Editing Dave Cockrum

{{Short description|American comics artist (1943–2006)}}
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{{Infobox comics creator
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| caption       = Dave Cockrum by [[Michael Netzer]]
| birth_name    = David Emmett Cockrum
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1943|11|11}}
| birth_place   = [[Pendleton, Oregon]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|2006|11|26|1943|11|11}}}}
| death_place   = [[Belton, South Carolina]], U.S.
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| notable works = [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br/>''[[Uncanny X-Men]]''
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| awards        = [[Inkpot Award]] (1982)
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'''David Emmett Cockrum''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|k|r|ə|m}}; November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006)<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5RR-TWR David Emmett Cockrum] at the [[Social Security Death Index]] via FamilySearch. Retrieved on June 22, 2013.</ref> was an American [[comics artist]] known for his co-creation of the new [[X-Men]] characters [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], and [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], as well as the antiheroine [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]]. Cockrum was a prolific and inventive costume designer who updated the uniforms of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] and the X-Men in the 1970s and early 1980s.

==Early life==
Cockrum was born on November 11, 1943, in [[Pendleton, Oregon]]. His father was a [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] of the [[United States Air Force]], resulting in the Cockrums frequently transporting their household from one city to another for years. Cockrum discovered comic books at a young age; an early favorite was [[Fawcett Comics|Fawcett]]'s ''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]'', especially [[Mac Raboy]]'s [[Captain Marvel Jr.]]<ref name="CBA">{{cite journal|last = Cooke |first = Jon B.|title = Dave "Blackhawk" Cockrum: The Marvel Days of the Co-Creator of the New X-Men|journal= [[Comic Book Artist]]|issue = 6|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date = Fall 1999|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|url = http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/06cockrum.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024205417/http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/06cockrum.html|archive-date= October 24, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other artists whose work the young Cockrum admired were [[Wally Wood]], [[Gil Kane]], [[Murphy Anderson]], and [[Joe Kubert]].<ref name="CBA" />

As a young man, Cockrum was a dedicated "[[letterhack]]," who had many letters printed in [[comic book letter column]]s<ref>{{cite journal|last = Smith|first = Stephen Scott Beau|author-link = Beau Smith|title = The LOCsmiths|journal= [[Amazing Heroes]]|issue = 23|publisher = [[Fantagraphics Books]]|date = May 15, 1983}}</ref> such as ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #22 (Jan. 1964), ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #12 (May 1964), ''[[Atom (Ray Palmer)|The Atom]]'' #1 (June 1962), and ''Fantastic Four'' #36 (March 1965) (return address "YN 'A' School, USNTC"). A letter from Cockrum in ''Fantastic Four'' #34 (Jan. 1965) led to a correspondence with Andrea Kline, who later became his first wife.<ref name="CBA"/><ref name=WashPost>{{cite news|last = Jacobson|first= Aileen|title = Serious Comics Fans|newspaper =[[The Washington Post]]|date = August 16, 1971|page=B2}}</ref>

Cockrum's ambition was to become a comic-book creator himself. After attending but not graduating from [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale|Southern Illinois University]],<ref>{{cite news|last= Martin|first= Douglas|title= Dave Cockrum, 63, Comic Book Artist, Dies|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= November 29, 2006|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/arts/design/29cockrum.html?_r=1&oref=slogin}}</ref> Cockrum joined the [[United States Navy]] for six years.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cockrum_dave.htm|title= Dave Cockrum|year= 2010|publisher= [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120706053714/http://lambiek.net/artists/c/cockrum_dave.htm|archive-date= July 6, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During this time, he created the character [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], though the character would not be used until years later.<ref name="TyphoonDave">{{cite news |last = Meth | first= Clifford | date = August 1993 | title = How a Typhoon Blew in Success | work = [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]: X-Men Turn Thirty | issue = 1|pages = 50–52}}</ref>

==Career==
Despite serving during the [[Vietnam War]], Cockrum found time to contribute artwork to comics [[fanzine]]s such as ''[[Star-Studded Comics]]'' and ''Fantastic Fanzine''.<ref name="ComicsReporter" />

