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Len Wein. Leonard Norman Wein [1] ( / wiːn /; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was 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 (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus ).
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- Leonard Norman Wein, June 12, 1948, New York City, U.S.
Sep 11, 2017 · Sept. 11, 2017. Len Wein, a prolific comic book writer who collaborated on bringing to life two of the art form’s best-known characters, Wolverine and Swamp Thing, died on Sunday in Los Angeles ...
Len Wein. Actor: X-Men: Days of Future Past. One of the most influential and prolific comic book writers, Leonard Norman Wein is best known as the co-creator of Marvel's premier female superhero Ororo Munroe (aka "Storm"), the claw-bearing X-Man James 'Logan' Howlett (aka "Wolverine") and the earth elemental known as 'Swamp Thing'. The iconic loner "Wolverine" was initially conceived at the ...
- June 12, 1948
- September 10, 2017
Wein's first superhero work for Marvel was a one-off story in Daredevil #71 (Dec. 1970) co-written with staff writer/editor Roy Thomas. In the early 1970s, Len began writing regularly for Marvel Comics. 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.
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Sep 12, 2017 · The man who co-created Wolverine, Swamp Thing and a whole lot of other comic book characters died Sunday at the age of 69. NPR's Glen Weldon says Len Wein was a writer, an artist and an editor ...
- Glen Weldon
Sep 11, 2017 · Len Wein, the comic book legend who co-created characters like Swamp Thing and X-Men’s Wolverine, died Sunday at the age of 69. No cause of death was provided, but Wein’s wife Christine Valada ...
Sep 11, 2017 · Transcript. Len Wein, co-creator of iconic comic book characters such as Wolverine and Storm, has died. He was 69 years old. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Comic book writer and editor Len Wein has died. He ...
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