref name="Martin"/><ref name=HTDdocuments>{{cite web | url = http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/the-howard-the-duck-documents/|title=The Howard the Duck Documents| publisher=HoodedUtilitarian.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529145709/http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/the-howard-the-duck-documents/|archive-date= May 29, 2014}}</ref>

====DC work====
During the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Gerber worked for [[DC Comics]], including an issue of ''[[Metal Men]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|last = Wells|first = John|title = Gerber's ''Metal Men''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 54–56|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> the last three issues of ''[[Mister Miracle]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|last = Kingman|first = Jim|title = The Miracle Messiah: Steve Gerber's Short-Lived Take on ''Mister Miracle''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 57–59|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> ''The [[Phantom Zone]]'' [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]],<ref>{{cite journal|last = Eury|first = Michael|author-link = Michael Eury|title = Steve Gerber Discusses ''The Phantom Zone''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 60–63|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 196|quote = DC once again shone the spotlight on Superman's alien past in this four-issue miniseries by writer Steve Gerber and artist Gene Colan.}}</ref> and a run of "[[Doctor Fate]]" backup stories in ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' co-written with [[Martin Pasko]].<ref>{{cite journal|last = Riley|first = Shannon E.|title = A Matter of (Dr.) Fate Martin Pasko and Keith Giffen Discuss Their Magical ''Flash'' Backup Series|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #64|pages = 64–68|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = May 2013|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Gerber had planned to write for DC's ''[[Time Warp (comics)|Time Warp]]'' science fiction anthology series, but objected to the submission guidelines for that series.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Sanderson|first = Peter|title = ''Comics Feature'' interviews Steve Gerber|journal = Comics Feature|issue = #12/13<!--this was a double issue, hence the unusual numbering-->|page = 119|publisher = [[New Media/Irjax|New Media Publishing]]|date = September–October 1981|quote= [Editor Jack C.] Harris sent me a copy of the writers' guide he had prepared for ''Time Warp''...I stared at that piece of paper for a day or two, then threw it away without showing it to anyone I knew out there. I was too embarrassed by it.}}</ref> Gerber wrote for independent comic companies. One of Gerber's first major works away from Marvel was the original [[graphic novel]] ''[[Stewart the Rat]]'' for [[Eclipse Comics]], with art by [[Gene Colan]] and [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]]. For ''[[Eclipse Magazine]],'' Gerber and Mayerik created the anti-censorship horror story, "Role Model/Caring, Sharing, and Helping Others".

====Resolution of the court case====
In 1981 he teamed with [[Jack Kirby]] at Eclipse to create ''[[Destroyer Duck]]'', a satirical comic created to raise funds for his court case against Marvel.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby Collaborate on the 'Manslaying Mallard of Vengeance'|journal = Comics Feature|issue = #12/13<!--this was a double issue, hence the unusual numbering-->|page = 14|publisher = New Media Publishing|date = September–October 1981}}</ref>

The lawsuit was settled on September 24, 1982. Gerber acknowledged that his work on the character had been done as [[work-for-hire]] and that Marvel parent Cadence Industries owned "all right, title and interest" to Howard the Duck and related material. On November 5, 1982, Judge [[David Vreeland Kenyon|David Kenyon]] approved the motion and dismissed the case.<ref name="Martin"/><ref name=HTDdocuments />

====1980s and 1990s career====
In the early 1980s, Gerber and [[Frank Miller]] made a joint proposal to revamp DC's three biggest characters, namely Superman, [[Batman]] and [[Wonder Woman]];.<ref name="Cronin">{{cite web|url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-254/|title= Comic Book Legends Revealed #254|author= Cronin, Brian|date= April 1, 2010|publisher= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111107200219/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-254/|archive-date= November 7, 2011|url-status= live|quote= Gerber and Frank Miller pitched DC on revamps of the "Trinity." The three titles would be called by the "line name" of METROPOLIS, with each character being defined by one word/phrase… AMAZON (written by Gerber); DARK KNIGHT (written by Miller); and Something for Superman – I believe either MAN OF STEEL or THE MAN OF STEEL, but I'm not sure about that (written by both men).|access-date= November 6, 2011|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The proposal was not accepted.

