Author / Artist

Dave Lee Stevens
July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008

Dave Stevens was a graphic artist who did good work indeed. He was born on July 29, 1955 in Lynwood, California. Two years San Diego City College and some miscellaneous art classes later, he broke into commercial work in 1975 inking over Russ Mannings' pencil drawings for the Tarzan comic strip.

Stevens created Fear & Laughter (Kitchen Sink), Quack (Star Reach), worked at miscellaneous inking and pinch-hitting, storyboards, animation work and film art before hitting major stride and gathering international attention and a devoted following with The Rocketeer in 1982.

He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer and for his pin-up drawing style of women.

Interviews

• 1987. An Interview with Dave Stevens from The Comics Journal #117. Unmasking the Rocketeer by Gary Groth.
  
  
• 1988. Dave Stevens Interview for the first issue of the Rocketpack Newsletter (with Chuck Haspel).
  
  
• 1990. Al Williamson, George Evans & Dave Stevens. WFMY news segment. (YouTube)
  
  
• 1991. Dave Stevens (YouTube)
  The author speaks. Highly recommended.
  
  
• 2001. Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens on his life as an artist. Conducted by Jon B. Cooke. Transcribed by Sam Gafford.

Obituaries/Reminiscences By

• William Stout
• Tom Spurgeon
• LA Times
• New York Times
• David Scroggy
• Rich Dannys