After leaving the military, Cockrum found employment with [[Warren Publishing]],<ref name="TyphoonDave"/> as well as with [[Neal Adams]]' [[Continuity Associates]] as a member of the "[[Crusty Bunkers]]".<ref name=bails>[[Greg Theakston|Theakston, Greg]] and [[Kevin Nowlan|Nowlan, Kevin]], et al., at {{cite book | author-link = Jerry Bails | last1 = Bails | first1 = Jerry | first2 = Hames | last2 = Ware | url = http://www.bailsprojects.com/(S(4qhorsuuofjdqark01hdflq2))/bio.aspx?Name=CRUSTY+BUNKERS | title = Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999 | chapter = Crusty Bunkers | access-date = June 16, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070511052403/http://www.bailsprojects.com/%28S%284fltw0ymnr4dmf45dkrq1eao%29%29/bio.aspx?Name=CRUSTY+BUNKERS | archive-date = May 11, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

He was then hired as an assistant inker to [[Murphy Anderson]],<ref name="CBA" /> who was inking various titles featuring [[Superman]] and [[Superboy]] for [[DC Comics]]. At the time, ''Superboy'' featured a "[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]" backup strip. When the position of artist for "The Legion of Super-Heroes" was left vacant, Cockrum sought the job and was rewarded with his first assignment drawing a feature.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Dave+Cockrum|title= Dave Cockrum}}</ref> Cockrum's work on the feature, beginning with a backup story in ''Superboy'' #184 (April 1972) and recurring in several following issues "established an exciting new vibe".<ref>{{cite book|last1=McAvennie|first1= Michael|editor=Hannah Dolan|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page=151 |quote =After more than a year as Murphy Anderson's background inker, Dave Cockrum landed his big DC break as the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' artist." "Cockrum's debut story, which was written by Cary Bates, quickly established an exciting new vibe for the super-team.}}</ref> He remained the artist on the ''Superboy'' series after the Legion of Super-Heroes became the main feature of the book with #197 and his art redefined the look of the Legion, creating new costumes and designs that would last until artist [[Keith Giffen]] did a similar revamp in the 1980s. Cockrum is credited with creating team member [[Wildfire (Drake Burroughs)|Wildfire]]. Cockrum drew the story wherein the characters [[Bouncing Boy]] and [[Luornu Durgo|Duo Damsel]] were married in ''Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #200 (Feb. 1974).<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 159: "Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel became the first Legionnaires to tie the knot. The wedding planners were writer Cary Bates and artist Dave Cockrum."</ref> Cockrum eventually left DC and the ''Legion'' in a dispute involving the return of his original artwork from that issue.<ref name="CBA" /><ref name="ComicsReporter">{{cite web |url= http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/longbox/6958/|title= Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006|first= Tom|last= Spurgeon|date= December 1, 2006|publisher= The Comics Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130810150615/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/longbox/6958/|archive-date= August 10, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= April 25, 2009}}</ref>

Prior to his departure, Cockrum had been preparing to be the regular artist on an ongoing [[Captain Marvel Jr.]] back-up strip in the ''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Shazam!]]'' series for DC.<ref name="CBA" />

===Marvel and the X-Men===
Moving over to a staff position at Marvel, Cockrum and [[Len Wein]] under the direction of editor [[Roy Thomas]] created the new [[X-Men]], co-creating such characters as [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], and [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]]. Storm and Nightcrawler were directly based on characters which Cockrum had intended to introduce into the Legion of Super-Heroes storyline had he remained on the title.<ref name="Larsen">{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=15431&page=article|title= One Fan's Opinion: Issue #65|first= Erik|last= Larsen|date= December 1, 2006|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121107152521/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=15431|archive-date= November 7, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> These characters made their debut in ''[[Giant-Size X-Men]]'' #1 ([July] 1975),<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Sanderson|first1 = Peter|author-link = Peter Sanderson|editor= Laura Gilbert|chapter= 1970s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 169|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= [Editor Roy] Thomas realized that if ''X-Men'' was to be successfully revived, it needed an exciting new concept. Thomas came up with just such an idea: the X-Men would become an international team, with members from other countries as well as the United States. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum were assigned to the new project and the result was ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1.}}</ref> and then in a relaunched ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' (beginning with issue #94).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 170: "The 'new' X-Men team...moved into this thirty-two-page bimonthly comic."</ref>

