Len Wein
Born
June 12, 1948
Died
September 10, 2017 (69 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
Chris Claremont's X-Men
Himself
2018
Tales of Frankenstein
Helmut Frankenstein
2018
Savageland
Len Matheson
2015
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Congresman Davis
2014
Caper
(1 episode)
2014
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
2013
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self
2010
Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson
Self
2010
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
Himself
2009
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
Self
2009
Batman Tech
Self
2008
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Self
2008
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
Self
2007
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Self
2007
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
Himself
2006
Prisoners of Gravity
Self · (5 episodes)
1989