Mark Evanier posts the sad news that Steve Gerber passed away yesterday at age 60. Among his many other works, Gerber of course co-created the vastly entertaining DESTROYER DUCK series with Kirby in the 1980s, as well as working on animation projects like THUNDARR together.

Destroyer Duck #1 [1982]
Destroyer Duck #2 [1983]
Destroyer Duck #3 [1983]
Destroyer Duck #4 [1983]
Destroyer Duck #5 [1983]

I had a few brief e-mail exchanges with Gerber over the last decade, and he was always very charming and helpful. He was definitely one of the good ones, and he’ll be missed.