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Stephen DeStefano

Stephen DeStefano (born January 18, 1966) is an American comics artist, animator and storyboard artist best known as the co-creator of 'Mazing Man and Hero Hotline with writer Bob Rozakis.

Early life

DeStefano was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York and attended the High School of Art and Design.

Career

DeStefano's first credit in the comics industry was as the creator of the character Captain Electron in Adventure Comics #479 (March 1981), and then the characters Zeep and Thumbelina in the "Dial H for Hero" story in Adventure Comics #483 (July 1981). His first professionally published comics artwork was a one-page parody of the "I…Vampire" feature in House of Mystery #306 (July 1982). DeStefano wrote and drew "The Mini (Mis)Adventures of Nick O. Tyme" in New Talent Showcase #6–12 (June–December 1984). He then teamed with writer Bob Rozakis to create 'Mazing Man, a character introduced in an eponymous series beginning in January 1986. After the cancellation of that series, the Rozakis-DeStefano team created Hero Hotline in Action Comics Weekly #637 (January 1989). After a four-issue run as a back-up feature, Hero Hotline received its own six-issue limited series. In the 1990s, DeStefano was a frequent contributor to The Big Book Of series published by Paradox Press. His other comics work includes credits at Dark Horse Comics, Disney Comics, Fantagraphics Books, and Marvel Comics. As an animator, DeStefano has worked on such series as The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama. He inked the Cage limited series drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky in 2016–2017. In 2020, DeStefano won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for Character Design on the Genndy Tartakovsky series Primal. In 2024, he contributed art to the Alex Hirsch book The Book of Bill.

Filmography

Television

As voice actor

Film

Bibliography

Apple Comics
  • 101 Other Uses for a Condom #1 (1991)
Dark Horse Comics
  • Cheval Noir #26, 44 (1992–1993)
  • Hellboy, Jr. #1–2 (1999)
  • Hellboy, Jr., Halloween Special #1 (1997)
  • Instant Piano #1–4 (1994–1995)
  • Wolf & Red #2 (1995)
DC Comics
Paradox Press
  • The Big Book of Bad (1998)
  • The Big Book of Little Criminals (1996)
  • The Big Book of Scandal (1997)
  • The Big Book of Urban Legends (1994)
  • The Big Book of Vice (1999)
Disney Comics
Fantagraphics
  • Critters #32, 38, 50 (1989–1990)
  • Itchy Planet #3 (one page) (1988)
Harvey Pekar
Hyperion Avenue Books
Marvel Comics
NBM Publishing
  • Classics Desecrated (1995)
Oni Press
  • Jingle Belle #1–2 (1999)
  • Oni Double Feature #13 (1999)
  • Oni Press Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special #1 (2000)
  • Paul Dini's Jingle Belle Winter Wingding #1 (2002)
  • Paul Dini's Jingle Belle's All-Star Holiday Hullabaloo #1 (2000)
Palliard Press
Renegade Press
  • Renegade Romance #1–2 (1987–1988)
United Plankton Pictures, Inc.

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