Fred Van Lente

About the Author

Fred Van Lente is an American author from Ohio that writes comic books. Lente is best known for works like ‘Action Philosophers’ and ‘Incredible Hercules’, not to mention the contributions he has made to some notable Marvel Comics titles. The author remembers stumbling upon ‘The Great Comic Book Heroes’, a volume written by Jules Feiffer which his father owned. Contained within its pages was an exploration of the greatest superheroes to ever come out of the Golden Age. And even though the stories hailed from the 1930s and 40s, they made an impression on Lente, opening his eyes to the wonder of superheroes. Lente knows that he drove his mother mad because he compelled her to read and re-read the book to him so frequently that she eventually threw her hands up in protest. S. Fred Van Lente is the author of over 78 books across 40 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Big Trouble in Little China Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Fred Van Lente has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.