Steve Skeates
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 Skeates at the Big Apple Convention, May 21, 2011. |
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| Born | Stephen Skeates 1943 (age 68–69) |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Warren Publishing titles |
| Awards | Shazam Award, 1972, 1974 Warren Award, 1973 |
Steve Skeates (born 1943)[1] is an American comic book creator known for his work on books such as Spectre, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Aquaman, and Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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[edit] Early life
Skeates graduated from Alfred University with a Bachelor of Arts.[1]
[edit] Career
Skeates co-created the quirky team Hawk and Dove in Showcase #75 (June 1968), with writer/artist Steve Ditko.[2] During the early 1970s Skeates was a prolific writer at Warren Publishing, writing 72 stories from 1971 to 1975. Ongoing features he wrote at Warren included Targos, the original Pantha, The Mummy Walks, Curse of the Werewolf, and And the Mummies Walk, a combination of the two prior mentioned series.
After a period away from the comic book industry, he anonymously wrote the Generic Comic Book in 1984, which got him the job writing Spider-Ham.[3]
[edit] Awards
- 1972 Shazam Award: Best Humor Story, "The Poster Plague" in House of Mystery #201 (with Sergio Aragones)
- 1973 Warren Award: for Best All Around Writer
- 1974 Shazam Award: for Best Writer (Humor Division)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1929–1999.
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. "Brothers Hank and Don Hall were complete opposites, yet writer/artist Steve Ditko with scripter Steve Skeates made sure the siblings shared a desire to battle injustice as Hawk and Dove."
- ^ Comic Book Legends Revealed #207, Comic Book Resources, May 14, 2009
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Stephen Skeates |
- Steve Skeates at the Comic Book DB
- Commentary on Aquaman #56 and Sub-Mariner #72
- Steve Skeates interview (March 15, 2007) at Aquaman Shrine
| Preceded by Bob Haney |
Aquaman writer 1970–1971 |
Succeeded by David Michelinie |
| Preceded by Robert Kanigher |
Teen Titans writer 1970–1971 |
Succeeded by Bob Haney |
