The Arnold Drake 2005 Shoot Interview by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Pulp & Graphic Novel writer and Silver Age great, Arnold Drake in 2005 on set at San Diego Comic Con about his early forays into writing in the army during the Battle of the Bulge, submitting stories to the vintage paperback market, meeting Leslie Waller with whom he wrote what some consider the first graphic novel, It Rhymes With Lust, entering DC Comics through his friendship with Bob Kane, his opinion of Mort Weisinger, writing Showcase #1, revitalizing Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis licensed comics at DC, discussing the threat of Stan Lee's Marvel Age with Irwin Donenfeld, creating Doom Patrol, interacting with Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino and his favorite artist, Bruno Premiani. Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong. Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand. #ArnoldDrake #ComicBooks #Superhero #StanLee #LeslieWaller #MortWeisinger #BobHope #JerryLewis #Marvel #Batman #DoomPatrol #SilverAge #GraphicNovel #BobKane #DComics 📜 Chapters 00:00 Background 00:37 What got you into writing? 02:46 Writing contest or practicing on your own? 03:18 Pedi-furs play 03:43 In the army 04:30 Putting a show for army guys 05:58 Professional work before the service 06:36 After the service 07:32 In the Pulps 08:29 Meeting Leslie Waller 08:51 Bob Kane | Nick O'Tyme 10:14 Writing for DC | Mort Weisinger 11:52 Showcase #1 | Fireman Farrell 14:32 Saving comedy magazines 15:52 Bob Hope 17:56 Jerry Lewis 18:29 How fast did you write? 18:54 Irwin Donenfeld 19:44 Everything was continuing to sink | Stan Lee 21:19 Doom Patrol | Stanley and His Monster 22:00 Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino 23:39 Beast Boy from Doom Patrol 23:58 Bruno Premiani 25:10 Outro 🤔 Hope you enjoyed this video! 👍 If you enjoy this video, please like and share it. 👉 Don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more updates. 🚫 Subscribe by clicking this link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3i ⚡️ Swim into our playlists ⚡️ 🎶 CBH Docuseries by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-Docuseries 🎶 CBH Interview Series 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-InterviewSeries 🎶 History of DC Comics Video Series by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CrGqnV 🎶 Origin of Marvel Comics Video Series by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/3yx4gvV 🎶 CBH Videos in Order of Episode Number 🔗 https://bit.ly/3lBl29H 🎶 Comic Book Flip Thru 🔗 https://bit.ly/3xz8QIO 🎶 Historic Footage 🔗 https://bit.ly/3AiukLR 🎶 CBH Motion Comics 🔗 https://bit.ly/3yvHMLX 🎶 CBH Panel Series 🔗 https://bit.ly/3s36voy 🎶 Comic Book Historians Playlists 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-Playlists ⚡️ Our Socials ⚡️ ✅ Facebook:   / comicbookhistorians   ✅ Instagram:   / comicbookhistorians   ✅ Twitter:   / comichistorians   🎙 Audio Podcasts 🔗 https://comicbookhistorians.buzzsprou... 🌐 Website 🔗 https://comicbookhistorians.com/ ✊ You want to support our project? We'd be happy for your support on Patreon. ⚡️ Check us out on Patreon 🔗   / comicbookhistorians   󰛝 An extra special thank-you to all my kind Patreon supporters. 🙏 Thank you for watching