Howard the Duck Creator Steve Gerber Dead at 60
Steve Gerber, creator of the
Howard the Duck comic books and the 1980s animated series
Thundarr the Barbarian, has died at age 60. Gerber had been suffering form pulmonary fibrosis.
Gerber was best known for Marvel's
Howard series, but he also cocreated the company's
Omega the Unknown. Later, he worked as a story editor on such TV projects as
G.I. Joe and
Dungeons & Dragons. His most recent project was
Hard Times, for DC Comics.
- Anna Dimond
