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David Emmett Cockrum (/ ˈ k ɒ k r ə m /; November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006) was an American comics artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Mystique, as well as the antiheroine Black Cat.
Jun 30, 2022 · One of the most anticipated comics history books is out July 6, from TwoMorrows: The Life & Art of Dave Cockrum, a lush look at the late artist’s influential career.
After first learning of the new X-Men series in 1972, Dave Cockrum designed a black, female member called the Black Cat, who wore a collar with a bell on it. Her power was that she could turn into any cat, from a house-cat to a panther, and she could also half-transform into a humanoid cat.
Nov 29, 2006 · Dave Cockrum, an illustrator who in the mid-1970s helped invent a dynamic new look and intriguing new characters for the moribund “X-Men” comics, paving the way for what became America’s most...
Dave Cockrum got his start as a fan artist way back in the '60s and broke in the field as Murphy Anderson's assistant at DC Comics.
David Emmett Cockrum was born in Pendleton, Oregon, on November 12, 1943. He grew up loving comic books with the ambition to become a comic-book creator himself, and later become a professional comic book illustrator who in the mid-1970s helped invent a dynamic new look and intriguing new characters for the moribund "X-Men" comics, paving the ...
Nov 28, 2006 · Dave Cockrum, the illustrator for the landmark 1970s overhauling of the X-Men that turned a relatively obscure Marvel Comics title into a 1980s publishing sensation and...