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Overview

Date of Birth:

20 September 1947, St. Louis, Missouri, USA more

Date of Death:

10 February 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more

Trivia:

Created the comic book characters Howard the Duck, Destroyer Duck, Omega... more

STARmeter:

Up 31% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(6 articles)

Adapt This: 'Hard Time' By Steve Gerber & Brian Hurtt
(From MTV Splash Page. 11 November 2009, 1:29 PM, PST)
Review: 'Ruby-Spears Superman' on DVD
(From Comicmix. 2 November 2009, 8:44 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Reg Everbest

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Writer

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Man-Thing (2005)	(creator: F.A. Schist)	2005	-	4.1 (2,383)
	AKAs: Man Thing (UK: DVD box title)
2.	"Transformers" (1984)	story editor (30 episodes, 1986-1987)	1987	-	8.3 (3,772)
	AKAs: Super God Robot Force Tatakae! Chô robot seimeitai Transformer (Japan) The Transformers (USA: new title) Transformer 2010 (Japan: third season title) Transformers: Generation 1 (USA: informal title) 30 TV episodes: The Return of Optimus Prime: Part 2 (1987) (story editor) The Return of Optimus Prime: Part 1 (1987) (story editor) The Face of Nijika (1986) (story editor) The Burden Hardest to Bear (1986) (story editor) Call of the Primitives (1986) (story editor) 25 episodes not shown.
3.	"G.I. Joe" (1985)	supervising story editor (55 episodes, 1985)	1985	-	8.1 (705)
	AKAs: Action Force (UK) Chijô saikyô no Expert Team G.I. Joe (Japan) 55 TV episodes: There's No Place Like Springfield: Part 2 (1985) (supervising story editor) There's No Place Like Springfield: Part 1 (1985) (supervising story editor) Skeletons in the Closet (1985) (supervising story editor) The Great Alaskan Land Rush (1985) (supervising story editor) Cold Slither (1985) (supervising story editor) 50 episodes not shown.
4.	"Dungeons & Dragons" (1983)	story editor (13 episodes, 1983)	1983	-	8.0 (738)
	13 TV episodes: P-R-E-S-T-O Spells Disaster (1983) (story editor) The Lost Children (1983) (story editor) The Box (1983) (story editor) The Garden of Zinn (1983) (story editor) Quest of the Skeleton Warrior (1983) (story editor) 8 episodes not shown.
5.	"Goldie Gold and Action Jack" (1981)	story editor (13 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	6.4 (14)
	13 TV episodes: The Goddess of the Black Pearl (1981) (story editor) The Return of the Man Beast (1981) (story editor) Pursuit Into Peril (1981) (story editor) Menace of the Medallion (1981) (story editor) Race Against Time (1981) (story editor) 8 episodes not shown.
6.	"Thundarr the Barbarian" (1980)	story editor (8 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	7.4 (186)
	8 TV episodes: Prophecy of Peril (1981) (story editor) Trial by Terror (1981) (story editor) Master of the Stolen Sunsword (1981) (story editor) Last Train to Doomsday (1981) (story editor) City of Evil (1981) (story editor) 3 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Man-Thing (2005)	(character)	2005	-	4.1 (2,383)
	AKAs: Man Thing (UK: DVD box title)
2.	"The New Batman Adventures" (1997)	(3 episodes, 1998)	1998	-	8.6 (755)
	AKAs: Batman: The Animated Series Volume Four (USA: DVD box title) 3 TV episodes: Beware the Creeper (1998) (writer) Critters (1998) (story) Love Is a Croc (1998) (written by)
3.	The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998) (TV)	(screenplay, Part Two)	1998	-	7.8 (1,627)
	AKAs: Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest (USA: alternative title)
4.	"Yûgiô" (1998)	(unknown episodes)	1998	-	5.6 (1,159)
	AKAs: Dawn of the Duel (USA: sixth season title) Yu-Gi-Oh! (USA: dubbed version) Yu-Gi-Oh!: Enter the Shadow Realm (USA: third season title) Yu-Gi-Oh!: Grand Championship (USA: fifth season title) Yu-Gi-Oh!: Waking the Dragons (USA: fourth season title) Yu-Gi-Oh: Dawn of the Duel (USA: sixth season title)
5.	"Superman" (1996)	(2 episodes, 1997)	1997	-	8.6 (1,354)
	AKAs: Superman: The Animated Series (USA: informal alternative title) 2 TV episodes: Father's Day (1997) (written by) World's Finest: Part 2 (1997) (written by)
6.	"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	8.8 (11,358)
	AKAs: Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation) 1 TV episode: Contagion (1989) (writer)
7.	"Superman" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.0 (54)
	1 TV episode: The Last Time I Saw Earth/It's Superman (1988) (written by) (segment "The Last Time I Saw Earth")
8.	"G.I. Joe" (1985)	(4 episodes, 1985-1986)	1986	-	8.1 (705)
	AKAs: Action Force (UK) Chijô saikyô no Expert Team G.I. Joe (Japan) 4 TV episodes: Sins of Our Fathers (1986) (story) There's No Place Like Springfield: Part 2 (1985) (writer) There's No Place Like Springfield: Part 1 (1985) (writer) Cobra Stops the World (1985) (writer)
9.	Howard the Duck (1986)	(Marvel comics character: Howard the Duck)	1986	-	4.0 (14,934)
	AKAs: Howard: A New Breed of Hero (UK)
10.	Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island (1986) (VG)	(characters)	1986	-	9.0 (15)

11.	Beauty and the Beast (1983) (TV)	(writer)	1983	-	-

12.	"Mister T" (1983)	(3 episodes, 1983)	1983	-	5.5 (73)
	3 TV episodes: Secret of the Spectral Sister (1983) (writer) Mystery of the Forbidden Monastery (1983) (writer) Mystery of the Golden Medallion (1983) (writer)
13.	"Dungeons & Dragons" (1983)	(1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.0 (738)
	1 TV episode: Prison Without Walls (1983) (writer)
14.	"The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour" (1982)	(unknown episodes, 1982)	1982	-	6.7 (294)
	AKAs: The Scooby-Doo Puppy Hour (USA: second season title)
15.	"Goldie Gold and Action Jack" (1981)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	6.4 (14)
	1 TV episode: Night of the Crystal Skull (1981) (story)
16.	"Thundarr the Barbarian" (1980)	(13 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	7.4 (186)
	13 TV episodes: Den of the Sleeping Demon (1980) (story) Battle of the Barbarians (1980) (story) Portal Into Time (1980) (story) Stalker from the Stars (1980) (story) Valley of the Man-Apes (1980) (story) 8 episodes not shown.
17.	"The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show" (1979)	(story) (1979)	1979	-	6.1 (40)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Wrote, directed, edited, and starred in a 1974 super-8 film called "Stricken" along with his then-wife and best friend Howard, who he named the duck after. He believes the film is lost. more

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2 Interviews | 6 Articles | 2 Pictorials more

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family more

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