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Roger Stern

Author of The Death and Life of Superman

550+ Works 4,214 Members 60 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Rogr Stern, Roger Stern, Roger Stern

Image credit: Comic book writer Roger Stern at Ithacon 35, Part II, a semi-annual comic book conventions put on by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca (CBCI) in Ithaca, NY, 2010 [credit: Alexander Fuld Frazier]

Series

Works by Roger Stern

The Death and Life of Superman (1993) — Author — 726 copies
The Return of Superman (1993) — Contributor — 316 copies
Avengers Forever (2001) — Author — 150 copies
Superman: The Never-Ending Battle (2004) — Author — 100 copies
X-Men: Phoenix Rising TPB (1963) 94 copies
Superman: Time and Time Again (1994) — Writer — 52 copies
Avengers: Under Siege (1987) 48 copies
Superman: Exile (1998) 48 copies
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four (2009) — Author — 46 copies
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives (1997) 25 copies
Elseworlds: Superman Vol. 1 (2018) 24 copies
Spider-Man vs. The Black Cat, Vol. 1 (2005) — Writer — 22 copies
Superman: Eradication! (1995) 22 copies
Incredible Hulk Vs Superman (2001) 21 copies
Action Comics # 687 (1993) 21 copies
Captain America Battles Baron Blood (1982) — Author — 19 copies
X-Men vs. Avengers (2010) 17 copies
Captain America Corps (2011) 17 copies
Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita, Sr. (2005) — Writer — 17 copies
Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (2005) — Writer — 15 copies
Superman: A Nation Divided (1999) 14 copies
Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted (1998) — Author — 14 copies
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Strange Encounter (1998) — Author — 13 copies
Darkman vs. Army of Darkness (2007) — Author — 12 copies
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern, Vol. 1 (2007) — Writer — 12 copies
Superman for Earth (1991) 9 copies
Action Comics # 684 (1992) 9 copies
Avengers: Heavy Metal (2013) 8 copies
Action Comics # 700 (1994) 8 copies
Action Comics # 686 (1993) 7 copies
Action Comics # 685 (1992) 7 copies
Action Comics # 692 (1993) 6 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #260 (1985) 6 copies
Action Comics # 688 (1993) 6 copies
Giant-Size Hulk (2008) 5 copies
Action Comics # 690 (1993) 5 copies
Action Comics # 689 (1993) 5 copies
Thor, Vol. 1, # 394 (1988) 5 copies
From the Marvel Vault (2011) 5 copies
Action Comics # 691 (1993) 5 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #265 (1986) 5 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #262 (1985) 4 copies
Captain America [1968] #255 — Author — 4 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #266 (1986) 4 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #271 (1963) 4 copies
Captain America [1968] #253 (1981) — Author — 4 copies
Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (1997) 4 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #239 (1984) 4 copies
Action Comics # 656 (1990) 4 copies
Action Comics # 606 (1988) 4 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #56 (1982) — Author — 4 copies
Kostajat : saarroksissa (2012) 4 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #60 (1974) — Author — 4 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #232 (1983) 4 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #12 - Avengers Assemble (2000) — Author — 3 copies
Action Comics # 601 (1988) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #275 (1987) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #284 (1963) 3 copies
Superman, Vol. 2 # 25 (1988) 3 copies
Action Comics # 667 (1991) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #272 (1986) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #279 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #281 (1987) 3 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #4 - Running Out of Time (1999) — Author — 3 copies
Action Comics # 639 (1989) 3 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #53 (1982) — Author — 3 copies
Captain America [1968] #254 (2014) — Author — 3 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #11 - The Destiny War (1999) — Author — 3 copies
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #251 (1984) — Author — 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #261 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #283 (1987) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #282 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #278 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #270 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #268 (1986) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #267 (1963) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #263 (1986) 3 copies
Action Comics Annual # 3 (1991) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #269 (1986) 3 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #62 (1974) — Author — 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #264 (1986) 3 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #249 (1984) 3 copies
Action Comics # 681 (1992) 2 copies
Action Comics # 682 (1992) 2 copies
Action Comics # 683 (1992) 2 copies
Starman (1988-1992) #26 (1990) 2 copies
Speedball #4 (1988) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #189 — Author — 2 copies
Captain America [1968] #250 — Author — 2 copies
Legionnaires [1993] #46 (1993) 2 copies
Legionnaires [1993] #52 (1993) 2 copies
Legionnaires [1993] #58 (1998) 2 copies
Legionnaires [1993] #68 (1993) 2 copies
Legionnaires [1993] #62 (1996) 2 copies
Action Comics # 670 (1991) 2 copies
Action Comics # 669 (1991) 2 copies
Action Comics # 672 (1991) 2 copies
Superman, Vol. 2 # 23 — Author — 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #273 (1986) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #285 (1987) 2 copies
Spider-Man Annual 1985 (1984) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #286 (1963) 2 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #50 — Author — 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #287 (1987) 2 copies
Superman, Vol. 2 # 28 (1989) 2 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #51 — Author — 2 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #52 — Author — 2 copies
Starman (1988-1992) #13 (1989) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #277 (1987) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #274 (1986) 2 copies
The Avengers, Vol. 1 #276 (1963) 2 copies
Action Comics # 640 (1989) 2 copies
Action Comics # 641 (1989) 2 copies
Action Comics # 637 (1989) 2 copies
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #32 — Author — 2 copies
Supergirl (1994) #2 (1994) 2 copies
Superman 098 1 copy
Superman 084 1 copy
Superman 089 1 copy
Superman 102 1 copy
MARVEL-VERSE: KANG (2023) 1 copy
Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #58 (1983) — Author — 1 copy
Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #72 — Author — 1 copy
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #235 — Author — 1 copy
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #236 — Author — 1 copy
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #237 — Author — 1 copy
Superman 065 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #59 (2014) — Author — 1 copy
Superman 070 1 copy
Superman 027 1 copy
Speedball: The Masked Marvel #6 — Author — 1 copy
Superman 023 1 copy
Superman 021 1 copy
Superman 013 1 copy
Superman 010 1 copy
Superman 006 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #57 — Author — 1 copy
Starman (1988-1992) #9 (1989) 1 copy
The All New Atom #16 (2007) 1 copy
FOOM Magazine #15 (1976) 1 copy
Action Comics # 651 (1990) 1 copy
Hulk-albumi 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #48 — Author — 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #30 — Author — 1 copy
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #234 — Author — 1 copy
Action Comics # 636 (1989) 1 copy
Action Comics # 638 (1989) 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #55 (2019) — Author — 1 copy
El asombroso Spiderman (2013) 1 copy
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #75 (1986) — Author — 1 copy
JLA Classified #51 (2008) 1 copy
JLA Classified #50 (2008) 1 copy
Supergirl (1994) #3 (1994) 1 copy
X-Men: Odd Men Out #1 (2008) 1 copy

