Steve Skeates

Steve Skeates (born 1943) 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. He has also written under the pseudonym Chester P. Hazel.

Early life

Skeates graduated from Alfred University with a Bachelor of Arts.

Career

After writing for Charlton Comics and Marvel Comics, Skeates began working for DC Comics in 1968. Skeates co-created the quirky team Hawk and Dove in Showcase #75 (June 1968), with writer/artist Steve Ditko. Skeates and artist Jim Aparo collaborated on Aquaman until the series was cancelled in April 1971. He wrote stories for DC's various anthology titles including Plop!. 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. During the 1970s he began a long-standing collaboration with fellow comics writer Mary Skrenes.

After a period away from the comic book industry, he anonymously wrote the Generic Comic Book in 1984. He also wrote Spider-Ham during this period. Afterwards, feeling "fed up with comics", he pursued a brief career as a reporter, wrote and drew comic strips for regional newspapers, and co-wrote a handful of episodes of Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and Jem. He has since returned to writing comics, this time for independent publishers.

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
• 1973 Shazam Award: for Best Writer (Humor Division)
• 1973 Shazam Award: Best Humor Story, "The Gourmet" in Plop! #1
• 2012 Bill Finger Award

References

External links

• Steve Skeates at the Comic Book DB
• Steve Skeates at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• Steve Skeates at the Unofficial Handbook of the Marvel Comics Creators
• Commentary on Aquaman #56 and Sub-Mariner #72
• Kelly, Rob (March 15, 2007). "Aquaman Shrine Interview with Steve Skeates - 2007". The Aquaman Shrine. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014.