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Drake, creator of the Doom Patrol and Deadman, gives a wide-ranging retrospective on his stormy career at DC and Marvel. He discusses how DC's conservatism under editors like Weisinger and Schiff held the company back while Marvel took risks, recounts his attempts to push DC into new creative territory and his eventual departure when publisher Irwin Donnenfeld reneged on promises, and reflects on his work on X-Men, Star Trek (Gold Key), and Bob Hope/Jerry Lewis humor comics. He explains he is unlikely to return to comics full-time due to persistent low page rates and lack of editorial freedom, though he remains active as National Executive Director of the Veterans Bedside Network.