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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], ~~1947–~~[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character {{w\|Howard the Duck}}. Famous for his runs on {{w\|Man-Thing}}, {{w\|Defenders (comics)\|The Defenders}}, {{w\|Daredevil (comics)\|Daredevil}}, and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humor branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], [[1947]] – [[February 10]], [[2008]]) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character {{w\|Howard the Duck}}. Famous for his runs on {{w\|Man-Thing}}, {{w\|Defenders (comics)\|The Defenders}}, {{w\|Daredevil (comics)\|Daredevil}}, and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humor branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died at age 60 from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died at age 60 from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.


	==External links==		==External links==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|Steve Gerber}} at Wikipedia.		*{{w\|Steve Gerber}} at Wikipedia

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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character ~~[[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck~~\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on ~~[[wikipedia:Man-Thing~~\|Man-Thing]], ~~[[wikipedia:Defenders_~~(comics)\|The Defenders]], ~~[[wikipedia:Daredevil_~~(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of ~~humour~~ branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character {{w\|Howard the Duck}}. Famous for his runs on {{w\|Man-Thing}}, {{w\|Defenders (comics)\|The Defenders}}, {{w\|Daredevil (comics)\|Daredevil}}, and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humor branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died ~~on 10 February 2008,~~ from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died at age 60 from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.


	==External links==		==External links==
	*~~[[wikipedia:Steve_Gerber~~\|Steve Gerber]] at Wikipedia.		*{{w\|Steve Gerber}} at Wikipedia.

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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[~~Generation 1~~ (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the ~~[[Generation 1]]~~ [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|Generation 1 animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the [[Beast Machines (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' animated series]], but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], ~~1947 -~~ [[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character ~~<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck" class="extiw" title="~~wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck~~">~~Howard the Duck~~</a>~~. Famous for his runs on ~~<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing" class="extiw" title="~~wikipedia:Man-Thing~~">~~Man-Thing~~</a>~~, ~~<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="~~wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)~~">~~The Defenders~~</a>~~, ~~<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="~~wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)~~">~~Daredevil~~</a>~~ and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.




	==External links==		==External links==
	*~~<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gerber" class="extiw" title="~~wikipedia:Steve_Gerber~~">~~Steve Gerber~~</a>~~ at Wikipedia		*[[wikipedia:Steve_Gerber\|Steve Gerber]] at Wikipedia.


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	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[~~September 20\|~~September 20]], 1947 - [[~~February 10\|~~February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[~~Marvel Comics\|~~Marvel Comics]] character <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck">Howard the Duck</a>. Famous for his runs on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Man-Thing">Man-Thing</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)">The Defenders</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)">Daredevil</a> and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947 - [[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck">Howard the Duck</a>. Famous for his runs on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Man-Thing">Man-Thing</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)">The Defenders</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)">Daredevil</a> and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[~~Generation 1\|~~Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[~~Flint Dille\|~~Flint Dille]] and [[~~Marv Wolfman\|~~Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[~~Dan DiDio\|~~Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[~~Beast Machines\|~~Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.		Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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			'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20\|September 20]], 1947 - [[February 10\|February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel Comics]] character <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck">Howard the Duck</a>. Famous for his runs on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Man-Thing">Man-Thing</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)">The Defenders</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_%28comics%29" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)">Daredevil</a> and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.

	~~'''Steve~~ Gerber~~''' (1947-2008) was an American comic book writer best known~~ as the ~~creator~~ of [[~~Marvel Comics~~]] ~~character~~ [[~~wikipedia: Howard the Duck~~\|~~Howard the Duck~~]]~~. Famous for his runs on~~ [[~~Wikipedia: Man-Thing~~\|~~Man-Thing~~]], [[~~wikipedia:Defenders (comics)~~\|~~The Defenders~~]], [[~~wikipedia:Daredevil (comics)~~\|~~Daredevil~~]] and many others, Geber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures{{m-}}in one famous instance, his failure to meet a ~~deadline~~ on ~~an issue of~~ ''~~Howard~~'' ~~led him to substitute~~ the ~~story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character~~. ~~His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in~~ the ~~industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular,~~ a ~~legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership~~ of ~~Howard the Duck~~.		Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1\|Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille\|Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman\|Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio\|Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines\|Beast Machines]]'' animated series, but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it.

	Gerber served as the story editor for the third season of the [[Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 (cartoon)\|animated series]] alongside [[Flint Dille]] and [[Marv Wolfman]], but sadly never wrote any episodes of the series himself. Additionally, [[Dan DiDio]] recalls that Gerber pitched "a wildly original take on ~~Transformers" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' animated series~~, ~~but the details of this pitch are unknown. And the universe is a little worse off because of it~~.		Gerber died on 10 February 2008, from complications stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

	~~Geber died on 10 February 2008, from compliations stemming from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.~~

	~~[[Category:Writers]]<div id~~="~~wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [~~http://~~transformers~~.~~wikia~~.~~com Teletraan I~~: ~~The Transformers Wiki],~~ a [~~http~~:~~//www.wikia.com Wikia~~] ~~wiki.</small></div>~~

			==External links==
			*<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gerber" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Steve_Gerber">Steve Gerber</a> at Wikipedia


			[[Category:Writers]]

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	[[Image:Stevegerber.jpg\|right\|164px\|thumb\|Much funnier than Bruce Tinsley, but not as funny as Dick Lundy or Tex Avery.]]		[[Image:Stevegerber.jpg\|right\|164px\|thumb\|Much funnier than Bruce Tinsley, but not as funny as Dick Lundy or Tex Avery.]]
	'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.		'''Steve Gerber''' ([[September 20]], 1947–[[February 10]], 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as the creator of [[Marvel Comics]] character [[wikipedia:Howard_the_Duck\|Howard the Duck]]. Famous for his runs on [[wikipedia:Man-Thing\|Man-Thing]], [[wikipedia:Defenders_(comics)\|The Defenders]], [[wikipedia:Daredevil_(comics)\|Daredevil]], and many others, Gerber was known for bucking trends with his skill for weaving social satire and absurdist comedy into traditional comic book adventures—in one famous instance, his failure to meet a deadline on an issue of ''Howard'' led him to substitute the story with an illustrated prose piece detailing conversation between himself and the title character. His confrontational creative style and unusual brand of humour branded him as a wild card in the industry, a reputation that was punctuated by his possessiveness of his characters and in particular, a legal battle with Marvel Comics for ownership of Howard the Duck.