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Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page.
Mar 30, 2008 · Dave Stevens, the comic book artist and commercial illustrator who created the hero the Rocketeer and was famous for his ’50s-pinup-style renderings of women, died in Turlock, Calif.,...
Dave Stevens created The Rocketeer and reintroduced the world to 50's pin-up model Bettie Page. While carving out his own unique corner of importance in comic book and...
Dave Stevens was a once-in-a-lifetime artist who created the hit comic book series The Rocketeer that reintroduced the world to ’50s pin-up queen Bettie Pag...
Mar 11, 2008 · I’ve just received word that Dave Stevens, the creator of the Rocketeer, died yesterday at age 52. Stevens had dropped out of sight for the most part in recent years and had been battling leukemia, a fact which he kept as private as possible.
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to host The Rocketeer: The Life and Legacy of Dave Stevens, a retrospective celebrating the life and artistry of the legendary creator, on display from September 23, 2023 through June 23, 2024.
Dave Stevens (b. 1955) Born: 1955 July 29 in Lynwood, California, United States. Died: 2008 March 11 in Turlock, California, United States. Biography: Dave's work first appeared in Starslayer (Pacific Comics, 1982 series) #2 (April 1982).
May 22, 2023 · Dave Stevens, for those who don’t know, was an illustrator, TV/film designer, and the self-described “slowest man in comics.” Born in 1955, he was largely self-taught and got his start drawing for fanzines and providing promotional art for the then-tiny San Diego Comicon before becoming an assistant to Russ Manning on the Tarzan newspaper strip.
Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page.
The sensual art of Dave Stevens burst forth on the world of comics fandom like a buzz bomb during the Spring of 1982 in, of all places, a back-up strip in Starslayer #2, featuring a new character, The Rocketeer.
