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Len Wein

Writer on 945 issues · penciller on 5 issues · inker on 5 issues

Len Wein is credited as writer on 945 issues, penciller on 5 issues, inker on 5 issues and colorist on 2 issues in grailworth's catalog, 770 issues of them across 181 series we value. That includes 7 key issues, such as Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), House of Secrets #92 (1956) and Incredible Hulk #180 (1962). Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include Swamp Thing, Anton Arcane, Alec Holland and Matthew Cable.

Key issues

Characters they introduced

Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Swamp Thing (Alec Holland)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance (unnamed) of Anton Arcane (DC, supernatural)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Alec Holland (Swamp Thing's assumed identity)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Matthew Cable (DC, supernatural)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Linda Holland (DC, Alec Holland's wife)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Maxwell Ferrett (DC, from Swamp Thing)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance (face in the shadow) of Mister E. (DC, Swamp Thing, Nathan Ellery)1972Cover of Swamp Thing #1 (1972) Swamp Thing #1 (1972)First appearance of Nathan Ellery (DC, Swamp Thing, Mister E.)1972Cover of Incredible Hulk #180 (1962) Incredible Hulk #180 (1962)First appearance of Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett)1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #180 (1962) Incredible Hulk #180 (1962)First appearance of Logan (Wolverine)1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #181 (1962) Incredible Hulk #181 (1962)First appearance of Georges Baptiste (Wendigo)1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #181 (1962) Incredible Hulk #181 (1962)First appearance of Wendigo (Georges Baptiste)1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #181 (1962) Incredible Hulk #181 (1962)First appearance of Colonel Bernardo1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #182 (1962) Incredible Hulk #182 (1962)First appearance of Crackajack Jackson1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #182 (1962) Incredible Hulk #182 (1962)First appearance of Hammer (Leroy Jackson, Marvel)1974Cover of Incredible Hulk #182 (1962) Incredible Hulk #182 (1962)First appearance of Anvil (John Anvil, Marvel)1974Cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975) Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)First appearance of Nikolai Rasputin1975Cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975) Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)First appearance of Alexandra Rasputina1975Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)1971Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of Whizzer1971Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of Hyperion (Mark Milton, Marvel)1971Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of American Eagle (James Dore Jr.)1971Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of Tom Thumb (Thomas Thompson)1971Cover of Avengers #85 (1963) Avengers #85 (1963)First appearance of Lady Lark (Linda Lewis)1971

