Comic Book Writer Follows Lifetime Achievement Award With Graphic Memoir

Dell Comics vet Don Arneson is aiming for a 2016 release.

MichaelDennisDonArnesonIn his forthcoming comic book-format memoir, Don “DJ” Arneson will most certainly cover the topic of Lobo, the first comic book headlined by a black character that he created in 1965 for Dell Comics. But per an interview in the Lichtfield County Times, a much larger strand will be the impact of a tragic event in 1940:

In line with some popular superheroes’ origins, Arneson lost his father when he was five years old. “My father’s death was the defining moment,” he said.

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