Farewell to a true superhero of the Malaysian comic book scene


Writer Daniel Chan, who was instrumental in cultivating the comic book scene here in Malaysia, passed away last week at 66.

The name Daniel Chan may not ring a bell to younger comics fans today, but he was well-known in the Malaysian comic book fan community in the 1980s, and was instrumental in cultivating the scene here in Malaysia.

Personally, I grew up reading Chan's comic book column, Comicscene, which ran in the New Straits Times from 1983 to 1995, and was compulsory reading for Malaysian comics fans.

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