After Marvel had cancelled his contract in May 1978,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=agWcDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gerber%3A+Marvel+cancelled+my+contract+in+May+1978%22&pg=PT65 Steve Gerber: Conversations]</ref> he returned to Marvel in 1983 with the short-lived ''[[Void Indigo]]''.

Gerber was slated to write a new ''[[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]'' series in 1986, but he missed the deadline for the first issue so that he could watch the last day of shooting on the [[Howard the Duck (film)|''Howard the Duck'' film]] and DC assigned another writer to the series in response.<ref name="Cronin" /><ref name="DAK38">{{cite news |author = Zimmerman, Dwight Jon|date = September 1986|title = Steve Gerber (part 2)|work = [[Comics Interview]]|issue = #38|pages = 6–19|publisher = [[Fictioneer Books]]}}</ref>

Gerber scripted assorted projects for Marvel, including the controversial creator-owned book ''[[Void Indigo]]''  (1984) for [[Epic Comics]], a serialized, eight-page Man-Thing feature in the anthology series ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' (Sept. 1988–Feb. 1989), ''[[The Legion of Night]]'' and the 1991 ''Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils'' one-shot issue. For DC, his works include ''[[A. Bizarro]]''.<ref name="GCD" /> At Marvel, Gerber scripted a 12-issue run on ''[[She-Hulk|The Sensational She-Hulk]]'' (which featured Howard the Duck). He also scripted three issues of ''[[Cloak and Dagger (characters)|Cloak and Dagger]]'', a [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] story in ''[[Avengers Spotlight]]'', and two issues of ''[[Toxic Crusaders]]''. During this time he did a serial in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' featuring [[Poison (comics)|Poison]], a character he had created in "[[The Evolutionary War]]" [[Fictional crossover|crossover]]. He scripted a [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)|''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' black and white magazine format comic book]] which detailed the backstory of the character of [[Freddy Krueger]].<ref name="GCD" />

====Television work====
In collaboration with [[Beth Woods (screenwriter)|Beth Woods]] (later Slick), Gerber wrote the [[Contagion (TNG episode)|"Contagion"]] episode of the [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] television series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

Gerber's work in television animation included [[story editor]] duties on ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''; creating ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'';<ref>{{cite journal|last = Weiss|first = Brett|title = Remembering ''Thundarr the Barbarian''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 64–69|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> and sharing a 1998 [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Special Class – Animated Program, for the [[WB Television Network|WB]] program ''[[The New Batman/Superman Adventures]]''.

====Ultraverse====
He was one of the founders of the [[Malibu Comics]] superhero setting the [[Ultraverse]] and co-created ''[[Sludge (comics)|Sludge]]''<ref>{{cite journal|last = Gagnon|first = Mike|title = ''Sludge'' Steve Gerber's Muck-Monster With a Difference|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 71–74|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> and ''[[Exiles (Malibu Comics)#Exiles|Exiles]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-12-22|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Exiles (Malibu Comics)#Exiles|reason= }}''. For [[Image Comics]], he co-created ''The [[Cybernary]]'' with [[Nick Manabat]] and disbanded ''[[Codename: Strykeforce]]'', in addition to guest-writing ''[[Pitt (character)|Pitt]]''.

