History Creator / SteveGerber

* ''Tales of the Zombie''

* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''

* AuthorAvatar: Perpetual loser Richard Rory appeared in a number of Gerber works, and he also inserted himself into the last issue of ''Man-Thing'' to say good-bye to his fans.

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'', which he created. He also co-wrote a single episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]". Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like Creator/ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. Creator/NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

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* ''The Phantom Zone''

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!! He was notable for his use of the following tropes:

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Gerber died before he could finish his last work, an eight-part story on ''Countdown to Mystery'' featuring ComicBook/DoctorFate. Four of his closest friends and admirers (Adam Beechen, Creator/MarkEvanier, Creator/MarkWaid and Creator/GailSimone) ended the story with each one giving their own version of how it would conclude and also giving [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to Gerber's famous creations and well-known plot elements.

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'', which he created. He also co-wrote a single episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]". Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like Creator/ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. Creator/NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons''

* ''ComicBook/ManThing'' (MyRealDaddy)

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Gerber died before he could finish his last work, an eight-part story on ''Countdown to Mystery'' featuring [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Dr. Fate]]. Four of his closest friends and admirers (Adam Beechen, Creator/MarkEvanier, Creator/MarkWaid and Creator/GailSimone) ended the story with each one giving their own version of how it would conclude and also giving [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to Gerber's famous creations and well-known plot elements.

* ''Hard Time'' (Co-Creator)

Gerber was inducted posthumously into the [[WillEisner Eisner Award]] Hall of Fame.

When Gerber left MarvelComics over concerns about creator's rights (his Comicbook/OmegaTheUnknown having been taken from him, canceled, then summarily killed off by another writer), he fought for control of Howard. The legal costs drove him to bankruptcy, and he started the creator-controlled comic ''ComicBook/DestroyerDuck'' to try to alleviate the costs of the case. Gerber was joined by notable industry friends like Creator/JackKirby, who worked pro bono.

* OrphanedSeries: His ''Void Indigo'' was cancelled by MarvelComics after a graphic novel and two issues for extreme violence, even though it was being published via Marvel's then-adult line Epic.

'''Steve Gerber''' (1947-2008) was a comic book writer known for GenreBusting and championing creator's rights. Writing in TheSeventies, he prefigured the DarkerAndGrittier [[TheEighties Eighties]], writing genre-stretching stories about small characters with less-than-supernatural problems. Before Creator/AlanMoore's notable run on ''Comicbook/SwampThing'', Gerber was writing ''Comicbook/ManThing'', redefining the character and moving from SwordAndSorcery to SciFi to {{Horror}} stories [[GenreShift in as many issues]]. Before Dave Sim's ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', there was Gerber's ComicBook/HowardTheDuck, a DeadpanSnarker cartoon character thrust into a world of real people and real problems.

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'', which he created. He also co-wrote a single episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]". Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. Creator/NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

'''Steve Gerber''' (1947-2008) was a comic book writer known for GenreBusting and championing creator's rights. Writing in TheSeventies, he prefigured the DarkerAndGrittier [[TheEighties Eighties]], writing genre-stretching stories about small characters with less-than-supernatural problems. Before Creator/AlanMoore's notable run on ''Comicbook/SwampThing'', Gerber was writing ''Comicbook/ManThing'', redefining the character and moving from SwordAndSorcery to SciFi to {{Horror}} stories [[GenreShift in as many issues]]. Before Dave Sim's ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', there was Gerber's Comicbook/HowardTheDuck, a DeadpanSnarker cartoon character thrust into a world of real people and real problems.

