Arnold Drake

Arnold Drake was an American comic book writer and screenwriter best known for co-creating the DC Comics characters Deadman and the Doom Patrol, and the Marvel Comics characters the Guardians of the Galaxy, among others.

Drake was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Doom Patrol #114

DC 1967 Vol. 1
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Plastic Man #6

DC 1967 Vol. 2
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Doom Patrol #115

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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living

1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only

Doom Patrol #116

DC 1967 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of the Golden Age Plastic Man in the Silver Age

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2nd appearance Deadman

First artwork on Deadman by Neal Adams

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Plastic Man #8

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Doom Patrol #117

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Plastic Man #9

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Doom Patrol #118

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Final issue

Doom Patrol #119

DC 1968 Vol. 1
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Plastic Man #10

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Doom Patrol #120

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Uncanny X-Men #47

Marvel 1968 Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel #5

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Uncanny X-Men #48

Marvel 1968 Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel #6

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Captain Marvel #7

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Death of Doom Patrol

Not Brand Echh #11

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Uncanny X-Men #49

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1st appearance of Lorna Dane, daughter of Magneto who later takes the name Polaris

1st appearance of Mesmero, a mutant with hypnosis powers

Origin of Beast begins and continues through to #53

Captain Marvel #9

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Uncanny X-Men #50

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2nd appearance Lorna Dane, daughter of Magneto who later takes the name Polaris

2nd appearance of Mesmero

Origin of Beast, his birth and cause of mutation

First use of the classic X-Men logo, designed by Jim Steranko

Captain Marvel #10

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Not Brand Echh #12

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Captain Marvel #8

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1st appearance of Cyberex

Uncanny X-Men #51

Marvel 1968 Vol. 1
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Cyclops disguised as Erik the Red

Iconic cover art by Jim Steranko

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1st team appearance and origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st appearance of Major Vance Astro

1st appearance of Charlie-27

1st appearance of Martinex

1st appearance of Yondu

Uncanny X-Men #52

Marvel 1969 Vol. 1
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Cyclops disguised as Erik the Red

Marvel: A Full Colour Comic Album #1

World Distributors 1969 Vol. 1
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Dark Shadows #27

Western 1969 Vol. 1
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Whitman
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Showcase #81

DC 1969 Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #53

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First professionally published cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith

Origin of Beast, back-up story concludes

Not Brand Echh #13

Marvel 1969 Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel #11

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New powers acquired by Captain Marvel

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