| Len Wein | |
 Len Wein (right), with fan dressed as Swamp Thing, at CONvergence 2005 |
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| Born | June 12, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
| Notable works | Swamp Thing, Wolverine |
Len Wein (born June 12, 1948) is an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men. The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy CONvergence is a Speculative fiction / Fan convention held annually on the first weekend in July in Minnesota, United States. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was born in New York City, New York. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
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Biography
Early career
Wein's first professional comics story was "Eye of the Beholder" in DC's Teen Titans #18 (Dec. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. 1968), where with co-writer and fellow future-pro Marv Wolfman he introduced the male character Starfire who was eventually renamed Red Star. Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Red Star (aka Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar) is a Fictional Russian Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. Late the following year, Wein was publishing anthological mystery stories for DC's The House of Secrets and Marvel's Tower of Shadows and Chamber of Darkness. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 The House of Secrets is the name of several mystery -suspense Anthology Comic book series published by DC Comics. He additionally began writing for DC's romance comic Secret Hearts and the company's toy-line tie-in Hot Wheels; Skywald Publications' horror-comics magazines Nightmare and Psycho and its short-lived Western comic books The Bravados and The Sundance Kid; and Gold Key's Mod Wheels, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, the toyline tie-in Microbots, and the TV-series tie-ins Star Trek and The Twilight Zone. Romance comics are a Genre of US Comic books that were most popular during the Golden Age of Comics. This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. MycarsJPG|thumb|right|250px|Some 2008 models the Audi R8, the Porsche Carrera GT, the Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the Dodge Challenger Skywald Publications is a 1970s Publisher of black-and-white comics Magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 In fiction a gold key is a special token granting access to and control of a mythical or ultra-private or secret Bank account or vault such as a Swiss bank account Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Microbotics (or microrobotics) is the field of Miniature robotics in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling.
DC and Marvel Comics
Wein's first superhero work for Marvel was a one-off story in Daredevil #71 (Dec. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. 1970) co-written with staff writer/editor Roy Thomas. Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and Wein later began scripting sporadic issues of such DC superhero titles as Adventure Comics (featuring Supergirl and Zatanna), The Flash, and Superman, while continuing to write anthological mysteries, along with well-received stories for the semi-anthological occult title The Phantom Stranger #14–26 (Aug. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" The Phantom Stranger is a Fictional character of unspecified Paranormal origins who battles mysterious and Occult forces in various titles published 1971 – Sept. 1973).
Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson created the horror character Swamp Thing in The House of Secrets #92 (July 1971). Bernie "Berni" Wrightson (born October 27, 1948, Baltimore Maryland, U Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Over the next several decades, Swamp Thing would star in DC series and miniseries — including an initial 1972–76 series begun by Wein and Wrightson, and the mid-1980s Saga of the Swamp Thing, edited by Wein and featuring early work by writer Alan Moore — as well as two theatrical films, and a syndicated television series. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U He wrote a well-regarded run of Justice League of America (issues #100–114) with artist Dick Dillin. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Richard Allen "Dick" Dillin ( December 17, 1929, Watertown New York, United States – March 1, 1980) was He co-created, with artist Carmine Infantino, and wrote the backup feature "The Human Target" in Action Comics, Detective Comics and The Brave and the Bold. Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age The Human Target is an American Comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino: a unique Private detective and Bodyguard Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album.
In the early 1970s, Len began writing regularly for Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc He succeeded Roy Thomas as editor-in-chief of the color-comics line in 1974, staying a little over a year before handing the reins to Wolfman. Remaining at Marvel as a writer, Wein had lengthy runs on Marvel Team-Up, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor and Fantastic Four, as well as shorter runs on such titles as The Defenders and Brother Voodoo. Marvel Team-Up is the name of several American Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Brother Voodoo ( Jericho Drumm) is a fictional, Supernatural Superhero in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. In 1975, he and artist Dave Cockrum revived the Stan Lee / Jack Kirby mutant-superhero team the X-Men after a half-decade's hiatus, reformatting the membership. David Emmett Cockrum ( November 11, Cockrum died on the morning of November 26, 2006 due to complications from diabetes Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Among the characters the duo created were Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Thunderbird; Wein had additionally created Wolverine earlier, with artists John Romita Sr. and Herb Trimpe, in The Incredible Hulk. Nightcrawler ( Kurt Wagner) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the Marvel Universe. Storm ( Ororo Iqadi T'Challa, née Munroe is a Fictional character that appears in a number of Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Colossus ( Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Thunderbird ( John Proudstar) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero who was briefly a member of the X-Men. John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known Herbert "Herb" Trimpe (b May 26, 1939, Peekskill New York) is an American Comic book artist and occasional writer best Wein plotted the next two X-Men stories with artist Cockrum. These issues were then scripted by Chris Claremont, who developed the series into one of Marvel's leading franchises. Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men
