11 Facts About Dave Stevens

Dave Lee Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist.

Dave Stevens was most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page.

Dave Stevens was the first to win Comic-Con International's Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award in 1982, and received both an Inkpot Award and the Kirby Award for Best Graphic Album in 1986.

Dave Stevens's family relocated to San Diego, where he attended San Diego City College for two years, and attended the then-new annual San Diego Comic-Con.

Dave Stevens began doing occasional comic book work, including providing illustrations for fanzines, as well as creating the Aurora feature for Japan's Sanrio Publishing.

Dave Stevens was a longtime admirer of 1950s glamour and pin-up model Bettie Page; he modeled the look of the Rocketeer's girlfriend after her and featured her image in other illustrations too, which helped contribute to the renewed public interest in Page and her modeling career.

Dave Stevens began developing a Rocketeer theatrical film proposal in 1985 and then sold the rights to his character to the Walt Disney Company.

Dave Stevens always felt that a majority of the problem was that the studio's movie poster and promotional graphics were over-stylized and vague and didn't convey to people what the film was all about.

Dave Stevens's work has had a significant influence on comic book and fantasy illustrators, among them Adam Hughes.

On November 3,2022, Samuel Goldwyn Films announced they acquired distribution rights to the feature length documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection.

Dave Stevens was truly in love with every beautiful woman he drew, at least insofar as the paper versions were concerned.