Gatsby77 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Huge loss. I think of him primarily for his role of bringing DC into the Bronze Age - having written such definitive "return to seriousness" issues as: - Detective 395 / Batman 217/232/234/251 (Batman) - Wonder Woman 178 - Superman 233 - Green Lantern 76 - Brave & Bold 85 - The Shadow 1 Crazy to think he was still involved with Batman when I was collecting in the early 1990s, helping launch Legends of the Dark Knight & co-creating Azrael. Ken Aldred, Larryw7 and JJ-4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I grew up on his stories well after most grew up on them. Sad to hear this, rest in peace Denny. ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanheart Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, William-James88 said: Another great achievement of his is being part of the renaissance at Marvel in the 80s, as an editor. Were it not for him and others (like his boss Shooter), Marvel would probably not exist today. He had a great DD run as well. Obituaries are really starting to make me feel older. ChrispyC66 and JJ-4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, romanheart said: He had a great DD run as well. Obituaries are really starting to make me feel older. Man, I would have never considered that run of DD to be "vintage", more akin to a modern book instead. But the other day, someone was selling them and stating that they held their value in the past 40 years and I was like 40 YEARS!!?!?! JJ-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 My favorite comics writer. His Batman stories from the Bronze Age are masterpieces..Rest in Peace. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OuterboroGuy Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, paperheart said: RIP I'm reminded of the story Peter David told IIRC; during a screening of Batman & Robin when Batman pulled out a credit card, Mr. O'Neill loudly sighed and walked out That reminds me of another DC story -- when I was interning there, Warner Bros screened "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" for the entire DC staff before the movie was released. (They had a little mini theater on one of their floors across the street in Rockefeller Center. You never know what is in those high-rise offices.) There were so many groans, guffaws and smart-alec "Mystery Science Theater"-type shouts at the screen that I almost peed my pants. I don't recall specifically if Denny was there for that. paperheart, Larryw7 and Ken Aldred 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 RIP I loved his work on Batman. Larryw7, James J Johnson and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) A classic writer from my Bronze Age childhood, and a very sad loss. One of his runs that hasn't been mentioned yet is his excellent Copper Age 80s Iron Man, not so much for the super-heroics, but for the descent into worsening alcoholism, dysfunction, loss, and eventual homelessness of Tony Stark, a progression from David Michelinie and Bob Layton's earlier 'Demon in a Bottle' storyline. A very dark, powerful and ultimately very, very tragic tale, also making it necessary for someone else, James Rhodes, to become his Golden Avenger replacement. Overlooked when compared to his more famous 70s relevance material such as Green Lantern / Green Arrow, but still, a later example of his trademark, socially-orientated storytelling. Edited June 12, 2020 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 My earliest recollection of a Denny story ...............RIP bane and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mrc said: My earliest recollection of a Denny story ...............RIP Great starting point. Mine was a reprint of Batman 251 in a mini-digest comic, late 70s. One of his best stories, and perfect synergy with some of Neal Adams' career-best artwork; a BA classic. Edited June 12, 2020 by Ken Aldred mrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbsturgeon Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I am not familiar with his work as I usually only buy very specific things, though I have heard his name before. Sounds like he did some great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, oldbsturgeon said: I am not familiar with his work as I usually only buy very specific things, though I have heard his name before. Sounds like he did some great stuff. Probably one of the comics I remember him the most for is Iron Man #182. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, oldbsturgeon said: I am not familiar with his work as I usually only buy very specific things, though I have heard his name before. Sounds like he did some great stuff. He created Ra's al Ghul, Lady Shiva & Dr Leslie Thompkins, to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Chazgee said: He created Ra's al Ghul, Lady Shiva & Dr Leslie Thompkins, to name a few. And perhaps most famously he co-created John Stewart with Neal Adams. ADAMANTIUM, Sandflea, Chaz G. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbsturgeon Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Chazgee said: He created Ra's al Ghul, Lady Shiva & Dr Leslie Thompkins, to name a few. I know who Ghul is but not the others. I will check them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Electricmastro said: Probably one of the comics I remember him the most for is Iron Man #182. Yup. That’s the very, very tragic scene I referred to. Edited June 12, 2020 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, paperheart said: RIP I'm reminded of the story Peter David told IIRC; during a screening of Batman & Robin when Batman pulled out a credit card, Mr. O'Neill loudly sighed and walked out I am confused little bit. So Dennis had a bad credit or what? Edited June 13, 2020 by JollyComics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, JollyComics said: 7 hours ago, paperheart said: I'm reminded of the story Peter David told IIRC; during a screening of Batman & Robin when Batman pulled out a credit card, Mr. O'Neill loudly sighed and walked out I am confused little bit. So Dennis had a bad credit? I believe Dennis was watching a movie, in which batman pulled out a credit card.... And o'Neil while watching the movie and upon seeing Batman pulled out a credit card o'Neil sighed loudly edit meaning he was exasperated about batman using or the thought that he'd pull out a credit card, not a reflection of himself Edited June 13, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM JollyComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Readcomix Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, JollyComics said: I am confused little bit. So Dennis had a bad credit? I took it to mean the action was so out of character for Batman that O'Neil walked out in disgust. Kind of like the wincing moment in the Justice League film when Flash asks Batman "What are your powers?" and Batman answers, "I'm rich." I can't imagine there's a Batman writer since Denny O'Neil who, given that -script draft, wouldn't have scratched that answer and replaced it with "I don't need any." Larryw7, littledoom, ADAMANTIUM and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Damn this forreal? Been getting messages today about GL 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
