Legendary Batman comic book writer Denny O'Neil dead at 81


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Dennis "Denny" O'Neil, best known for writing and editing Batman comic books, died on June 11 of natural causes. He was 81. Photos: DC Comics

Dennis "Denny" O'Neil, best known for writing and editing Batman comic books, died on June 11 of natural causes. He was 81.

O'Neil wrote Batman, Detective Comics and Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight in addition to serving as an editor for DC's Batman-related comic books from 1986 until 2000.

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