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DAVE COCKRUM HOSPITALIZED
On his weblog, Peter David has reported that artist Dave Cockrum, best known for work on Uncanny X-Men and Legion of Super-Heroes has been in the Vetrans Administration hospital in the Brox for nearly two weeks.

Cockrum has pneumonia, and is currently on a respirator.

From Comicon.com

Peter David and other sources are reporting that David Cockrum has been hospitalized. The artist was admitted over two weeks ago due to complications with his diabetes. Several of Cockrum's friends and peers are discussing the possibility of creating a Dave Cockrum tribute book to help with some of the medical expenses. THE PULSE wishes Mr. Cockrum a speedy recovery and healthy New Year. We will bring you more details of the possible tribute book as we learn them.

A fan posted on Dave's Nightscrawlers board:

I talked to Paty today, and she told me that Dave is in the hospital, still in New York. He came down with pneumonia just before they had to move out of their house. He's at the VA Hospital in the Bronx, she said. He's doing better today, she told me -- he was on a respirator since Jan. 1st, but was taken off the respirator today. Dave's still in Intensive Care, though. Paty said he's still a little disoriented and not feeling very well. I know we all wish him the VERY best, and our thoughts and prayers are with him.

Paty had to go on down to South Carolina by herself; she had no choice! You can imagine what she's going through at this moment! Friends and family are looking in on Dave, she said, although hardly anyone is being allowed into the ICU at the VA. Paty is trying to get the house ready, so Dave can join her there when the hospital discharges him. (Hopefully soon!) Paty said the new place is beautiful, and the people in Belton, S.C. have been very helpful. She told me to post her new address:

18615 Brown Ave. Extension
Belton, South Carolina 29627

So we can send Dave some get well cards.

Also, a reminder, Paty's birthday is coming up at the end of January. (The 30th I believe, although I keep getting that wrong and it could be the 31st. She's going to kill me. :-) )

Paty asked me to post and let you-all know what was happening with them. They don't have their computers hooked up yet -- it isn't a high priority at the moment, Paty said, as we all can imagine!

I too apologize for not posting more!

Anyway, like I said, I know we all wish Dave the very best, and hope he gets well as soon as possible, and will be posting here again before long.

Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
Hmmm... as much as I hate to use the guy's illness to fuel the rumor mill... could it be this is why we haven't had announcement of whose drawing Gail Simone's Legion issues?

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.”

Work by Cockrum and his wife, Paty, appears at www.nightscrawlers.com .

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

For more information contact Clifford Meth at thecliffordmethod@yahoo.com.

Titles Dave Cockrum has worked on include:

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