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Best wishes on a speedy recovery Dave! We need you to get back to the old drawing board and show some of these kids how it's done!
From: New York, NY | Registered: Jul 2003
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I received the following, via e-mail, through my CBG subscription. The article is avaiable on-line for subscribers.
quote:Dave Cockrum has been hospitalized with a severe case of double pneumonia, as well as a bacterial infection in his lungs and his blood. He is in stable condition and is being cared for at the Intensive Care Unit at Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital in New York.
Cockrum made his professional debut in 1973 on DC’s Legion of Super-Heroes. One year later, he became one of the last members of Marvel’s now legendary bullpen, where he revamped the then-canceled (and now multi-million dollar producing) X-Men.
Since co-creating the updated X-Men (including Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Thunderbird) in 1975, Cockrum has co-created other X-Men characters including Phoenix, Mystique, The Brood, The Imperial Guard, The Shi’ar Empire, and The Starjammers. In addition Cockrum produced his own creator-owned team The Futurians.
Cockrum’s editor at Claypool Comics, Richard Howell, told CBG, “Dave Cockrum is a natural comic-book industry treasure. His love for comics and comics storytelling is evident in every panel, every figure, and every line he draws. He was a major asset to Claypool during his entire tenure here, both on his various Elvira stories and his more than 24 issues of Soulsearchers and Company. I’ve never given up on getting him back, even for a story or two.”
A tribute book to benefit Cockrum is in the works. Contributors include Murphy Anderson, Chris Claremont, Peter David, Harlan Ellison, Tony Isabella, John Romita, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Dick Ayers, Mark Bagley, Ron Garney, Marie Severin, Dave Sim, Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee. A benefit auction is also being planned.
People who do not know Paty Cockrum personally are asked to please not call her home. Cards are welcome and can be sent to: Dave Cockrum c/o Bronx VA Medical Center 130 W. Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468
Amazing Spider-Man #163 and #188 Avengers #106-108 and #124-126 Batman #411, #412, and #423 Big Bang Comics Vol. 2 Blackhawk #251-255 The Brave and the Bold #167 The Champions (Marvel) #10 Daredevil #140, #141, #143, #145, #146, #151 The Destroyer Vol. 3 Giant-Size Avengers #2-3 Grimmax #0 Iron Man #101, #105-107, #110, and #122 John Carter, Warlord of Mars #1 Justice League Quarterly #9 and #10 Marvel Comics Presents #1-5, #7, #22-23, and #41 Nightcrawler Vol. 1 #1-4 Prime (Vol. 1) #19 Punisher: Bloodlines #1 The Sensational She-Hulk #54 Shadow State #1 Soulsearchers and Company #29 and #43-44 Star Trek (2nd series) #1-3 Superboy (1st series) #202, #295 Wally Wood’s T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1-4 Uncanny X-Men #145-#150, #153-158, and #161-#164 Vampirella: Summer Nights #1 Vigilante #44 Weird War Tales #99 Werewolf By Night #42 X-Men (1st series) #94-#111, #117-119, #121-122, and #124-126 X-Men (2nd series) #109
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Dave was taken off the respirator but is still very weak. Newsarama has an update and more information on the Tribute to be published.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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Received this email through the Interlac APA list:
Mercy Van Vlack and I just got back from visiting Dave Cockrum in the hospital. He's doing well, relatively speaking. He's out of intensive care, but is very weak and tired. The worst seems to be over and it seems that he's at the point where physical therapy will be able to fix him up.
The address to visit or send cards is:
Bronx Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Floor 7C, Room 9B,
130 W. Kingsbridge Road,
Bronx, NY 10468.
He can't always pick up the phone. The nearest subway is the #4 to Kingsbridge Rd. Walk past the Armory on your right and the hospital is on your left in about five minutes. The only entrance is past the parking lots.
Also, Dave would like to embarrass Marvel. Not only are they not giving him the credit and money he is due on the New X-Men and the characters he created for them, not only are they not giving him work now, not only are they insulting him when they don't give him work, but they're not acknowledging his presence in the hospital. DC at least sent flowers and a card.
He also gave me permission, hell, he urged me to spread the information around, so please forward this to whatever lists and chat rooms and people you feel might be interested.
Sorry to bring the bad news to those of you who didn't know, but at least it's not all bad.
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Come on Dave! We need you back healthy and happy again. SInce Marvel doesn't seem intelligent enough to recognize your incredible talent maybe DC will and in a stroke of genius, bring you back to the Legion fulltime. Here's hoping!
Get well soon!
-------------------- "Hey Jim! Get Mon out of the Zone!! And...when do we get Condo back?"
From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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Dave, hope you get to read this. Im sure you will be up and about in no time. Just wanted to take this time to thank you for what you did for The Legion. Iv'e been a fan for years and I can tell you that your costume designs were a big part of why I have created my own world and characters for the past twenty years. It is a shame that politics get in the way as to the way creators/artists are brushed aside with no credit for the things they contribute to the world of comics just what you created with Xmen is huge! Anyway know that there are alot of people who have enjoyed your work and wish you well...Dean
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