Comic book artist Gene Colan, whose career spanned seven decades and chronicled the adventures of characters like Dracula, Batman, Iron Man and the wise-cracking fowl Howard the Duck, has died at 84. His artwork was a staple of the Silver Age of comics. In developing a style both subtle and emotional, he imbued his characters with a vitality that seemed to leap off the pages.
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