====2000s work====
In 2002, he created a new ''Howard the Duck'' miniseries for Marvel's [[MAX (comics)|MAX]] line.<ref name="Schroeder">{{cite web |url= http://www.stevegerber.com/interviews/silverbullet.php3 |title= Steve Gerber: The Dark Duck Returns|first= Darren|last= Schroeder|date= July 20, 2001|publisher= SilverBulletComicBooks.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020815054620/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/features/99564488180361.htm|archive-date=August 15, 2002 |url-status= dead|access-date= February 3, 2013}}</ref> For DC, he created ''[[Nevada (comics)|Nevada]]'' for the [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] imprint in 1998 with artist [[Phil Winslade]] and ''[[Hard Time (comics)|Hard Time]]'' with long-time collaborator Mary Skrenes, which outlasted the short-lived imprint [[DC Focus]], but slow sales led ''Hard Time: Season Two'' to be cancelled after only seven issues.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Ash|first = Roger|title = A ''Hard Time'' in ''Nevada''|journal = Back Issue!|issue = #31|pages = 75–79|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2008|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref>

Later, Gerber wrote the ''Helmet of Fate: [[Zauriel]]'' one-shot and continued writing the Doctor Fate serial in the ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis#Secondary titles|Countdown to Mystery]]'' limited series for DC Comics up to the time of his death, working on stories in the hospital. Gerber died before being able to write the concluding chapter of the serial; in his honor, four separate writers ([[Adam Beechen]], [[Mark Evanier]], [[Gail Simone]], and [[Mark Waid]]) provided their own conclusions to the story.

In 2010, [[Comics Bulletin]] ranked Gerber's run on ''The Defenders'' first on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels", while ''Omega the Unknown'' was 10th on the same list.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://comicsbulletin.com/top-10-1970s-marvels/|title= Top 10 1970s Marvels|first= Jason|last= Sacks|date= February 19, 2017|publisher= [[Comics Bulletin]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130801070005/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/columns/447/top-10-1970s-marvels|archive-date= August 1, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= August 3, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

Gerber's posthumous Man-Thing story "The Screenplay of the Living Dead Man", with art by [[Kevin Nowlan]], originally planned as a 1980s graphic novel before being left uncompleted by the artist,<ref name=bigwait>{{cite web | url = http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/09/the-next-big-wait-project-emerges-man-thing-by-gerber-and-nowlan/ | date = September 21, 2011 | first = Chris | last = Arrant | title = The Next Big-Wait Project Emerges: Man-Thing by Gerber and Nowlan | publisher = [[Comic Book Resources]] | access-date = February 14, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120101035505/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/09/the-next-big-wait-project-emerges-man-thing-by-gerber-and-nowlan/ | archive-date=January 1, 2012 | url-status = live}}</ref> was revived in the 2010s and appeared as a three-issue miniseries cover-titled ''The Infernal Man-Thing'' (early Sept.-Oct. 2012).<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/66559/ ''Infernal Man-Thing''] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> The story was a sequel to Gerber's "Song-Cry of the Living Dead Man" in ''Man-Thing'' #12 (Dec. 1974).<ref name=bigwait />

===Death===
In 2007, Gerber was diagnosed with an early stage of [[idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]], and was eventually hospitalized while continuing to work. He had gotten onto the waiting list for a lung transplant at [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center|UCLA Medical Center]]. On February 10, 2008, Gerber died in a Las Vegas hospital from complications stemming from his condition.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Mark Evanier|last=Evanier|first=Mark|url=http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_02_11.html#014809|title=Steve Gerber, R.I.P.|publisher=NewsFromMe.com|date=February 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813103834/http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_02_11.html#014809|archive-date=August 13, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last= Brady| first= Matt| url= http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146401| title= Steve Gerber Passes Away| publisher= [[Newsarama.com]]| date= February 11, 2008| archive-url= https://archive.today/20100725225517/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146401| archive-date= July 25, 2010| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref> His final comics work was writing ''Countdown to Mystery: [[Doctor Fate]]'' for [[DC Comics]], having briefly worked with a version of the character in 1982.

