Deaths of the Day

[dewline]

Noting today's notable deaths. Among them, but not limited to them:

Neal Conan of NPR. (X-Men fans of a certain age range will remember that name, I suspect.)

Hockey goaltender Tony Esposito.

Actor Alex Cord.

Comments

[malada]

X-Men fans or public radio listeners of a certain age range. I didn't know Neal was featured in the comics. It's fun when that happens.

-m

[dewline]

Sadly, with the passage of time and the consequences of "keep the franchise characters as young as possible for as long as possible" editorial policy at Marvel, Mr. Conan's NPR work in the Marvel Universe is going to become a "topical reference", like the Beatles showing up in Strange Tales, or the SNL gang of 1978 in that one issue of Marvel Team-Up...

[thewayne]

I remember Neal, I was a regular listener to Talk of the Nation. Had absolutely no clue that he appeared in X-Men.

[dewline]

And, I am now reminded, in Sovereign Seven as published by DC as well.