Cockrum stayed with the title until 1977 (as main penciler on issues #94–105 and 107), when he was succeeded by penciler [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] with issue #108.<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 181: "When 'new' ''X-Men'' co-creator Dave Cockrum left the series, John Byrne took over as penciler and co-plotter. In his first issue, Byrne and writer Chris Claremont wound up the Shi'ar story arc."</ref> The final issue of his original, regular run introduced the [[Starjammers]], a spacefaring superhero team he had originally intended to debut in their own series.<ref name="TyphoonDave"/> Issue #110, which Cockrum co-pencilled with [[Tony DeZuniga]], was an inventory issue.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nickerson|first=Al |title=Claremont and Byrne: The Team that Made the X-Men Uncanny|journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=29 |page=4|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|date=August 2008|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> He continued to contribute covers for the series until ''Uncanny X-Men'' #126.<ref name="GCD" />

As journalist [[Tom Spurgeon]] wrote about Cockrum's X-Men,
{{quote|Cockrum's penciled interiors on those first few issues of the "new" ''X-Men'' were dark and appealingly dramatic . . . . Cockrum gave those first few issues of ''X-Men'' a sumptuous, late-'70s cinema style that separated the book from the rest of Marvel's line, and superhero comics in general. Reading those ''X-Men'' comics felt like sneaking into a movie starring [[Sean Connery]] or [[Sigourney Weaver]], not simply like flipping on the television. ''Uncanny X-Men'' really felt new and different, almost right away, and Cockrum's art was a tremendous part of that.<ref name="NYTimes" />}}

In 1979, Dave Cockrum designed [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] for writer [[Marv Wolfman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/002527565.cfm |title=Saying Goodbye to Dave Cockrum |access-date=June 21, 2007 |author=Matt Powell |date=November 27, 2006 |publisher=Wizard.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228085620/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/002527565.cfm |archive-date=February 28, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Dan |date=August 2006 |title=Marvel's Dark Angel: ''Back Issue'' Gets Caught in Spider-Woman's Web |journal=Back Issue! |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |issue=17 |pages=57–63}}</ref> Cockrum quit his staff job at Marvel in 1979 and his angry resignation letter was printed without his permission in ''[[Iron Man]]'' #127 (October 1979)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/04/13/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-46/|title= Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #46!|first= Brian|last= Cronin|date= April 13, 2006|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130731225753/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/04/13/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-46/|archive-date= July 31, 2013|url-status= dead|df=mdy-all|access-date= May 2, 2009}}</ref> but he continued to work for Marvel as a freelancer. Cockrum was Marvel's primary cover artist during this period,<ref name="Larsen" /> and also penciled or inked a number of other titles for DC during this time. Although not a regular artist on the series, he re-designed the costume for [[Carol Danvers|Ms. Marvel]].<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 186: "Ms. Marvel's...series was in the hands of Chris Claremont... and Dave Cockrum, a master of imaginative costume design. In this issue [#20], Claremont and Cockrum unveiled the latter's new stylish black costume for Ms. Marvel."</ref> When John Byrne left the ''X-Men'' in 1981, Cockrum returned to the title with issue #145 but left again with issue #164 (Dec. 1982) to work on ''[[The Futurians]]''.<ref name="CBA" />

He returned to the X-Universe in 1985 with a four-part ''[[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]]'' limited series that he wrote as well, a two-part ''[[Starjammers]]'' limited series in 1990 and an X-Men short story for ''Marvel Holiday Special'' #1 in 1991. Two unpublished fill-in issues that Cockrum pencilled in the early 1990s for ''X-Men'' and ''[[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]'' respectively were released together posthumously as the one-shot ''X-Men: Odd Men Out'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newsarama.com/207-roger-stern-working-with-dave-cockrum-one-last-time.html|title= Roger Stern - Working with Dave Cockrum, One Last Time|first= Steve|last= Ekstrom|date= June 20, 2008|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190414161933/https://www.newsarama.com/207-roger-stern-working-with-dave-cockrum-one-last-time.html|archive-date= April 14, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

