Neal Adams, Trailblazing Comic Book Creator, Dies at 80

Neal Adams — a legendary comic book artist, writer and publisher who co-created a number of DC and Marvel characters — has passed away.

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Neal Adams, the trailblazing comic book creator who helped bring about some revolutionary changes to the industry, died April 28. He was 80 years old.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adams died on April 28 in New York from sepsis​​​​​​. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Marilyn Adams; sons Josh, Jason and Joel; daughters Kris and Zeea; grandchildren, Kelly, Kortney, Jade, Sebastian, Jane and Jaelyn; and great-grandson Maximus. “It wasn’t until I sat at tables at conventions next to the same people I would watch treat my father with such reverence that I understood: He was their father, too,” Josh Adams said in a statement. “Neal Adams’ most undeniable quality was the one I had known about him my entire life: He was a father. Not just my father, but a father to all that would get to know him.”

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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