Arnold Drake, 1924-2007

Arnold Drake, one of the best writers ever to work in comics, died yesterday at the age of 83. I'll always remember him for the sublime Doom Patrol, and for this exchange from the first Deadman story:



For more on Mr. Drake and further links, click over to Heidi MacDonald's blog. She also posted, in a separate entry, DC Comics' obituary.

Here the covers to a just few of the many comics--and kinds of comics--he wrote:












Covers: The Grand Comic Book Database