At the time of his death, Gerber was separated from his wife, Margo Macleod.<ref name=nyt /> He had a daughter, Samantha Gerber.<ref name=nyt />

==In fiction==
{{original research|section|date=November 2012}}
One of Gerber's working [[pen-names]], Reg Everbest, was the inspiration behind the first [[Foolkiller]]'s real name, which was revealed as Ross G. Everbest. Gerber used the [[anagram]]matic Reg Everbest pseudonym for Marvel-published Hanna-Barbera stories after he was banned from Marvel by Jim Shooter. Roger Stern named the original, deceased Foolkiller "Ross G. Everbest" in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #225, in homage to Gerber,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/gerber_steve.htm|title= Steve Gerber|first= Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= July 21, 2013|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140808064151/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/gerber_steve.htm|archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status= live}}</ref> using Gerber's middle name as the character's first name, the middle initial restoring the anagram save for a [[silent e]]. The character's real name never appeared in the two Gerber stories, but is seen on a computer screen in the second Foolkiller's van, next to the face of the original user of that identity.

The Marvel Universe villain [[Thundersword]] (by [[Jim Shooter]],<ref name="Shooter">{{cite web |last1=Shooter |first1=Jim |author1-link=Jim Shooter |title=More Strange Tales – JimShooter.com |url=http://jimshooter.com/2011/07/more-strange-tales.html/#comment-2061 |website=jimshooter.com |access-date=12 April 2022 |language=en |date=July 16, 2011 |quote=Stewart Cadwall was the name. Originally it was "Gadwall." A Gadwall is a duck. Mike Hobson advised going to "Cadwall," so as to leave ducks — obviously a sore spot — out of it. It wasn't an "anti-Steve Gerber caricature," though it was meant to poke some fun at Steve.  Steve loved it. He even sent me a rave fan letter.}}</ref> [[Al Milgrom]] and [[Steve Leialoha]]) is considered a parody of Gerber and his creation [[Thundarr the Barbarian]].
Stewart Cadwall is a TV scriptwriter who acquires superpowers, becomes Thundersword and fights the current state of the media.<ref name="Cronin2014">{{cite news |last1=Cronin |first1=Brian |title=Meta-Messages - Jim Shooter's "Secret War" on Steve Gerber |url=https://www.cbr.com/meta-messages-jim-shooters-secret-war-on-steve-gerber/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=4 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*1977: [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Award]] for Favourite Single Comicbook Story for ''[[Howard the Duck]]'' #3: "Four Feathers of Death", with artist [[John Buscema]]<ref name="Eagle1977">{{cite web|url= http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1977/|title= Eagle Awards Previous Winners 1977|year= 2013|publisher= [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Awards]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125822/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1977/|archive-date= October 23, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= November 3, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*1977: Also nominated for same award for ''Howard the Duck'' #1: "Howard the Barbarian", with artist [[Frank Brunner]]<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1977: Nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Comicbook Writer<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1977: Nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Continued Comicbook Story for ''[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]]'' #31–40 and ''The Defenders Annual'' #1, with artist [[Sal Buscema]]<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1977: Eagle Award for ''Howard the Duck'' as Favourite Comicbook – Humour<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1977: Eagle Award for ''Howard the Duck'' as Favourite New Comic Title<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1977: Howard the Duck nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Comicbook Character<ref name="Eagle1977" />
*1978: [[Inkpot Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|title= Inkpot Awards|year= 2013|publisher= [[San Diego Comic-Con International]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030095134/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|archive-date= October 30, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref>
*1978: Nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Comicbook Writer<ref name="Eagle1978">{{cite web|url= http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1978/|title= Eagle Awards Previous Winners 1978|year= 2013|publisher= Eagle Awards|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023124254/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1978/|archive-date= October 23, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= November 3, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*1978: Nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Single Comicbook Story for ''Howard the Duck'' #16: "The Zen and Art of Comic Book Writing"<ref name="Eagle1978" />
*1978: [[Beverly Switzler]] nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Supporting Character<ref name="Eagle1978" />
*1978: Howard the Duck nominated for Eagle Award Roll of Honour<ref name="Eagle1978" />
*1979: Nominated for Eagle Award for Best Comicbook Writer (US)<ref name="Eagle1979">{{cite web|url= http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1979/|title= Eagle Awards Previous Winners 1979|year= 2013|publisher= Eagle Awards|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060235/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1979/|archive-date= October 23, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= November 3, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*1979: Howard the Duck nominated for Eagle Award Favourite Character (US)<ref name="Eagle1979" />
*1979: [[Doctor Bong]] nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Villain<ref name="Eagle1979" />
*1979: Beverly Switzler nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Supporting Character<ref name="Eagle1979" />
*1979: Nominated for Eagle Award for Favourite Single Story for ''The Avengers'' #178: "The Martyr Perplex", with artist [[Carmine Infantino]]<ref name="Eagle1979" />
*1979: Nominated for Eagle Award Roll of Honour<ref name="Eagle1979" />
*1980: Nominated for Eagle Award Roll of Honour<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1980/|title= Eagle Awards Previous Winners 1980|year= 1980|publisher= Eagle Awards|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023124342/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/1980/|archive-date= October 23, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= November 3, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*2002: Nominated for [[Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative]] for ''Howard the Duck'' vol. 2, #1–6<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fspl.org/bramstokerlist|title= Bram Stoker Award Winners|year= 2013|publisher= FSPL.org/bramstokerlist|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002642/http://www.fspl.org/bramstokerlist|archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status= live|access-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/other.html|title= Horror Writers' Association Bram Stoker Awards|year= 2012|publisher= Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131024235643/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/other.html|archive-date= October 24, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref>
*2010: Inducted into the [[List of Eisner Award winners#The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame|Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-award-recipients-2010-present|title= 2010s Eisner Awards Recipients|year= 2013|publisher= San Diego Comic-Con International|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030093534/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-award-recipients-2010-present|archive-date= October 30, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref>
*2013: Received the [[Bill Finger Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/bill-finger-award-recipients-announced |title= Bill Finger Award Recipients Announced|date=May 17, 2013 |publisher=[[San Diego Comic-Con]]|archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090754/http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/bill-finger-award-recipients-announced|url-status=live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Comic books===

