Nathaniel Dusk
Nathaniel Dusk | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Nathaniel Dusk #1 (February 1984) |
Created by | Don McGregor Gene Colan |
In-story information | |
Full name | Nathaniel Dusk |
Nathaniel Dusk, a private investigator, is the titular protagonist, of two four issue long comic book miniseries by DC Comics. They appeared in 1984 and 1985, respectively.
Creation[]
Don McGregor wrote and Gene Colan provided pencils for both series.[1] McGregor has said that he based Dusk on characters played by actor Robert Culp. He had been watching I Spy, a series starring Culp, when the idea of Nathaniel Dusk came into his mind.[citation needed]
Fictional character biography[]
Dusk operates out of New York City in the 1930s. He served in the United States armed forces in World War I and was hired by the New York City police force. Dusk fell in love with Joyce Gulino, a beautiful young saleswoman with two children, Jennie and Anthony. Gulino's ex-husband was a gangster named Joseph Costilino. Costilino later killed his family.[1]
The 2017-2019 miniseries Doomsday Clock, by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank portrays Nathaniel Dusk in the DC Universe as a noir film character portrayed by fictional actor Carver Colman.[2][3] In 1954, Carver Colman is found bludgeoned to death with the award that he won.[4] Colman having been the first actor whom Doctor Manhattan met after traveling to the DC Universe, he served as an "anchor" for Manhattan as he adjusted to life there.[5]
Collected editions[]
- DC Through the 80s: The Experiments (Nathaniel Dusk #1, 504 pages, May 2021, ISBN 978-1779507099)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wallace, Dan (2008). Dougal, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe (Updated ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 111. ISBN 0756641195.
- ^ Bondurant, Tom (July 10, 2018). "Doomsday Clock: What's Nathaniel Dusk's Role In Johns & Frank's Event?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Doomsday Clock #2. DC Comics. (December 2017)
- ^ Doomsday Clock #7. DC Comics. (September 2018)
- ^ Doomsday Clock #10. DC Comics. (May 2019)
- 1984 comics debuts
- Characters created by Don McGregor
- Characters created by Gene Colan
- Comics characters introduced in 1984
- DC Comics titles
- Detective comics
- Fictional detectives
- Fictional private investigators