Creator of Superhero 'The Flash' Dies
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Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero 'The Flash' and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday. He was 88.
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Christopher Reeve, the &#39;Superman&#39; film star who became a superhero in his own right while battling paralysis after a 1995 horse-riding accident, has died.
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Al Shugart, a pioneer in the  computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most  colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76.
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Controversial comic Bernard Manning, who died on Tuesday, wrote his own obituary.
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"MASH" director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with a chaotic, irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.
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George MacDonald Fraser, who wrote the best-selling Flashman series of adventure stories about a colonial-era British Army officer, has died aged 82, British media said Wednesday.
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Christopher Reeve, known for his role as ``Superman&#39;&#39; in movies and later as an advocate for spinal cord research after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
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All deaths are sad, but the news that Christopher Reeve, the actor best known for playing SUPERMAN, died on Sunday of heart failure, just made me really, really sad.
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Dr. Joyce Swartney, formerly of Williamsville and Detroit, died June 3 in Sarasota, Fla., from complications associated with progressive supranuclear palsy. She was 71.
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MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio - The man who invented the small, long-lasting alkaline batteries that power Walkmans, Gameboys and other portable devices has died.
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US artist Ed Paschke, who earned global recognition for his paintings of icons from popular culture, dies.
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Rodney Dangerfield, the acid-tongued put-down comic whose chief comedic target was always himself, died Tuesday at the age of 82, according to Reuters.
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MySpace Comic Books, the comics corner of this online social network, and Meltdown Comics, a store in Los Angeles, have teamed up to commemorate the end of âY: The Last Man,â the comic book series created by Brian K. Vaughan, above, and Pia Guerra. The event, âY: The Last Party,â will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, and will benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The organization, founded in 1986, is dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comic book business. Of late the defense fund has been involved in the case of Gordon Lee, a comic book retailer in Rome, Ga., who has found himself in court over the distribution of obscene material to a minor. The material in question depicted Picasso in the nude. Mr. Vaughan, who is also a writer on ABCâs âLost,â is a firm believer in the defense fund. âItâs obviously a completely different situation from the writersâ strike, but, similarly, itâs creators taking care of their community, which I always support,â he said in a telephone interview. The $100 V.I.P. tickets have sold out, but a limited number of $25 tickets will be available the day of the event. More information:www.myspace.com/cbldf.
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Joseph Barbera, one half of the  team that created The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo cartoons, dies, aged 95.
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Legendary author Sidney Sheldon has died from pneumonia, his publicist told AFP, after a prolific career that saw him pen Oscar-winning screenplays and sell over 300 million books. He was 89.
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Dutch author and sculptor Jan  Wolkers, once controversial for his explicit writing on sex and  later famous for his glass and steel creations, died on Friday  aged 81, his publisher said.
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The author of "Death of a Salesman," whose work exposed the flaws in the fabric of the American dream, died Thursday.