Personal History
Stephen King is the father of writer Joe Hill.
Professional History
Stephen King is a prolific author of horror and bizarre stories.
He wrote a few Cthulhu Mythos stories, such as the short story "Jerusalem's Lot", and has referenced elements of the Mythos within other works. For example, In Stephen King's The Stand, Randall Flagg, the Dark Man, was stated to be many evil entities, including "Nyarlahotep" (the scene is adapted in The Stand: The Night Has Come #4).
Marvel Comics[]
Many works of Stephen King were adapted in Marvel Comics:
- "The Lawnmower Man" (Cavalier; May, 1975) was adapted in Bizarre Adventures #29 (December, 1981), written by Stephen King and penciled by Walt Simonson.
- Dark Tower:
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7 (April, 2007 to October, 2007), Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1-5 (May, 2008 to September, 2008), Dark Tower: Treachery #1-6 (November, 2008 to April, 2009), Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill #1-5 (December 3, 2009 to April 21, 2010), written by Peter David and Robin Furth, and penciled by Jae Lee
- Dark Tower: The Sorcerer #1 (June, 2009), Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale #1-2 (January 26, 2013 to April, 2013), written by Robin Furth and penciled by Richard Isanove.
- Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #1-6 (July, 2009 to November 25, 2009), written by Robin Furth and Peter David, and penciled by Richard Isanove.
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Journey Begins #1-5 (May 19, 2010 to September 22, 2010), written by Peter David and Robin Furth, and penciled by Sean Phillips.
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Little Sisters of Eluria #1-5 (December 8, 2010 to April 13, 2011), written by Robin Furth and Peter David and penciled by Luke Ross.
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull #1-5 (June 1, 2011 to October 5, 2011), written by Robin Furth and Peter David and penciled by Michael Lark.
- The Stand, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and penciled by Mike Perkins:
- The Stand: Captain Trips #1-5 (December, 2008 to March, 2009)
- The Stand: American Nightmares #1-5 (May, 2009 to August 19, 2009)
- The Stand: Soul Survivors #1-4 (October 21, 2009 to February 17, 2010)
- The Stand: Hardcases #1-5 (June 3, 2010 to November 17, 2010)
- The Stand: No Man's Land #1-5 (February 2, 2011 to June 8, 2011)
- Stephen King's "N." #1-4 (March 3, 2010 to June 3, 2010), written by Marc Guggenheim and penciled by Alex Maleev.