====DC Comics====
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* ''[[A. Bizarro]]'' #1–4 (1999)
* ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis#Secondary titles|Countdown to Mystery]]'' #1–7 ([[Doctor Fate]]) (2007–2008)
* ''[[DC Comics Presents]]'' #97 (1986)
* ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' #310–313 (Doctor Fate backup stories, reprinted in ''The Immortal Doctor Fate'' #3) (1982)
* ''[[Hard Time (comics)|Hard Time]]'' #1–12 (2004–2005)
* ''Hard Time: Season Two'' #1–7 (with Mary Skrenes; the first issue noted that she was denied credit on the first series) (2006)
* ''Heartthrobs'' #4 (1999)
* ''Helmet of Fate: [[Zauriel]]'' #1 (2007)
* ''[[Metal Men]]'' #45 (1976)
* ''[[Mister Miracle]]'' #23–25 (1978)
* ''[[Nevada (comics)|Nevada]]'' #1–6 (1998)
* ''[[The Phantom Zone (comics)|The Phantom Zone]]'' #1–4 (1982)
* ''[[Superman: Last Son of Earth]]'' #1–2 (2000)
* ''Superman: Last Stand on Krypton'' #1 (the sequel to ''Superman: Last Son of Earth'') (2003)
* ''Vertigo: Winter's Edge''  #1–2 (Nevada stories; Leonard the Duck cameo) (1998–1999)
* ''[[Weird War Tales]]'' #80 (1979)
{{div col end}}

====Eclipse Comics====
* ''[[Destroyer Duck]]'' #1–5 (1982–1983) (also editor in #6–7)
* ''[[Eclipse Magazine|Eclipse: The Magazine]]'' #2–3 (1981) ("Role Model: Caring, Sharing, and Helping Others" (horror story))
* ''[[Miracleman|Miracleman Book One]]'' (introduction only) (1988)
* ''[[Stewart the Rat]]'' graphic novel (1980)
* ''[[Total Eclipse (comics)|Total Eclipse]]'' #3 (1988) (''Tachyon'' backup; first appearance)

