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Legendary Comic Writer Gerry Conway Dies of Cancer.

5/3/2026

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Gerry Conway died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, at age 73.
Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski called him legendary and said he wrote almost every Marvel character.
DC chief Jim Lee praised Conway’s work on Batman, Superman, the Justice League and co-creating Firestorm, Jason Todd and Power Girl.
He is survived by his wife Laura Conway and two daughters from previous marriages.

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Gerry Conway died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, at age 73.
Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski called him legendary and said he wrote almost every Marvel character.
DC chief Jim Lee praised Conway’s work on Batman, Superman, the Justice League and co-creating Firestorm, Jason Todd and Power Girl.
He is survived by his wife Laura Conway and two daughters from previous marriages.