Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber  was an American comic book and television script writer who co-wrote the  second season episode . Commander Steven Gerber of the starship , listed in an okudagram seen in "Contagion", is an in-joke reference to Gerber.

As a prolific comic book artist and editor, Gerber spent the majority of his career working at Marvel Comics. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the satiric Marvel character, . He also created the character of Man-Thing for Marvel. He had long runs on the Marvel books Daredevil and Sub-Mariner and worked on such titles as Marvel Spotlight, Shanna the She-Devil, Omega the Unknown and The Defenders. 

Following his career at Marvel, Gerber began writing for television. He wrote for a number of animated series, most notably G.I. Joe and Transformers. More recently, he worked on animated shows for Batman and Superman as well as the popular Japanese-made cartoon Yu-Gi-Oh! He also continued to work in comics, including assignments for DC Comics.

In 2007, Gerber was diagnosed with . He continued to work while undergoing various medical procedures and waiting for a lung transplant. He ultimately succumbed of his illness in a Las Vegas hospital at the age of 60. At the time of his death, he was writing Countdown to Mystery: Doctor Fate for DC Comics.

External links
  – official web site
  – blog page
  – in memoriam
 
 

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