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Arnold Drake passes away

March 12th, 2007
Author Kevin Melrose

Doom Patrol #91

Legendary comic-book writer Arnold Drake, co-creator of Deadman and the Doom Patrol, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 83.

Mark Evanier has a nice write-up on Drake, whose career included stints on titles as varied as DC Comics’ Batman and House of Mystery, Marvel’s X-Men and Gold Key’s Star Trek and Little Lulu.

Drake helped to establish the Bill Finger Award and, in 2005, was its first recipient.

 

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5 Responses to “Arnold Drake passes away”
  1. Rob Schamberger Says:
    March 12th, 2007 at 3:53 pm

    Damn.

  2. Ralph Says:
    March 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

    I love Deadman, and I’ve been reading the Gold Key trek collections. Damn * 2

  3. Phil Hester Says:
    March 12th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    A truly brilliant, dark, playful, weird genius. Comics could use more like him. Break out your Doom Patrol archives, and if you have none, get some.

  4. Joe Lawler Says:
    March 12th, 2007 at 4:45 pm

    At the Eisner Awards in 2005 he did a great little song about San Diego. It was the only part of the very long awards show that stuck in my mind. I may have a link somewhere.

  5. Dwight Williams Says:
    March 12th, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    Damn.

    Someone start using Midway City regularly again, please…and name a street or a neighbourhood for the man.

    Requiescat in pacem, Mr. Drake. Sorry we never got to meet…

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