===The Futurians===
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In 1983, Cockrum produced ''The Futurians'', first as a [[graphic novel]] (''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]'' #9), and then as an ongoing series published by [[Deluxe Comics#Lodestone Comics|Lodestone Comics]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Heintjes |first1=Tom |last2=Thompson |first2=Kim |title=Deluxe Comics adds two titles |date=February 1985 |magazine=The Comics Journal |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |department=Newswatch |issue=95 |page=21 |issn=0194-7869}}</ref> Though it did not last past issue #3, a collected edition was published by [[Eternity Comics]] in 1987 that included the "missing" issue #4. In 1995, [[Aardwolf Publishing]] printed the "missing" issue as ''Futurians'' #0, with a new five-page story by Cockrum and author [[Clifford Meth]].<ref>Cockrum, Dave. ''The Futurians'' #0, Aardwolf (Aug. 1995).</ref>

===Claypool Comics===
In 1993, Cockrum was recruited by [[Claypool Comics]] to produce work for them, resulting in several stories for Claypool's ''[[Cassandra Peterson#Comic books|Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]]'' series beginning with #7. Cockrum was put into rotation on [[Peter David]]'s ''Soulsearchers and Company'', beginning with issue #13, becoming the series' penciler with #17 and penciling most issues through #44, published in 2000. Cockrum contributed a short feature to [[Richard Howell (comics)|Richard Howell]]'s ''Deadbeats'' #18.<ref name="GCD" />

==Personal life, illness, and death==
While serving in the Navy in the late 1960s, Cockrum married Andrea Kline<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/arts/design/29cockrum.html?_r=2&sq=Dave%20Cockrum&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1240664473-aXJE2cOk969NIPqUrq8qEg&|title= Dave Cockrum, 63, Comic Book Artist, Dies|first= Douglas|last= Martin|date= November 29, 2006|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and had a child with her, Ivan Sean.<ref name="NYTimes"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nightscrawlers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=944|title= How Did Nightcrawler Come to be Created?|first= Dave (writing as "Dark Bamf")|last= Cockrum|date= September 10, 2002|publisher= Nightcrawlers v2.0|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120925184018/http://www.nightscrawlers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=944|archive-date= September 25, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= April 25, 2009}}</ref>

Dave and Paty Greer Cockrum were married on April 28, 1978.<ref>"[[Bullpen Bulletins]]," Marvel Comics cover-dated November 1978.</ref>

In later years, Cockrum worked less frequently in comics. In 2004, he became seriously ill due to complications from [[diabetes]] and [[pneumonia]],<ref name=tcj260>{{cite news | url=http://www.tcj.com/260/n_cockrum.html | title=Marvel Makes Dave Cockrum an Offer He Can't Refuse| publisher= (excerpt) [[The Comics Journal]] | issue=260|date=May–June 2004| first=Michael |last=Dean| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080513082213/http://www.tcj.com/260/n_cockrum.html | archive-date= May 13, 2008}}</ref> and a number of fellow artists and writers led by [[Clifford Meth]] and [[Neal Adams]] organized a fundraising project. The auction, run by [[Heritage Auctions]] at the [[Wizard Entertainment#Conventions|WizardWorld Chicago]] show in August, raised over $25,000.<ref name="ComicsReporter"/> Marvel eventually provided an undisclosed amount of financial support in exchange for Cockrum agreeing to terms protected by a [[nondisclosure agreement]]. Cockrum said publicly he was "very happy that so many people cared about my work and about me. ... I'm enormously grateful to Clifford Meth and Neal Adams for having moved this forward. ... I'm very happy with what everyone has done, including Marvel."<ref name=tcj260 />

Cockrum was due to draw an eight-page story in ''Giant Size X-Men'' #3 (2005), but a recurrence of his health problems prevented this. Adams filled in.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://nightscrawlers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4886#pid33627998|title= Dave on the X-men Again?|first= Nightcrawler|last= Zero|date= February 18, 2005|publisher= Nightscrawlers.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120717014253/http://nightscrawlers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4886|archive-date= July 17, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Cockrum died at his home in [[Belton, South Carolina]],<ref name="NYTimes" /> on the morning of November 26, 2006, due to complications from diabetes. He was survived by his longtime wife, Paty Cockrum, and by his son and two stepchildren.<ref name="ComicsReporter" />

