Nathaniel Dusk

Nathaniel Dusk
An advertisement for the 1985 miniseries drawn by Gene Colan.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Nathaniel Dusk #1 (February 1984)
Created by	Don McGregor Gene Colan
In-story information
Full name	Nathaniel Dusk
Abilities	Skilled investigator

Nathaniel Dusk is the name of a fictional private investigator and the two mini-series by DC Comics in which he appeared. The mini-series, both of four issues each, appeared in 1984 and 1985. Don McGregor wrote and Gene Colan provided pencils for both series.^[1]

Nathaniel Dusk is a private investigator from New York City whose adventures in the 1930s are portrayed in the stories. He served in the United States armed forces in World War I and was hired by the New York City police force. Dusk fell deeply in love with Joyce Gulino, a beautiful young saleswoman with two children, Jennie and Anthony. Gulino's ex-husband was a gangster named Joseph Costilino. He later killed his family and Dusk was to become an investigator unable to prevent other murders from which he was hired.^[1] When Don McGregor was writing the series, he revealed that he based Dusk after actor Robert Culp. McGregor adds that he was watching Culp's TV series I Spy when the idea of Nathaniel Dusk came into his mind.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wallace, Dan (2008), "Dusk, Nathaniel", in Dougall, Alastair, The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 111, ISBN 0-7566-4119-5, OCLC 213309017