Nathaniel Dusk

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Nathaniel Dusk
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An advertisement for the 1985 miniseries drawn by Gene Colan.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
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 1983 and 1985. Don McGregor wrote and Gene Colan provided pencils for both series.

Nathaniel Dusk is a private investigator from New York City whose adventures in the 1940s are portrayed in the stories. He served in the American armed forces and was hired in 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 previous husband was a gangster by the name of Joseph Costilino. He later killed his family and Dusk was to become an investigator unable to prevent other murders from which he was hired.