Associated Works

X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (1979) — Editor — 851 copies
The Death of Superman (1993) — Author — 781 copies
World without a Superman (1993) — Illustrator — 301 copies
Superman: Sunday Classics, 1939-1943 (1939) — Introduction — 132 copies
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, Volume 1 (2011) — Contributor — 76 copies
The Adventures of Superman (1942) — Introduction, some editions — 62 copies
Omega: The Unknown Classic (2006) — Writer (8) — 55 copies
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 6 (1996) — Foreword — 47 copies
Superman: Panic in the Sky (1993) — Author, some editions; Introduction — 41 copies
The All-New Atom: The Hunt For Ray Palmer! (2008) — Contributor — 34 copies
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, Volume 2 (2013) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Art of John Byrne; or, Out of My Head (Volume 1) (1980) — Foreword — 29 copies
Sit, Stay, Die! (2014) — Introduction, some editions — 28 copies
X-Men Epic Collection: Proteus (2020) — Author — 19 copies
X-Men: Danger Room Battles Archives (1996) — some editions — 18 copies
X-Men vs. Avengers/Fantastic Four (2011) — Author — 16 copies
Superman: The Wedding Album (1996) 14 copies
Superman Adventures: The Man of Steel (2013) — Contributor — 10 copies
Mantlo: A Life in Comics (2014) — Contributor — 3 copies
Pizzazz #16 (1979) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1950-09-17
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Occupations
comic book writer

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Reviews

A great showcase for Dr. Doom. He's seriously Marvel's most interesting character when written well.
 
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Mootastic | 1 other review | Jan 25, 2024 |
Excellent character study of Doom with early artwork of Mignola, plus some work from Colan. Who better to draw the fantastic and hellish themes of this book.
Doom is such a wonderful evil character. He is the ultimate patriarch, driven Captain Ahab, Milton Satan, and traumatized youth. Heroic and despicable at the same time.
 
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wvlibrarydude | 1 other review | Jan 14, 2024 |
I think this might contain the entirety of the Korvac saga? Well it's really bad and has a hilariously awful ending with the most weak attempt at Making U Think I've read this guy who wanted to remake the world in his image was actually 100% good and the avengers should have just... ignored him... ok It also features an epilogue to the Korvac saga published in some annual which just makes it even more muddled.

