superhero comic Ebony Warrior #2 (June–July 1993), published by Ania. He appeared as a guest, with fellow Charlton alumni Willie Franz and Sam Glanzman, at a New York City comics convention panel, broadcast November 21, 2000, on the WBAI radio show 'Nuff Said! Gill, who suffered from complications from a fall at the Shady Knoll Health Center in Seymour, Connecticut, and who in the last part of his life spent much time at the Doyle Senior Center, playing pool in the morning and poker in the afternoon, died of undisclosed causes at age 87 in Seymour. There was no funeral, according to his wishes, and his only surviving relative, niece Carol Anderson, took his ashes to a cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where his wife and son are buried. Awards 1974 Shazam Award – nomination for Best Writer (Humor Division) 2020 Bill Finger Award posthumously References Further reading Joe Gill interview, Comic Book Artist #9 (Aug. 2000), pp. 22–24 Comic Book Artist #9 (Aug. 2000): "The Charlton Comics Story: 1945–1968" Comic Book Artist #12 (March 2001): "The Charlton Comics Story: 1972–1983" American comics writers Charlton Comics Golden Age comics creators Writers from Scranton, Pennsylvania 1919 births 2006 deaths