posted Jun 17, 2017, 7:30 PM by Vu Nguyen
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 Kings in Disguise #1
From tulsaworld.com
James Vance, a former Tulsa World writer, as well as an award-winning graphic novelist and playwright, died June 5.
He was 64.
A private service was held Thursday. Rose Hill Funeral Home handled arrangements.
A
longtime Tulsa resident, Vance was perhaps best known outside of
Oklahoma for his graphic novels, including the Depression-era “Kings in
Disguise” and its sequel “On the Ropes,” both based on plays he had
written.
“Kings,” published in 1988, is considered a landmark of the genre. Vance teamed with artist Dan Burr on both novels.
Other deaths in the month of June 2017: Comic Book Creators Who Died in 2017
June (6)
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[13 Jun 2017] Anita Pallenberg (Italian actress on Barbarella), 73, theguardian.com
- [12 Jun 2017] Jim Galton (CEO of Marvel Entertainment Group), 92, saved Marvel Comics in 1970s
- [10 Jun 2017] Malang aka Mauro Santos (Filipino artist, cartoonist for Kosme, the Cop, Retired and Tikoy), 89, lingering illness
- [09 Jun 2017] Adam West (American actor famous for portraying 1960's Batman, played Mayor West on Family Guy), 88, leukemia
- [05 Jun 2017] James Vance (American writer on Kings in Disguise from Kitchen Sink Comics), 65, tulsaworld.com
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[02 Jun 2017] Peter Sallis (English actor of Wallace and Gromit), 96
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