Legendary comic writer Len Wein, who co-created characters like Wolverine and Swamp Thing has reportedly passed away at the age of 69. The news had been confirmed by DC Comics with an outpour of praise and tribute to the legend who is said to have written or edited every major DC character.
Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment reportedly said, “Len Wein was one of the most welcoming people and legends in comics from the moment I joined DC eight years ago. There’s hardly a facet of DC’s world that Len didn’t touch. DC and I will miss him and his talent very much.”
Len Wein who was born in New York City is said to have started freelancing with DC COmics at the age of 20 after which his career took him to Marvel and again brought him back to DC. He is credited with reviving the X-Men with artist Dave Cockrum.
