Steve Leialoha (born January 27, 1952)
Early life
Steve Leialoha was born in San Francisco, California, the son of a
Native Hawaiians father. He began reading comics as a child, explaining, "My dad would always give me comics. I mean, he would like to read all sorts of stuff, and he would pass everything along to me. Harvey comics and that kind of thing, when I was six or seven. As I got older, the Marvel Age, which I think of starting like in 1962, I was ten, which is certainly a good age for reading that stuff."
Career
Steve Leialoha's career began in 1975 with the early independent comic book
Star*Reach,
drawing the five-page story "Wooden Ships on the Water", adapted by writer
Mike Friedrich from the
Wooden Ships by
David Crosby,
Stephen Stills, and
Paul Kantner, in issue #3 (Sept. 1975).
He continued to contribute to
Star*Reach and the same publisher's
Quack for four years.
Leialoha freelanced as a regular contributor to Marvel from 1976 to 1988,[Tom DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 202: "Writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Steve Leialoha explored a new take on the vampire myth with Greenberg."]
Leialoha was one of the artists on Batman #400 (Oct. 1986)
Personal life and tributes
Graduated in 1969, Oceana High School, Pacifica, CA.
Leialoha lives in San Francisco. He was partnered with comics artist Trina Robbins until her death in 2024.
Writer Larry Hama named the character Edward Leialoha (code name Torpedo) after Steve Leialoha.
Bibliography
Claypool Comics
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #100 (2001)
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Soulsearchers and Company #4–5, 7–8, 10–13, 15–22, 25–26, 28–46, 48–50 (1993–2001)
Comico
Dark Horse Comics
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Dark Horse Presents #113–118 (1996–1997)
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GoGirl! #1 (2002)
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Jonny Demon #1–3 (1994)
DC Comics
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9-11 – The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember Volume 2 (2002)
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Action Comics #694 (1993)
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#1 (1991)
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Batman #400, Annual #15 (1986–1991)
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Chronos #1–4, 6–7, 9–11 (1998–1999)
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DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (1999)
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Detective Comics #629 (1991)
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Fly Annual #1 (1992)
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Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986)
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1–3 (1993)
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Justice League #13–15 (1988)
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'Mazing Man Special #2 (1988)
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Restaurant At The End Of The Universe #1–3 (1994)
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Shadow Strikes #28 (1992)
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Tom Strong #9 (2004)
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#4, 11, 19 (1985–1986)
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Who's Who Update '88 #2 (1988)
Paradox Press
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Big Book of Death (1995)
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Big Book of Grimm (1999)
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Big Book of Little Criminals (1996)
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Big Book of Losers (1997)
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Big Book of the Unexplained (1997)
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Big Book of Weirdos (1995)
Vertigo
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The Dreaming #24, 47, 56 (1998–2001)
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Fables #1–3, 5–10, 14–17, 19–21, 23–27, 30–33, 36–38, 40–45, 48–50, 52–56, 60–61, 63, 65–69, 71–75, 88–91, 94–98, 100, 102–106, 108–112, 114–121, 125–129, 131–135, 139–150 (2002–2015)
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Jack of Fables #6, 11, 20, 22, 25, 38 (2007–2009)
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Nevada #1–6 (1998)
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#1–4 (2001)
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#1–4 (2000)
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The Unwritten #50 (2013)
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Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1 (2000)
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Vertigo: First Offenses #1 (2005)
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Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 (1998)
Marvel Comics
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Alpha Flight #48 (1987)
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Amazing High Adventure #1 (1984)
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Marvel Preview #29 (1981)
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Captain America #221, 290 (1978–1984)
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Captain Justice #1–2 (1988)
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Captain Marvel #49 (1977)
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Conan the Barbarian #155 (1984)
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Coyote #1–2, 7–8 (1983–1984)
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Daredevil #154, 238 (1978–1987)
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Doctor Strange vol. 2 #62, 67 (1983–1984)
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Fantastic Four #296 (1986)
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Fantastic Four Roast #1 (1982)
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Firestar #1–4 (1986)
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Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #21 (1984)
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#21, 26 (1984)
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Ghost Rider #35, 56 (1979–1981)
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Heroes for Hope #1 (1985)
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Howard the Duck #1–13 (1976–1977)
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Marvel Comics Presents #82 (1991)
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Marvel Fanfare #45 (1989)
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Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #7 (1991)
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Marvel Team-Up #81–85 (1979)
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Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (Superman and Spider-Man) (1981, background inker)
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Carol Danvers #14 (1978)
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New Mutants #32–34 (1985)
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Night Thrasher #17 (1994)
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Nova #22–23 (1978–1979)
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Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe #2, 5, 10 (1983)
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Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6, 12 (1986)
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Power Man and Iron Fist #60 (1979)
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Rom #66 (1985)
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Secret Wars II #1–9 (1985–1986)
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She-Hulk #12 (1990)
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Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel #1 (1996)
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The Spectacular Spider-Man #44 (1980)
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Spider-Woman #7, 25–26, 28, 30–46 (1978–1982)
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Star Wars #2–5, 95, 105, Annual #1 (1977–1986)
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Steeltown Rockers #3, 5 (1990)
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Uncanny X-Men #189, 192, 194, 217, 250, 253–255, Annual #7–8 (1983–1989)
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Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounters #1 (1998)
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Adam Warlock #9–14 (1975–1976)
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Web of Spider-Man #33 (1987)
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X-Factor #200 (2010)
Awards
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1986: Won Inkpot Award
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2003: Won Eisner Award for "Best New Series" and "Best Serialized Story" for Fables #1–5: "Legends in Exile" with Bill Willingham and Lan Medina.
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2005: Won Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story", for Fables #19–27: "March of the Wooden Soldiers" with Willingham and Mark Buckingham.
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2006: Won Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story", for Fables #36–38, 40–41: "Return to the Homelands" with Willingham and Buckingham.
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2007: Won Eisner Award for "Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team", for Fables with Buckingham.
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