Roger Stern is an American comic book author and cartoonist. He broke into the industry in the 'mid-1970s at Marvel Comics, part of its 'third wave' of creators (others included artists John Byrne and Bob Layton, and writers David Michelinie, Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio). Stern had a brief stint as an editor (notably on Uncanny X-Men), but is probably best-known for a brief but memorable run with John Byrne on Captain America, and lengthy stints on Amazing Spider-Man and The Avengers. In 1984, He co-created the Avengers spin-off West Coast Avengers.

In 1988 Stern left Marvel for DC Comics, where for almost a decade he was one of the core group of Superman writers. He also wrote a relaunched Atom series. In 1997 Stern returned to Marvel, most notably collaborating with Avengers writer Kurt Busiek on the mini series Avengers Forever .