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on TheTransformers, GIJoe, WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons, and WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian, which he created. He also co-wrote a single episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]". Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. Creator/NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

* ''GIJoe''

* ''TheTransformers''

* ''Comicbook/MetalMen''

* ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}''

* ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''

* ''Comicbook/HowardTheDuck'' (Creator)
* ''Comicbook/ManThing'' (MyRealDaddy)

* ''Comicbook/OmegaTheUnknown'' (Co-Creator)

* ''[[Comicbook/SheHulk The Sensational She-Hulk]]''

* TakeThat: Gerber had no fear in making fun of anyone or anything. In fact it is very vare to find a comic of his where he didn't give a humorous yet harsh commentary on a specific topic or person.
* WallOfText

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Gerber died before he could finish his last work, an eight-part story on ''Countdown to Mystery'' featuring [[DoctorFate Dr. Fate]]. Four of his closest friends and admirers (Adam Beechen, Creator/MarkEvanier, Creator/MarkWaid and Creator/GailSimone) ended the story with each one giving their own version of how it would conclude and also giving [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to Gerber's famous creations and well-known plot elements.

* ''Comicbook/{{Sub-Mariner}}''

'''Steve Gerber''' (1947-2008) was a comic book writer known for GenreBusting and championing creator's rights. Writing in TheSeventies, he prefigured the DarkerAndGrittier [[TheEighties Eighties]], writing genre-stretching stories about small characters with less-than-supernatural problems. Before Creator/AlanMoore's notable run on ''Comicbook/SwampThing'', Gerber was writing ''Comicbook/ManThing'', redefining the character and moving from SwordAndSorcery to SciFi to {{Horror}} stories [[GenreShift in as many issues]]. Before DaveSim's {{Cerebus}}, there was Gerber's Comicbook/HowardTheDuck, a DeadpanSnarker cartoon character thrust into a world of real people and real problems.

When Gerber left MarvelComics over concerns about creator's rights (his OmegaTheUnknown having been taken from him, canceled, then summarily killed off by another writer), he fought for control of Howard. The legal costs drove him to bankruptcy, and he started the creator-controlled comic ''ComicBook/DestroyerDuck'' to try to alleviate the costs of the case. Gerber was joined by notable industry friends like Creator/JackKirby, who worked pro bono.

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on TheTransformers, GIJoe, WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons, and ThundarrTheBarbarian, which he created. He also co-wrote a single episode of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]". Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

* ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

He never regained the rights to his characters and spent years in seclusion from comics working in television on TheTransformers, GIJoe, WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons, and ThundarrTheBarbarian, which he created. Though he never won his fight with [[MegaCorp The Industry]], he helped blaze a trail for future writers to fight for their intellectual property, like [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Eastman and Laird]] (and the other guys behind the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) and even creator-owned companies companies like ImageComics. He also inspired authors not to shy away from difficult material, whatever their chosen medium. NeilGaiman has cited ''Comicbook/ManThing'' as an influence for his own genre-stretching [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman series]].

* ''MetalMen''

* ''{{Daredevil}}''

* ''GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''

* ''OmegaTheUnknown'' (Co-Creator)

* ''[[SheHulk The Sensational She-Hulk]]''
* ''{{Sub-Mariner}}''

'''Steve Gerber''' (1947-2008) was a comic book writer known for GenreBusting and championing creator's rights. Writing in TheSeventies, he prefigured the DarkerAndGrittier [[TheEighties Eighties]], writing genre-stretching stories about small characters with less-than-supernatural problems. Before AlanMoore's notable run on ''Comicbook/SwampThing'', Gerber was writing ''Comicbook/ManThing'', redefining the character and moving from SwordAndSorcery to SciFi to {{Horror}} stories [[GenreShift in as many issues]]. Before DaveSim's {{Cerebus}}, there was Gerber's Comicbook/HowardTheDuck, a DeadpanSnarker cartoon character thrust into a world of real people and real problems.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Gerber died before he could finish his last work, an eight-part story on ''Countdown to Mystery'' featuring [[DoctorFate Dr. Fate]]. Four of his closest friends and admirers (Adam Beechen, Creator/MarkEvanier, MarkWaid and GailSimone) ended the story with each one giving their own version of how it would conclude and also giving [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to Gerber's famous creations and well-known plot elements.

* ''TheDefenders''

* GenreDeconstruction: Among some examples, his run in ''TheDefenders'' is known to be one of the earliest attempts of deconstruction in the superhero genre.

* ''{{Foolkiller}}'' (Creator)