===Legacy===
The [[The Kubert School|Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art]] bestowed the first annual Dave & Paty Cockrum Scholarship to a promising artist in 2008. The scholarship, which was organized by Meth, continues each year and is funded by sales of comics from Cockrum's personal collection.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://thecliffordmethod.blogspot.com/2007/12/own-dave-cockrums-comics.html|title= Own Dave Cockrum's and Gene Colan's Personal Comics and File Copies|first= Clifford|last= Meth|date= February 22, 2008|publisher= Thecliffordmethod.blogspot.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130512083711/http://thecliffordmethod.blogspot.com/2007/12/own-dave-cockrums-comics.html|archive-date= May 12, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In the novelization of ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'', written by Cockrum's longtime associate [[Chris Claremont]] (published in 2006), the [[Lists of fictional Presidents of the United States|President]] is named "David Cockrum". Claremont also created a character in homage to Cockrum in ''[[New Exiles]]'' who eventually "moved on" at the end of ''[[X-Men: Die by the Sword]]'' (2007), which ended with a full-page tribute to Cockrum.<ref>{{Gcdb issue|id= 385938|title= ''X-Men: Die By the Sword'' #5 (Feb. 2008)}}</ref>

==Awards==
Cockrum's work on the ''X-Men'' earned the creative team an [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Award]] for Favourite (Colour) Comic in 1977.<ref>Marvel Bullpen Bulletins," ''Marvel Team-Up'' #69 (May 1978).</ref> Cockrum received an individual [[Inkpot Award]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|title= Inkpot Award Winners |publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|archive-date= July 9, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
Comics work (interior pencil art unless noted) includes:

===Aardwolf Publishing===
* ''Aardwolf'' #1–2 (1995)
* ''[[Futurians (comics)|Futurians]]'' #0 (also writer) (1995)
* ''Heroes and Villains: The [[William Messner-Loebs]] Benefit Sketchbook'' (2005)
* ''The Three Tenors: Off Key'' (2005)
* ''The Uncanny Dave Cockrum... A Tribute'' (2004)

===Broadway Comics===
* ''[[Fatale (Broadway Comics)|Fatale]]'' #2 (1996)
* ''[[Shadow State]]'' #1–2 (1995)

===Claypool Comics===
* ''[[Cassandra Peterson#Comic books|Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]]'' #7, 27–29, 39–43, 45–48 (1993–1997)
* ''Deadbeats'' #18 (1996)
* ''Soulsearchers and Company'' #13, 15, 17–22, 26, 28, 32–35, 37–38, 40, 42–44 (1995–2000)

===DC Comics===
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* ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #246, 410–412, 423 (1972, 1987–1988)
* ''[[Blackhawk (DC Comics)|Blackhawk]]'' #254–255 (1983)
* ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #167 ([[Batman]] and Blackhawk) (1980)
* ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' vol. 2 #128, 177 (1980–1981)
* ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' vol. 3 #43 (inker) (1993)
* ''[[Green Lantern Corps Quarterly]]'' #3 (1992)
* ''[[Justice League International|Justice League America Annual]]'' #6 (1992)
* ''[[Justice League Quarterly]]'' #9, 11 (1992–1993)
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' vol. 2 #300 (among other artists) (1983)
* ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 3 #45 (1988)
* ''The Legion'' #25 (among other artists) (2003)
* ''[[Secret Origins]]'' vol. 2 #42, ''Annual'' #3 (1989)
* ''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Shazam!]]'' #9 (1974)
* ''[[Sovereign Seven]]'' #19–23 (1997)
* ''[[Star Trek (comics)|Star Trek]]'' vol. 1 ''Annual'' #1 (co-plotter with [[Mike W. Barr]] and [[Marv Wolfman]]) (1985)
* ''[[Star Trek (comics)|Star Trek]]'' vol. 2 #24 (pin-up) (1989)
* ''[[Superboy (comic book)|Superboy]]'' #184, 188, 190–191, 193, 195, 197–202 (Legion of Super-Heroes) (1972–1974)
* ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #248, 260 (inker), #264, 272 (Graffiti Game) (1972–1974)
* ''[[Teen Titans]]'' #41 (inker) (1972)
* ''[[Vigilante (comics)|Vigilante]]'' #44 (1987)
* ''[[Weird War Tales]]'' #99 (1981)
* ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1–3 (1988)
* ''[[Who's Who in the DC Universe|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe]]'' #2, 4, 7, 13, 25 (1985–1987)
* ''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman Annual]]'' #5 (1996)
* ''Wonder Woman [[Secret Files and Origins]]'' #1 (1998)
* ''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' #218 (inker) (1973)
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===Defiant Comics===
* ''[[Dark Dominion]]'' #10 (inker) (1994)
* ''Grimmax'' #0 (1994)
* ''[[Warriors of Plasm]]: Home for the Holidays'' graphic novel (1993)

