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R.I.P. Creig Flessel

I saw on Mark Evanier's site that classic Golden Age comic book artist Creig Flessel has passed away at the age of 96.

Flessel created the Shining Knight and was a prominent cover artist on Detective Comics and other books (drawing the Sandman's first cover appearance).

My condolences to his family.

  • Posted on July 21, 2008 @ 10:28 PM
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The Mad Monkey

July 22, 2008 at 10:04 am

I had sent an e-mail to you good folks about this with a link to his Wikipedia entry.
He may not have been one of the most well-remembered names in the Golden Age of comics, but he certainly deserves a nod for his contributions.
He was approaching 100 (96, I believe) and I feel that's a pretty good reason to celebrate his life and his work.

Dan Bailey

July 22, 2008 at 10:21 am

Not only was he "a prominent cover artist on Detective Comics," his run on the title's covers began 2 years before the introduction of Batman.

I mean ... wow.

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