Arnold Drake (1924-2007) passed away due to pneumonia and septic shock.

Deadman was a huge influence on me as a kid and piqued my interest in other supernatural themed comics.  Not only that, but the original run on Doom Patrol is still to this day one of the best team stories ever written.  Most importantly, Drake pretty much created the graphic novel genre with It Rhymes With Lust, the first “picture novel”.

Sad to see another creator pass away.

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