DC Comics is marking the week’s releases with a publisher-wide memorial to writer Gerry Conway.
Per The Venom Blog’s September 15, 2026 report, specialty-shop shelves this week include special memorial segments across DC’s current lineup — artwork credited to Eduardo Pansica, Al Milgrom, and Marcelo Maiolo, alongside tributes from industry peers. Bleeding Cool’s September 16 Daily LITG noted that its DC Tribute to Gerry Conway coverage was the site’s most-read story the day prior, underscoring how widely the memorial is traveling among comics readers this week.
Remembering Conway
Conway died in April 2026 at age 73, Bleeding Cool reported at the time (Rich Johnston, published April 27, 2026; page updated around the September memorial window). A Brooklyn-born Bronze Age workhorse who broke in as a teenager, he wrote landmark Marvel runs (including The Amazing Spider-Man’s “The Night Gwen Stacy Died”) and long, defining stretches at DC on titles such as Justice League of America, Batman, Superman, and Swamp Thing. He also scripted the 1976 Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man treasury — the first modern Marvel/DC superhero crossover.
Creations — attributed carefully
Coverage of Conway’s DC legacy consistently frames him as a co-creator (not sole inventor) of characters that still anchor the line and its adaptations. Among the names Bleeding Cool and The Venom Blog highlight in that co-creation context: Firestorm, Power Girl, Jason Todd (the second Robin; later Red Hood), Killer Croc, plus Vixen, Killer Frost, and others. Treat those as attributed co-creations from published obituaries and memorial reporting — not a claim that every modern iteration is solely his work.
Why this week’s pages matter
Memorial pages inside shipping comics are how publishers write creators into the permanent record of the books themselves. The Venom Blog’s framing of this week’s rollout — memorial art plus peer testimonials — is the on-shelf story for Wednesday’s slate. Earlier April remembrances (including Gail Simone’s account of racing tributes into print before Conway’s death, and Paul Levitz’s reflections on mentorship and generosity) sit upstream of this September dedication; this package focuses on DC’s in-book tribute week, not a full career retrospective.
As-of: morning September 16, 2026 (2026-09-16 ~8:30 AM CDT (America/Chicago)). Memorial pages / Pansica–Milgrom–Maiolo credits attributed to The Venom Blog (Sep 15); death date April 2026 age 73 and co-creation list attributed to Bleeding Cool’s April 27 obituary (updated Sep 15); LITG Sep 16 confirms tribute coverage was BC’s top read day-prior. Respectful tone; no fabrication of specific issue checklist beyond “this week’s DC books” as reported.