Every issue

2099 Unlimited (1993) 1 issue

Action Comics (1938) 10 issues

Adventure Comics (1938) 23 issues

Airboy (1986) 3 issues

Alien Encounters (1985) 1 issue

All-Star Western (1970) 1 issue

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 31 issues

Astonishing Tales (1970) 2 issues

Avengers (1963) 2 issues

Batman (1940) 19 issues

Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012) 2 issues

Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill (2013) 1 issue

Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) 2 issues

Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (2012) 2 issues

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (2012) 6 issues

Before Watchmen: Rorschach (2012) 1 issue

Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) 2 issues

The Best of DC (1979) 17 issues

Blue Beetle (1986) 24 issues

Bongo Comics Presents Futurama Comics (2000) 1 issue

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (1963) 6 issues

The Bravados (1971) 1 issue

Brave and the Bold (1955) 2 issues

Chamber of Chills (1972) 2 issues

Chamber of Darkness (1969) 1 issue

Christmas with the Super-Heroes (1988) 1 issue

Classic X-Men (1986) 3 issues

Conan the Barbarian (1970) 1 issue

Convergence Detective Comics (2015) 2 issues

Convergence Swamp Thing (2015) 2 issues

Crazy Magazine (1973) 1 issue

Creatures on the Loose (1971) 2 issues

Creepy (1964) 7 issues

Creepy (2009) 1 issue

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) 1 issue

Cyberforce, Strykeforce; Opposing Forces (1995) 1 issue

Danger Trail (1993) 4 issues

Daredevil (1964) 2 issues

Dark Dominion (1994) 8 issues

DC Challenge (1985) 2 issues

DC Comics Presents (1978) 10 issues

DC Comics Presents: Batman (2004) 1 issue

DC Special (1968) 1 issue

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980) 6 issues

DC Special Series (1977) 6 issues

DC Super Stars (1976) 1 issue

DC Universe Special: Justice League of America (2008) 1 issue

DCU: Legacies (2010) 4 issues

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) 1 issue

Deathstroke, the Terminator (1991) 1 issue

Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual (1992) 1 issue

The Defenders (1972) 9 issues

Detective Comics (1937) 20 issues

Dick Tracy (1990) 1 issue

Dracula Lives (1973) 1 issue

Eerie (1965) 2 issues

Fantastic Four (1961) 14 issues

Final Crisis: Secret Files (2009) 1 issue

Flash (1959) 4 issues

Giant-Size Chillers (1975) 1 issue

Giant-Size Creatures Featuring Werewolf (1974) 1 issue

Giant-Size Defenders (1974) 3 issues

Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974) 1 issue

Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) 1 issue

Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974) 2 issues

Giant-Size X-Men (1975) 1 issue

Giant-Size X-Men (2005) 1 issue

Giant-Size X-Men No.1 Facsimile Edition (2019) 1 issue

The Good Guys (1993) 1 issue

Green Lantern (1960) 15 issues

Green Lantern Annual (1992) 1 issue

Grimm's Ghost Stories (1972) 2 issues

Gunfire (1994) 11 issues

Heroes Against Hunger (1986) 1 issue

Hot Wheels (1970) 3 issues

House of Mystery (1951) 10 issues

House of Secrets (1956) 10 issues

Human Target (2010) 3 issues

Incredible Hulk (1962) 46 issues

Incredible Hulk (1999) 1 issue

Incredible Hulk and Wolverine (1986) 1 issue

Iron Man (1968) 4 issues

Jonah Hex (1977) 3 issues

Justice League of America (1960) 15 issues

Justice League of America (2006) 5 issues

Justice League of America Annual (1983) 1 issue

Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) 6 issues

Justice Machine (1987) 2 issues

Justice Machine Annual (1989) 1 issue

King-Size Hulk (2008) 1 issue

Korak, Son of Tarzan (1972) 6 issues

Kull, the Conqueror (1971) 1 issue

Legends (1986) 6 issues

Legends of Tomorrow (2016) 6 issues

Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men (1998) 1 issue

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 8 issues

Marvel Feature (1971) 1 issue

Marvel Milestone Edition: The Incredible Hulk #181 (1999) 1 issue

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) 1 issue

Marvel Premiere (1972) 2 issues

Marvel Preview (1975) 3 issues

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 2 issues

Marvel Spotlight (1971) 1 issue

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) 2 issues

Marvel Tales (1966) 15 issues

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 17 issues

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 4 issues

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 2 issues

Metal Men (1963) 1 issue

Midnight Sons Unlimited (1993) 1 issue

Mister Miracle (1989) 7 issues

Mod Wheels (1971) 7 issues

Mystery in Space (1951) 1 issue

The New Titans (1988) 1 issue

Nightmare (1970) 1 issue

The Phantom Stranger (1969) 13 issues

Power Man (1974) 4 issues

Psycho (1971) 1 issue

Saga of the Swamp Thing (1982) 2 issues

Savage Tales (1971) 1 issue

Secret Hearts (1949) 1 issue

Secret Origins (1986) 3 issues

Sgt. Rock Special (1988) 1 issue

The Shadow (1973) 1 issue

Shadow of the Batman (1985) 1 issue

Showcase '93 (1993) 3 issues

Showcase '94 (1994) 2 issues

Simpsons Comics (1993) 3 issues

The Sinister House of Secret Love (1971) 1 issue

Special Edition X-Men (1983) 1 issue

Spider-Man Adventures (1994) 1 issue

Spider-Man Family (2007) 5 issues

Spider-Man vs. Dracula (1994) 1 issue

The Spirit (1977) 1 issue

Spoof (1970) 1 issue

Star Trek (1967) 8 issues

Star Trek (1984) 9 issues

Star*Reach (1974) 1 issue

Star*Reach Classics (1984) 1 issue

Strange Tales (1973) 6 issues

Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977) 1 issue

Supergirl (1972) 1 issue

Superman (1939) 15 issues

Superman / Batman Annual (2006) 1 issue

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 1 issue

Supreme Annual (1995) 1 issue

Swamp Thing (1972) 13 issues

Swamp Thing (2016) 6 issues

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps (1981) 3 issues

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual (1985) 1 issue

The Tarzan Family (1975) 6 issues

Teen Titans (1966) 1 issue

Thor (1966) 31 issues

Thunderbolts (1997) 1 issue

Tower of Shadows (1969) 1 issue

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 2 issues

The Twilight Zone (1962) 9 issues

UltraForce (1995) 1 issue

Ultraverse Unlimited (1996) 1 issue

Uncanny Origins (1996) 2 issues

The Untold Legend of the Batman (1980) 3 issues

Valkyrie (1997) 1 issue

Vampirella (1969) 3 issues

The Victorian (1999) 2 issues

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 3 issues

Weird War Tales (1971) 8 issues

Weird Worlds (1972) 3 issues

Werewolf by Night (1972) 4 issues

Western Gunfighters (1970) 3 issues

Wild Western Action (1971) 1 issue

The Witching Hour (1969) 2 issues

Wizard Ace Edition: Hulk #181 (2001) 1 issue

Wizard Ace Edition: Uncanny X-Men #94 (2002) 1 issue

Wonder Woman (1942) 1 issue

Wonder Woman (1987) 15 issues

World's Finest Comics (1941) 2 issues

Worlds Unknown (1973) 2 issues

X-Men (1963) 3 issues

X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler (2010) 1 issue

X-Men: Gold (2014) 1 issue

Young Romance (1963) 1 issue

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