Steve Gerber

Stephen Ross Gerber (September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck and a character-defining run on Man-Thing, one of their monster properties. Other notable works include Omega the Unknown, Marvel Spotlight: “Son of Satan”, The Defenders, Marvel Presents: “Guardians of the Galaxy”, Daredevil and Foolkiller. Gerber was known for including lengthy text pages in the midst of the 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.

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Monsters Unleashed #9

Curtis 1974 Vol. 1
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Man-Thing #15

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Daredevil #117

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Marvel Two-In-One #7

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Korvac

Marvel Value Stamp

[April 2020 - two inside sources have confirmed that Korvac will be in multiple upcoming Marvel projects. Although the sources are independent from one another and close to Marvel Studios this is still unconfirmed until official word is released]

Man-Thing #16

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Death of Dakimh the Enchanter

Defenders #20

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Marvel Spotlight #20

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Man-Thing #17

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Defenders #21

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Marvel Two-In-One #8

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Holiday story 'Silent Night - Deadly Night'

Team-up of the Thing and Ghost Rider

Dracula Lives #11

Curtis 1975 Vol. 1
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Man-Thing #18

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Defenders #22

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Marvel Spotlight #21

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Defenders #22

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Giant-Size Defenders #4

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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First solo story featuring Howard the Duck

1st appearance of Garko the Man-frog

Defenders #23

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Marvel Two-In-One #9

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Man-Thing #20

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First meeting of Daimon and Satana, excluding a panel from Marvel Spotlight #13 when Satana is born

Defenders #24

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Tales of the Zombie Annual #1

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Man-Thing #21

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1st appearance of Scavenger, a villain whose touch robs people of their lifeforce

Defenders #25

Marvel 1975 Vol. 1
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Man-Thing #22

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1st appearance of Hellcow, a cow that became a vampire after being bitten in desperation by Dracula 300 years ago

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3rd team appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy: Vance Astro aka Major Victory, Charlie-27, Yondu, Martinex

1st appearance of Vance Astrovik, a younger version of the character known as Vance Astro

Later, this version of Vance Astro takes on the codename Marvel Boy with the New Warriors and then takes the name Justice

Defenders #26

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Marvel Spotlight #23

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1st cameo appearance of Starhawk

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1st full appearance of Starhawk

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2nd appearance of Starhawk

1st cameo appearance of Aleta, becomes a Guardian of the Galaxy

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First solo title featuring Howard the Duck

1st appearance of Beverly Switzler

1st appearance of Pro-Rata, a magician who used his accounting knowledge to wield magic

Defenders #31

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Solo stories featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy begin

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1st appearance of Ruby Thursday

Origin of Nighthawk

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1st appearance of Omega the Unknown

1st appearance of James-Michael Starling, bonded to Omega but later becomes Omega

Defenders #33

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1st full appearance of Aleta

1st appearance of Nicholette 'Nikki' Gold

1st appearance of Karanada

Defenders #34

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1st appearance of the second Red Guardian, Tania Belinsky, later becomes Starlight

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Metal Men #45

DC 1976 Vol. 1
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Howard the Duck #3

Marvel 1976 Vol. 1
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