D. J. Arneson
Arneson, Don Jon
August 15, 1935 – February 1, 2018 (aged 82)
Birth place: Montevideo, Minnesota, USA
2 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1970 | 5 | Short Fiction | The Interrupted Voyage | Dark Shadows Story Digest Magazine |
| January 1995 | 18 | Short Fiction | The Ghost That Wouldn't Move | Thrills & Chills, #5 |
12 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Collection | Creature Reader | D. J. Arneson |
| 1979 | Collection | Strange Ghost Stories | D. J. Arneson |
| 1979 | Collection | Strange Monster Stories | D. J. Arneson |
| 1979 | Collection | Strange UFO Stories | D. J. Arneson |
| 1980 | Collection | Beware of the Supernatural | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1980 | Collection | Monster Madness | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1980 | Collection | The Aliens Are Here! | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1980 | Collection | The Haunted Planet | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1981 | Collection | Black Star Chronicles | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1981 | Novel | Ghost Horse Mystery | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1981 | Nonfiction | The Secret Drawing Guide to Creating Space Creatures | D. J. Arneson & Tony Tallarico |
| 1983 | Collection | Sometimes in the Dead of Night | D. J. Arneson |
D. J. Arneson was a writer and editor for Dell Comics from 1962 to 1973. He wrote Dracula, Werewolf, and Frankenstein, which at that point were superhero comics. He wrote Dark Shadows for Gold Key. He is particularly well-known for creating the character of "Lobo", a western comic featuring a black gunslinger hero. The first comic book headlined by a black character (1965), ''Lobo'' was well ahead of its time, and was cancelled after two issues. After his time at Dell, Arneson turned to writing books, especially juvenile books, publishing more than 100 titles. Many of these books featured ghosts, monsters, haunted houses, aliens, and the supernatural.