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Steve Gerber

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The Resume

    (September 20, 1947-February 10, 2008)
    Born in St. Louis, Missouri
    Comic book writer
    Best known as co-creator of 'Howard the Duck'
    Also wrote for 'Man-Thing,' 'Omega the Unknown,' 'The Defenders,' 'Tales of the Zombie,' 'Foolkiller,' and 'Hard Time'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was known for dropping lengthy text pages into the middle of his comics.
    He wrote the Marvel 'Super Special' featuring Kiss.
    Disney threatened to sue Marvel Comics for copyright infringement until Gerber added pants to Howard to distinguish him from Donald Duck.
    His confrontational personality led to repeated clashes with editors, prompting his departure from Marvel (1979).
    He initially claimed to like the script for the flop 'Howard the Duck' movie (1986), but later admitted, 'To put it bluntly, I lied.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He started a comic fanzine at age 13.
    He injected social satire and absurdist humor into comic book adventures.
    He shared a Daytime Emmy for Animated Program for 'The New Batman/Superman Adventures' (1998).
    He died from complications from pulmonary fibrosis while trying to get on the waiting list for a lung transplant.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 140 Votes: 46.43% Annoying