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Personal History of Arnold Drake is unknown.
Drake is notable for co-creating It Rhymes with Lust, perhaps the first American graphic novel ever published, in 1950, with Matt Baker, the first African-American comics artist to gain prominence in mainstream comics.[1]
Drake started at DC writing scripts for Batman, Showcase-Tommy Tomorrow, and My Greatest Adventure.
The first appearance of the Doom Patrol pre-dated that of the X-Men by a scant three months. The vague similarity in concept (group of misfits led by a mysterious wheel-chair bound genius, and similarly named enemies (Brotherhood of Evil and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants)) has led to speculation as to the relation between them, if any.
According to Comic Coverage: Which Came First: The Mutant or The Freak?, creator Arnold Drake felt:
Drake also created Stanley and His Monster, a long-running feature in the 'Fox and the Crow' magazine, which he scripted while at DC.
He also wrote issues of Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and created The Guardians of the Galaxy with artist Gene Colan.
Drake was also notable during his tenure at DC Comics for writing running story lines for the Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis humor magazines. DC Comics halted production on those titles shortly after he went to Marvel Comics in the late 1960's.
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Arnold Drake (March 1, 1924 – March 12, 2007) was an American comic book writer best known for his work on the DC Comics feature "Deadman', for which he was given the Bill Finger Award, and on the DC series Doom Patrol. He also wrote issues of Marvel Comics' X-Men in the 1960s, and created "The Guardians of the Galaxy" with artist Gene Colan. Drake is also notable for co-creating It Rhymes with Lust, perhaps the first American graphic novel ever published.
He received several awards for his comics work, including the 1967 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Who's Been Lying in My Grave?" in Strange Adventures #205 with Carmine Infantino), and the 1967 Alley Award for Best New Strip ("Deadman" with Carmine Infantino in Strange Adventures).
| Preceded by: Gary Friedrich |
(Uncanny) X-Men writer 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by: Roy Thomas |
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