Return to DC
At the end of the 1970s, following a dispute with Marvel management, Wein returned to DC as a writer and then eventually an editor. He scripted a long run of Batman and collaborated on Green Lantern with artists Dave Gibbons and Mark Farmer. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British Comic book Artist, writer and sometime letterer Mark Farmer is a British Comic book Artist. He is best known as an inker often working with Alan Davis. He also dialogued the mini-series Legends over the plots of John Ostrander and the artwork of John Byrne and Karl Kesel. A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American Writer of Comic books Originally an actor in a Chicago Theatre John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Karl Kesel (born 1959 is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. As editor, he worked on the first mini-series Camelot 3000, and such successful series as The New Teen Titans, Batman and the Outsiders, Crisis on Infinite Earths, All-Star Squadron, and Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons's acclaimed and highly influential Watchmen miniseries. Camelot 3000 is an American twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Mike W For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. The Outsiders are fictional characters a DC Comics Superhero team Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981 Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British Comic book Artist, writer and sometime letterer Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Wein later wrote a Blue Beetle revival, scripted a revamped Wonder Woman over penciller George Pérez's plots, and created the superhero Gunfire with artist Steve Erwin. Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional, American Comic book Superheroes published by a variety of companies since 1940 A penciller (or penciler) is one of a number of types of Artists working within the Comic book industry George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Gunfire is a fictional DC Comics superhero and freelance Anti-terrorist operative Steve Erwin is an artist and former comic book illustrator During the 1980s and 1990s he worked primarily for DC Comics, co-creating the titles Checkmate!
Later career
Following his second stint at DC and a move to the West Coast, Wein served as editor-in-chief of Disney Comics for three years in the early 1990s. This article is about Disney Comics a Publisher of Comic books. After leaving Disney, Wein began writing and story editing for such animated television series as X-Men, Batman, Spider-Man, Street Fighter, ExoSquad, Phantom 2040, Godzilla, Pocket Dragon Adventures, Reboot and War Planets: Shadow Raiders. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer In 2001, he and Wolfman wrote the screenplay "Gene Pool" for the production company Helkon, and later adapted it for a one-shot comic book for IDW Publishing. IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company.
From 2005 to 2008, Wein appeared as a recurring panelist on the Los Angeles-based revival of the TV game show What's My Line?. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS
Wein also collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek and artist Kelley Jones on the four-issue miniseries Conan: The Book of Thoth for Dark Horse Comics. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Kelley Jones (born July 23, 1962 in Sacramento California) is an American comic book artist best known for his runs on Batman A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E Howard, is the protagonist of two major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics He has also scripted the comics series The Victorian for Penny-Farthing Press and has written comic-book stories for Bongo Comics' TV-series tie-ins The Simpsons and Futurama. Penny-Farthing Press is a comic book publishing company located in Houston Texas, in the United States. Bongo Comics is a Comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Steve and Cindy Vance Bill Morrison, Mike Rote and Simpsons Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and
Other works includes scripts for the CGI TV series ReBoot. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U ReBoot is a Canadian CGI - animated action-adventure Television series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001
Personal life
His first wife was Glynis Oliver, a comics colorist who spent years on the X-Men titles. Glynis Wein (née Glynis Oliver is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry In Comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black and white line art His second wife is M. C. Valada, a photographer and entertainment attorney. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. [1]
Awards
Wein won the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic) in 1972, for Swamp Thing, and another that year for Best Individual Story (Dramatic), for "Dark Genesis" in Swamp Thing #1 (with Berni Wrightson). The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Bernie "Berni" Wrightson (born October 27, 1948, Baltimore Maryland, U He was nominated in the same categories the following year. He also won the 1982 Comics Buyers Guide Award as Best Editor. Wein was nominated in 1999 for the Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers of America, for the one-shot The Dreaming: Trial and Error, from DC's Vertigo Comics imprint. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics.
Notes
References
- Len Wein at the Comic Book DB
- Len Wein at the Grand Comic-Book Database
- Len Wein at the Internet Movie Database
External links
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Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1974–1975 |
Succeeded by Marv Wolfman |
| Preceded by Gerry Conway |
Man-Thing writer 1971 |
Succeeded by Roy Thomas |
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Justice League writer 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Dennis O'Neil |
| Preceded by Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas |
Incredible Hulk writer 1974–1977 |
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| Preceded by Gerry Conway |
Amazing Spider-Man writer 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Marv Wolfman |
| Preceded by Bill Mantlo |
Thor writer 1975–1978 (with Marv Wolfman in 1976) |
Succeeded by Roy Thomas |
| Preceded by Mike Friedrich |
Iron Man writer 1976 (with Roger Slifer in part of the run) |
Succeeded by Bill Mantlo |
| Preceded by Gerry Conway |
Fantastic Four writer 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Marv Wolfman |
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