David Vern Reed
David Vern Reed | |
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Born | David Levine December 13, 1914 |
Died | August 11, 1994 | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Pseudonym(s) | Alexander Blade, Craig Ellis, Peter Horn, Coram Nobis, David Vern, Clyde Woodruff |
Notable works | Batman Detective Comics |
David Vern Reed (born David Levine; 13 December 1914 – 11 August 1994), was an American writer, best known for his work on the Batman comic book during the 1950s in a run that included a revamp of the Batplane in Batman #61 and the introduction of Deadshot in Batman #59 (July 1950).
Biography
Born David Levine[1] in New York City in 1914,[2][3] David Vern Reed grew up to become a writer, with his work appearing under several Anglicized pseudonyms, amongst them David Vern,[4] Coram Nobis,[5] Alexander Blade, Craig Ellis, Clyde Woodruff, and Peter Horn.[6] In the 1940s, he wrote such science fiction stories as the novella "The Metal Monster Murders" in Mammoth Detective (vol. 3) #4 (Nov. 1944).
He was hired to write comic book scripts by his friend,
He later left comics to return to prose fiction, writing such science fiction novels as Murder in Space (Green Dragon Books / Ideal Publishing, 1945), and stories for such magazines as Amazing Stories, Fantastic Adventures, and Astounding Science Fiction. He also wrote for glossy magazines including Argosy, Collier's, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Mademoiselle.[17]
Reed returned to comic books in the 1970s and to Batman in 1975. Initially ignoring the character's large
After writing various Batman stories for three years, Reed left comics again in 1978 with his final Batman story "Hang the Batman" appearing in DC Special Series #15.[7] He died in New York in 1994[2][3] (1989 in some sources[26]).
Comics bibliography
- Action Comics #169 (Superman) (1952)
- All-American Men of War #3–4, 6, 9–10, 13, 15, 18 (1953–1955)
- All-American Western #116–119 (1950–1951)
- The Amazing World of DC Comics #10 (1976)
- Batman #56, 59, 61, 67, 70–73, 75, 78–79, 81–85, 267, 269–285, 287–294, 296–304 (1949–1954, 1975–1978)
- Batman Family #20 (1978)
- Danger Trail #1–5 (1950–1951)
- DC Special Series #15 (Batman) (1978)
- Detective Comics #179–180, 185–186, 192, 197, 452–454, 465 (Batman) (1952–1953, 1975–1976)
- House of Mystery #236, 245, 251, 256, 258 (1975–1978)
- House of Secrets #134 (1975)
- Plop! #5, 10, 12–13, 17–18, 21 (1974–1976)
- Star-Spangled Comics #92–95, 100, 103–105, 110–111, 115, 127–128, 130 (Robin) (1950–1952)
- Star Spangled War Stories #14, 23–24, 26–27, 38, 40–41 (1953–1956)
- Strange Adventures #1–2, 4 (1950–1951)
- Weird War Tales #31 (1974)
- World's Finest Comics #49–54, 56–61, 66 (Batman) (1950–1953)
References
- ^ Rozakis, Bob (April 9, 2001). "Secret Identities". It's BobRo the Answer Man. Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "Authors : Reed, David V". SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Summary Bibliography: David V. Reed".
- ^ a b "Batman #59 (July 1950)". Grand Comics Database.
- ISBN 978-1893905788.
Bob Rozakis reveals that David V. Reed also writes for Plop! under the pseudonym Coram Nobis
- ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (2015). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. London, United Kingdom: Orion Publishing Group. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
Reed was probably the first writer to use the House Name Alexander Blade, which began as a personal pseudonym; among his other names (some apparently not identified) he used also the house names Craig Ellis and Peter Horn and wrote as David Vern, plus one story as Clyde Woodruff.
- ^ a b c David V. Reed at the Grand Comics Database and David Vern Reed at the Grand Comics Database
- ISBN 978-1465424563.
A frequent Batman writer during the 1950s and later the 1970s, David V. Reed penned this tale drawn by Dick Sprang.
- Empire. Archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2015.
[Deadshot] was originally created by Bob Kane, David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz in 1950 as a prime villain for Batman.
- ^ "Batman #61 (Nov. 1950)". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Manning "1950s" in Dougall, p. 47: "Batman unveiled the Batplane II in this issue by writer David V. Reed and artist Dick Sprang."
- ISBN 978-0792454502.
The story is described as a "...typical Bill Finger story..."
- ^ Manning "1950s" in Dougall, p. 51: "The Joker received a utility belt of his very own in this tale that would later inspire an episode of the 1966-68 classic Batman TV show."
- ^ Gerber, Sean (November 25, 2014). ""The Joker Is Wild/Batman Gets Riled" (S1/E5 & 6)". Batman on Film. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Joker is Wild" Story Code '8709-Part 1' originally broadcast January 26, 1966
- ^ "Batman Gets Riled" Story Code '8709-Part 2' originally broadcast January 27, 1966
- ^ Editor's comment, "Letters to the Batman", Batman #271 (Jan. 1976).
- ^ Batman #269 (Nov. 1975) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Batman #272 (Feb. 1976) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Batman #291–294 (Sept.–Dec. 1977) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Cronin, Brian (June 13, 2014). "75 Greatest Batman Writers and Artists: Writers #20-16". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.
- ^ Manning "1970s" in Dougall, p. 126: "Writer David V. Reed delivered one of his most enjoyable Batman stories in this four-part saga illustrated by John Calnan."
- ^ Sims, Chris (June 29, 2012). "Ask Chris #112: Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed?". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015.
- ^ Manning "1970s" in Dougall, p. 128: "Crafted by writer David V. Reed and penciller Walter Simonson, this special 34-page issue imagined a possible future where Gotham City had become the hub of Magalopolis-East."
- ^ Trumbull, John (December 2013). "A New Beginning...And a Probable End: Batman #300 and #400". Back Issue! (#69). TwoMorrows Publishing: 49–53.
- ISBN 978-1563898105.
External links
- David Vern Reed at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Klein, Todd (January 19, 2016). "DC Comics' 1945 Christmas Party". Kleinletters.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016.
Includes photo of David Vern Reed