Never mind arguing over the birthdays of Superman and Captain Marvel. Today is the verifiable birthday of a real hero. When I was reading DC Comics in the sixties, the books didn't carry writer credits so I had no idea who'd dreamed up my favorite stories. Years later, as I started to learn who wrote what, I discovered that I had favorite writers; that many of the tales I'd enjoyed most had come from certain men who had, despite their utter anonymity, had the creativity and pride to work above the norm. That was when I learned of Arnold Drake, the man who co-created The Doom Patrol, co-created Deadman, wrote those great issues of Tommy Tomorrow in Showcase, wrote the Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis comics and some of the better Blackhawk tales and Challengers of the Unknown and…hey, let's not forget Stanley and His Monster and many more. In many venues, Drake showed himself to be a writer who brought a lot more imagination to comic books than the job required. Later, I was pleased to get to know Arnold and found him to be a bright, articulate and lovely gentleman. It is therefore a joy to tell you all that today is his 80th birthday and I wish him at least eighty more.