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David Vern Reed (1924–1989) born David Levine, was an American writer, best known for his work on the ''Batman'' comic book during the 1950s, in a run that included a revamp of the Batplane in ''Batman'' #61 and the introduction of Deadshot in ''Batman'' #59. ==Biography== Born David Levine, David Vern Reed grew up to become a writer, with his work appearing under several Anglicized pseudonyms, amongst them David Vern,〔 Alexander Blade, Craig Ellis, Clyde Woodruff and Peter Horn. In the 1940s, he wrote such science fiction stories as the novella "The Metal Monster Murders" in ''Mammoth Detective'' vol. 3, #4 (Nov. 1944). He was hired to write comic book scripts by his friend, Julius Schwartz, an editor of DC Comics. It was at DC where Levine — who like all Batman writers and artists of this time ghosted under Bob Kane's byline — would eventually become best known to Batman fans as "David V. Reed." He and artist Lew Schwartz created the villain Deadshot in ''Batman'' #59 (July 1950).〔(''Batman'' #59 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 Reed's first story published by DC, "Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride", (Batman #56 Vol. 1) was the start of his first tenure chronicling Batman's adventures. Reed wrote such key stories as "The Birth of Batplane II" in ''Batman'' #61 (Nov. 1950),〔(''Batman'' #61 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 "The Joker's Millions" and "Two-Face Strikes Again", the latter two featuring the return of the original villains introduced by Kane and writer Bill Finger. Another story from this period, "The Joker's Utility Belt", once mistakenly believed to have been written by Finger,〔50 Years of American Comic Books by Ron Goulart, p.? describes story as a "...typical Bill Finger story..."〕 was eventually adapted for Cesar Romero's first appearance as the Joker on the 1960s Batman television series, broadcast as the episodes "The Joker Is Wild"〔("The Joker is Wild" Story Code '8709-Part 1' ) originally broadcast January 26, 1966〕 and "Batman is Riled".〔("Batman is Riled" Story Code '8709-Part 2' ) originally broadcast January 27, 1966〕 Besides ''Batman'', Vern Reed wrote for ''Superman'', ''World's Finest'' and several of DC's non-superhero books. He later left comics to return to prose fiction, writing such science fiction novels as ''Murder in Space'' (Green Dragon Books / Ideal Publishing, 1945), and stories for such magazines as ''Amazing Stories'', ''Fantastic Adventures'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction''. He also wrote for glossy magazines,including ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Collier's'', ''Argosy'', and ''Mademoiselle''.〔 Reed returned to comic books in the 1970s and to Batman in 1975. Initially ignoring the character's large rogues gallery, he engaged the superhero in a series of bizarre mysteries such as "The Daily Death of Terry Tremayne"〔(''Batman'' #269 (Nov. 1975) ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 and "The Underworld Olympics '76!"〔(''Batman'' #272 (Feb. 1976) ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 However, supervillains would later appear in tales like "Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed?".〔(''Batman'' #291-294 (Sept.-Dec. 1977) ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 Reed's version would greet his foes with a dry quip, to which some readers objected as out of character for a "dark knight". Other fans acknowledged that deadpan humor had been a part of the character's personality since his earliest appearances.〔''Detective Comics'' #28, reprinted in ''Batman Archives Volume 1'' (DC Comics, 1997) ISBN 978-0-930289-60-7〕 Reed remained on Batman for three years before leaving comics again. He died in 1989.〔Contributors' bio section, ''Batman in The 50s'' p. 190,DC COMICS, 2002〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Vern Reed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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