DC's 2002 hardcover reprint collection The Doom Patrol Archives #1. He was also working on a new Doom Patrol graphic novel, a prequel story, at the time of his death. He also wrote a five-page afterword, "The Graphic Novel – And How It Grew", in Dark Horse Books' March 2007 reprint of his and collaborators Leslie Waller and Matt Baker's pioneering, 1950 proto-graphic novel It Rhymes with Lust. Death Drake collapsed days after having attended the February 23–25, 2007 New York Comic Book Convention, where he had had, organizers said, "a touch of pneumonia". Admitted to New York City's Cabrini Medical Center, he died of pneumonia and septic shock. Awards Drake received several awards for his comics work, including the 1967 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Who's Been Lying in My Grave?" in Strange Adventures #205 with Carmine Infantino), the 1967 Alley Award for Best New Strip ("Deadman" with Carmine Infantino in Strange Adventures), and a 1999 Inkpot Award. In 2005, Drake received the first annual Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comics Writing. In 2008, he was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Non-comics work Drake wrote the screenplay for the 1964 horror film The Flesh Eaters, which he produced. He wrote the screenplay for Who Killed Teddy Bear, a 1965 release starring Sal Mineo and Juliet Prowse, as well as the title song for the 1970 film Ils sont nus (translated into English under the titles 'We Are All Naked' and 'Days of Desire'). Drake wrote lyrics for musicals, co-writing the book for G&S: or, The Oils of Araby (1980), with his brother, songwriter-composer Ervin Drake. Bibliography DC Comics Adventure Comics #430 (1973) The Adventures of Bob Hope #88, 90–103, 105–109 (1964–1968) The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #83–98, 100–105, 115 (1964–1969) Batman #103, 105, 117, 124, 132, 154 (1956–1963) Blackhawk #196–198, 213 (1964–1965) Challengers of the Unknown #27, 29, 32, 38, 40, 45, 48, 55–63 (1962–1968) DC Special Series #12 (Secrets of Haunted House Special); #22 (G.I. Combat Special) (1978–1980) Doom Patrol #86–121 (1964–1968) The Fox and the Crow #96–98, 100–102, 106–108 (Stanley and His Monster) (1966–1968) Ghosts #108 (1982) G.I. Combat #228, 232–233, 239, 248, 255, 257, 264, 271, 273, 276 (1981–1985) Hawkman #24 (1968) House of Mystery #51–52, 247, 252, 254, 257, 261, 281 (1956–1980) House of Secrets #107, 115, 154 (1973–1978) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #25–26 (1964)