| Nathaniel Dusk | |
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An advertisement for the 1985 miniseries drawn by Gene Colan. |
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| 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.