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Arleen Sorkin, the Original Harley Quinn, Dead at 67

By | Aug 27, 2023 | News

This article has been updated since its publication. American actress, writer, and producer Arleen Sorkin has died, aged 67. Per The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly, she passed away on Thursday, August 24, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, that had kept her away from acting since 2011. Sorkin was best known for portraying […]

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Al Jaffee, MAD Magazine Cartoonist, Dead at 102

By | Apr 11, 2023 | News

Self-portrait of Jaffee (above) from the cover of “MAD: Fold This Book! A Ridiculous Collection of Fold-Ins.” The Associated Press and many other outlets report that legendary MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee died yesterday Monday, April 10, at the age of 102. Jaffee was the creator of the magazine’s Fold-In feature, which consisted of drawings […]

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Rachel Pollack, “Doom Patrol” Writer, Dead at 77

By | Apr 7, 2023 | News

Featured image taken from the 2022 “Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus.” Per a statement on Facebook, shared publicly by Neil Gaiman, writer and tarot expert Rachel Pollack passed away today, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Pollack was a sci-fi novelist, short story and comic book writer, and a trans woman, whose credits included […]

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Lee Moder, Co-Creator of Stargirl, Dead at 53

By | Feb 8, 2023 | News

Per ComicBook.com, comic book artist Lee Moder died last month, around January 15, aged only 53. According to a family friend, he passed away quietly in his own home; the cause of death unknown. Moder was best known for his work at DC Comics, creating Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore (originally known as the Star-Spangled Kid) with Geoff […]

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