====Image Comics====
* ''[[Codename: Strykeforce]]'' #10–14 (1995)
* ''[[Cyberforce (Image Comics)|Cyberforce]], Strykeforce; Opposing Forces'' #1–2 (1995)
* ''[[Cybernary]]'' #1–5 (1995–1996)
* ''[[Deathblow (comics)|Deathblow]]'' #1–4 ([[Cybernary]] backup stories) (1993–1994)
* ''[[Pitt (character)|Pitt]]'' #9–10 (1995)
* ''[[Savage Dragon]] / Destroyer Duck'' #1 (1996)

====Malibu Comics====
* ''[[Exiles (Malibu Comics)|Exiles]]'' #1–4 (1993)
* ''[[Sludge (comics)|Sludge]]'' #1–3, 6–11 (1993–1994)
* ''Sludge Red X-Mas'' #1 (1994)

====Marvel Comics====
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* ''[[Adventure into Fear]]'' #11–19 (the Man-Thing), #21–25 ([[Morbius]]) (1972–1974)
* ''[[Solo Avengers|Avengers Spotlight]]'' #30–34, 36 ([[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]]) (1990)
* ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #178 (the [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]]) (1978)
* ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #157, 221–223, 225 (1973–1978)
* ''[[Chamber of Chills]]'' #2 (1973) "Thirst" 
* ''[[Cloak and Dagger (characters)|Cloak and Dagger]]'' (vol. 3) #14–16 (1990–1991)
* ''[[Crazy Magazine]]'' #2–14 (1974–1975)
* ''[[Creatures on the Loose]]'' #28–29 ([[Thongor]], [[Lin Carter]] adaptation) (1974)
* ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #97–101, 103–117 (1973–1975)
* ''[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]]'' #20–29, 31–41, ''Annual'' #1 (1975–1976)
* ''[[Dracula Lives]]'' #1–2, 6, 10–11 (1973–1975)
* ''[[Foolkiller]]'' #1–10 (1990-1991)
* ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)#Comic books|A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)]]'' #1–2 (1989)
* ''Giant-Size Defenders'' #3–5 (1975)
* ''Giant-Size Man-Thing'' #1–5 (1974–1975)
* ''Haunt of Horror'' #1–3 (1974) ("In the Shadows of the City;" 2-part round-table discussion of ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'')
* ''[[Howard the Duck]]'' #1–29, ''Annual'' #1 (1976–1979)
* ''Howard the Duck'' (vol. 2) #1–6 (2002)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #158 (1972)
* ''The Infernal Man-Thing'' #1–3 (2012)
* ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' #56–58, ''Annual'' #3 (1973–1976)
* ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' (vol. 2) #4 (1973) ("The Price Is Flight!")
* ''[[The Legion of Night]]'' #1–2 (1991)
* ''[[Man-Thing]]'' #1–22 (1974–1975)
* ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #1–12 (Man-Thing serial), #60–67 ([[Poison (comics)|Poison]] serial) (1988–1990)
* ''[[Marvel Comics Super Special]]'' #1 ([[Kiss (band)|KISS]]) (1977)
* ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #56–59 (Shanna the She-Devil) (1991)
* ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]'' #11 ([[Void Indigo]]) (1984)
* ''[[Marvel Presents]]'' #3–7, 9 ([[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]) (with [[Mary Skrenes]]) (1976–1977)
* ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #12, 16 ([[Lilith (Marvel Comics)#Dracula's daughter|Lilith, Daughter of Dracula]]) (1977–1978)
* ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' #14–23 ([[Daimon Hellstrom]], the Son of Satan) (1974–1975)
* ''[[Marvel Treasury Edition]]'' #12 (Howard the Duck; The Defenders) (1976)
* ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'' #1–9 (1974–1975) (tying in with his ''Man-Thing'', ''Sub-Mariner'', ''Daredevil''/''Shanna the She-Devil'' and ''Guardians of the Galaxy''/''Defenders'' storylines; plus [[Ghost Rider]] and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]])
* ''[[Midnight Sons|Midnight Sons Unlimited]]'' #9 (1995) (The Legion of Night)
* ''[[Monsters Unleashed (comics)|Monsters Unleashed]]'' #4, 8–9 (1974) ([[Golem]] story; Man-Thing prose story, "Several Meaningless Deaths")
* ''[[Omega the Unknown]]'' #1–6, 9–10 (with Mary Skrenes) (1976–1977)
* ''[[The Rampaging Hulk]]'' #7–9 (1978) (backups starring the Man-Thing, [[Ulysses Bloodstone]] and Shanna the She-Devil, respectively)
* ''[[She-Hulk|Sensational She-Hulk]]'' #10–11, 13–23 (1990–1991)
* ''[[Shanna the She-Devil]]'' #1, 4–5 (1972–1973)
* ''[[Marvel Team-Up#Spider-Man Team-Up|Spider-Man Team-Up]]'' #5 (1996)
* ''Spoof'' #3–4 (1973) ("[[The Partridge Family|The Part-Rich Family]]" and "What If Famous People Were [[Santa Claus]]?")
* ''Spotlight'' #4 ([[Magilla Gorilla]]) (1979)
* ''[[Namor|Sub-Mariner]]'' #58–69 (1973–1974)
* ''Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils'' #1 (1991)
* ''[[Supernatural Thrillers]]'' #5, 7 ([[N'Kantu, the Living Mummy]]) (1974)
* ''[[Tales of the Zombie]]'' #1–8, ''Annual'' #1 [all reprints] (1973–1975); also letter response in #10
* ''[[Toxic Crusaders]]'' #3, 5 (1992)
* ''TV Stars'' #4 (the [[Clue Club]]) (1979)
* ''[[Vampire Tales]]'' #1, 6 (Morbius and Lilith, respectively) (1973–1974)
* ''[[Void Indigo]]'' #1–2 (1984–1985)
* ''[[Web of Spider-Man]] Annual'' #4 (1988) (featuring the Man-Thing and introducing Poison)
{{div col end}}

