One of comics' best writers and editors, Dennis "Denny" O'Neil suffered a major heart attack last Tuesday. He was dining in a restaurant when it hit, and his heart and respiration actually stopped completely. Fortunately, the owner of the restaurant was a fireman and he had defibrillator paddles handy. It took three tries but he jolted Denny back to life, and now our friend is in the hospital with bypass surgery planned for next week. I don't have to tell anyone who's read DC Comics in the last 33 years that Denny is one of our most valuable creative talents.
Some of you may not however know that he's among the most decent, compassionate people in the industry, with a very long list of personal super-heroics to his credit. I hope he gets better in a hurry…and not just because we could be in for some wonderful "back from the dead" stories.