Len Wein

Len Wein

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1948-06-12

  • Day of Death

    2017-09-10 (69 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Leonard Norman Wein (/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). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.

Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

Known For

Acting

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