===Deluxe Comics===
* ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents|Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]]'' #1–3 (#3 also writer) (1984–1985)

===Harris Comics===
* ''[[Creepy (magazine)|Creepy]]: The Limited Series'' #2 (1992)
* ''[[Vampirella]]'s Summer Nights'' oneshot (1992)

===Lodestone Comics===
* ''[[Futurians (comics)|Futurians]]'' #1–3 (also writer) (1985–1986)

===Malibu Comics===
* ''[[Prime (comics)|Prime]]'' #19 (1995)

===Marvel Comics===
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* ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #106–108, 124–126 (inker), ''Giant-Size'' #2–3 (1972–1975)
* ''[[Bizarre Adventures]]'' #27 (1981)
* ''[[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]]'' #54 (1978)
* ''[[The Defenders (comic books)|Defenders]]'' #50 (with Keith Giffen), #53 (with Keith Giffen and Michael Golden), #57 (with [[George Tuska]]) (1977–1978)
* ''[[The Destroyer (novel series)|Destroyer]]'' #4 (1992)
* ''[[Doctor Who (comics)|Doctor Who]]'' #2 (1984)
* ''[[Giant-Size X-Men]]'' #1 (1975)
* ''[[Howard the Duck]]'' #16 (1977)
* ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe]] Special Missions'' #22, 24 (1989)
* ''[[John Carter of Mars]]'' #1 (inker), #11 (1977–1978)
* ''[[Legion of Monsters]]'' #1 (1975)
* ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #1–8, 10, 32 (inker), #22–23, 41 (penciller), #73, 76 (artist), #75 (writer/penciller) (1988–1991)
* ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #3, 16–17 (1982, 1984)
* ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]'' ([[The Futurians]]) #9 (also writer) (1983)
* ''Marvel Holiday Special'' ([[X-Men]]) #1 (1991)
* ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #1 (1975)
* ''[[Monsters Unleashed (comics)|Monsters Unleashed]]'' #4 (1974)
* ''[[Carol Danvers|Ms. Marvel]]'' #20–21 (1978)
* ''[[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]]'' #1–4 (also writer) (1985–1986)
* ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]]'' #1–5, 8, 10, 12–14 (1983–1984)
* ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition]]'' #1–4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20 (1985–1988)
* ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89]]'' #4 (1989)
* ''[[Pizzazz (magazine)|Pizzazz]]'' #14–16 (''Star Wars'' comic) (1978–1979)
* ''[[Power Pack]]'' #60 (inker) (1990)
* ''[[Punisher]]: Bloodlines'' (1991)
* ''[[Savage Sword of Conan]]'' #188 (1991)
* ''[[Sensational She-Hulk]]'' #54 (inker) (1993)
* ''[[Silver Surfer (comic book)|Silver Surfer]]'' #13, 21 (inker) (1988–1989)
* ''[[Solo Avengers]]'' #17 ([[Namor]]) (1989)
* ''Special Edition X-Men'' #1 (1983)
* ''[[Star Trek (comics)|Star Trek]]'' #1–6, 8–10 (1980–1981)
* ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #94–107 (#106 with [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]]), #110 (with [[Tony DeZuniga]]), #145–150, 153–158, 161–164 (1975–1978, 1981–1982)
* ''X-Men: Odd Men Out'' #1 (2008)
* ''X-Men Spotlight on... [[Starjammers]]'' #1–2 (1990)
* ''[[What If (comics)|What If?]]'' #38 (1983)

====Marvel UK====
* ''[[Star Wars (comics)|Star Wars Weekly]]'' #60 (1979)
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===Valiant Comics===
* ''[[Harbinger (comic book)|Harbinger]] Files'' #1 (1994)
* ''[[Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (comic book)|Turok, Dinosaur Hunter]] Yearbook'' #1 (1994)

===Warren Publishing===
* ''[[Creepy (magazine)|Creepy]]'' #39, 40 (also writer), #42 (1971)
* ''[[Eerie (magazine)|Eerie]]'' #36 (1971)
* ''[[Vampirella]]'' #11 (1971)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=498 Dave Cockrum] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namc25.htm#N684 Dave Cockrum] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

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