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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
June 12, 1948
Died
September 10, 2017
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Len Wei
- Leonard Norman Wein
Len Wein
0.5 Popularity
Biography
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
7.4
Self (archive footage)
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
6.7
Himself
Chris Claremont's X-Men
2018
7.4
Helmut Frankenstein
Tales of Frankenstein
2018
6.7
Len Matheson
Savageland
2015
6.9
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
7.5
Congresman Davis
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
7.0
Caper
2014
6.9
Self
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
7.5
Self
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
2013
6.3
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
2011
Credits
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.4
Chris Claremont's X-Men
as Himself
2018
6.7
Tales of Frankenstein
as Helmut Frankenstein
2018
7.4
Savageland
as Len Matheson
2015
6.7
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
as Self
2014
6.9
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Congresman Davis
2014
7.5
Caper
2014
7.0
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
6.9
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
as Self
2013
7.5
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
2011
6.3
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self
2010
6.9
Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson
as Self
2010
6.2
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
as Himself
2009
10.0
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
as Self
2009
7.5
Batman Tech
as Self
2008
7.4
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
as Self
2008
7.4
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
as Self
2007
6.5
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
as Himself
2006
10.0
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
1989
5.7