Most of this stuff focuses on the Avengers fwiw. Also because it's *just* the stuff with any of the Guardians in a later story has just the 2 comics setting it up and then nothing else so you start and then don't finish! Which sucks. On the plus side it is completist about all the stuff with guardians of the galaxy, the art is good, sometimes really stunning, the dialogue is... ok. Whatever it's fine but not very exciting

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tombomp | Oct 31, 2023 |
Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood Plus: Captain America for president Guest-starring the Avengers; S.H.I.E.L.D.; and the late, great Union Jack Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin.

From my TBR shelf, published by Marvel Comics, in Hardback. In the introduction, Jim Salicrup mentions that he comes into the sub-editor space near the end of a story process, where no one was happy with the story, but it was too late to change anything. When he became editor, it allowed him to ditch the previous arc which was out of canon by doing what could be classed as a "Bobby Ewing in the shower" moment by having the previous arc as implanted false memories. It's this story that kicks off this collection. Captain Marvel works with Dum-Dum Dugan and Nick Fury from SHIELD to recover his original memories, as Cap has to face Dragon Man and Machine Man.

The storyline of Cap possibly running for President is as relevant in the current election cycle as when it was written; Mister Hyde has teamed up with Batroc the Leaper to blackmail the New York Harbour with a container of Liquid Gas in exchange for several billion dollars, only for the pair to turn on each other; Cap gets a phone call that calls him back to England to team up with his old friend Union Jack (James Falsworth), who is now bedridden and dying but has to confront the threat of Baron Blood the vampire. Interspersed with these stories are the fact that Cap is still coming to terms that all his old friends are now getting very old or dead whilst he is still in his prime (after being in suspended animation for decades). He is also trying to balance being a super hero (Captain America) against earning a living and paying the bills - something that I dont think is necessarily covered in the current batch of comics. He is also getting out and dating again, whilst wondering when to/if to reveal his secret identity and the reasons why Steve Rogers keeps disappearing at strange moments. Previous partners are either now much older (e.g. Jacqueline Falsworth/Spitfire), or have died as part of the life of the super hero.

This was written and produced in the 1980s, and I'm surprised this style of comic has survived this late. There's lots of exposition via text, lots of "BAM!"s and "THWOCK!"s, the cells are of standard size and colouring, and it's a straight linear narrative (top left to bottom right, same again on the opposite page). I'm much more in favour of the more modern style, where there's less story-dump-through-text, more variation in the cell sizes (where narrative can switch into across the two pages), and the colours are more varied and occasionally darker.


Author Details

John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.

Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.



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Jack Kirby Illustrator
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Mark Waid Author, Writer
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Stan Lee Writer
Marshall Rogers Illustrator
Al Milgrom Cover artist
Ron Frenz Penciller, Illustrator
Kevin Nowlan Illustrator
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Steve Leialoha Illustrator, Writer
Paul Ryan Illustrator
Ralph Macchio Editor, Author
Neil Vokes Illustrator
Michael Golden Illustrator
Jim Starlin Illustrator
John Romita Jr Illustrator
Herb Trimpe Illustrator
Carl Burgos Illustrator
George Pérez Illustrator
Don Heck Illustrator
James Fry Illustrator
Dan Green Illustrator
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Bob Sharen Illustrator
Joe Rubinstein Illustrator
Zeb Wells Writer
Brett Breeding Illustrator, Inker
Dennis Janke Illustrator
Jon Bogdanove Illustrator, Cover artist
Romeo Tanghal Illustrator
Doug Hazlewood Illustrator
Denis Rodier Illustrator
Mark Bright Illustrator
Gerard Jones Contributor
Tom Grummett Illustrator
Jackson Guice Illustrator
Rick Leonardi Illustrator, Penciller
Gene Colan Illustrator
Lee Weeks Artist, Illustrator
Todd Nauck Illustrator, Artist
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P. Craig Russell Illustrator
Jim Mooney Illustrator
Bill Mantlo Contributor
Michael Gaydos Illustrator
Tom Peyer Author
Alan Davis Cover artist
Michael Hoskin Introduction
George Tuska Illustrator
Mark Bagley Cover artist, Illustrator
John Romita, Sr. Illustrator
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Jan Strnad Author
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Works
550
Also by
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Members
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Popularity
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Rating
½ 3.6
Reviews
60
ISBNs
215
Languages
7

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