====Star*Reach====
* ''Quack'' #2 (1977) (assistance with Alan Kupperberg story)

==Television credits==
(Series head writer denoted in bold)
*''[[The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show]]'' (1979)
*'''''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]''''' (1980-1981)
*'''''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]''''' (1981)
*''[[The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour]]'' (1982)
*''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (1983)
*''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]'' (1983)
*'''''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''''' (1985): season 1 head writer
*'''''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''''' (1986-1987): season 3 head writer
*''[[Superman (TV series)|Superman]]'' (1988)
*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1989)
*''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1997)
*''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' (1997)
*''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' (2000)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
* "Steve Gerber's ''Crazy'' Days" (in ''[[Comic Book Artist]]'' #7, February 2000, reprinted in ''Comic Book Artist Collection Volume 3'', [[TwoMorrows Publishing]], 2005)

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
*{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=488|title=Steve Gerber}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0314153}}
{{Memoryalpha}}
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/gerber_steve.htm Steve Gerber] at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
*[http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=238 Steve Gerber] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
*[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namg10.htm#N217 Steve Gerber] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
* {{official website|http://stevegerber.com}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100428063124/http://www.stevegerber.com/ WebCitation archive].
* Hatcher, Greg. [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/05/trapped-in-a-friday-he-never-made/ "Trapped in a Friday He Never Made"], ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', August 5, 2006. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100413173041/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/05/trapped-in-a-friday-he-never-made/ WebCitation archive].
*McLellan, Dennis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219142225/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gerber15feb15,0,7815180,full.story "Steve Gerber, 1947–2008: Comic-book writer created Howard the Duck and worked on TV series"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 15, 2008. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-15-me-gerber15-story.html WebCitation archive].
*{{cite web|url= http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/the-howard-the-duck-documents/|title= The Howard the Duck Documents|first= Robert Stanley|last= Martin|date= May 28, 2014|publisher= hoodedutilitarian.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529145709/http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/05/the-howard-the-duck-documents/|archive-date= May 29, 2014|url-status= dead|access-date= June 2, 2014|df= mdy-all}}

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