Gordon Purcell (born February 14, 1959)
Early life
Born in Lansing, Michigan, Purcell grew up reading
Marvel Comics and
DC Comics, and his love of drawing was sparked by watching cartoons of
Spider-Man and
Batman. The first comic book he read was a Disney comic book. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with Bachelor's degrees in
Studio art and Theater Arts.
Career
Among Purcell's first work for
DC Comics was a Doctor Light story published as a Bonus Book in
The Flash #12 (May 1988).
He has worked on numerous comic books, including
Star Trek,
, ,
, Soulsearchers and Company, Flare, The Flash, Fantastic Four, Superman, Wonder Man, Hulk vs. Nova, Moon Knight, What If…?, Race Warriors, ,
Justice League,
Ben 10, and
Elvira.
He drew
Star Trek: Year Four for IDW, written by
Trek story editor D. C. Fontana, and
Star Trek: The Last Generation, written by Andrew Steven Harris. He has worked on
The Phantom for Moonstone and
Beyond the Wall (Roman soldiers vs. monsters and barbarians) for IDW. Purcell drew the
DC Retroactive: Justice League - The '70s one-shot in 2011.
Purcell claims not to have a favorite company to work for but is attracted to projects based on the editor and other creators involved with them. He calls his work on Silver Sable as a project he particularly enjoyed, saying he feels that the book was "really going somewhere" by the end of his run. Purcell cites his work on Gammarauders, stating that having to ink his own pencils taught him a lot about what information he needed to give to his future inkers. In addition, Purcell cites his Star Trek work because he was allowed to visit the sets of those shows, which were among his favorites.
In other media
Purcell appeared on the October 19, 2005 episode of the
game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Having had only two hours of sleep, he won $50,000.00, deciding to quit when he could not answer the question of which U.S. state signed a 1790 treaty under the threat of being declared a foreign nation. The answer was "Rhode Island". He lost on
Jeopardy! on May 24, 2010.
On January 21, 2014, Purcell won a trip to Florida in the daily trivia contest that is part of TV's Live With Kelly and Michael.
On January 25, 2019, Purcell again won a trip, this time to Antigua, in the daily trivia contest that is part of TV's Live With Kelly and Ryan.
On March 18, 2025, Purcell again won a trip, again to Antigua, in the daily trivia contest that is part of TV's Live With Kelly and Mark.
Personal life
Purcell resides in Plymouth, Minnesota.
He is not related to fellow comics-creators
Steve Purcell or the late
Howard Purcell.
Bibliography
DC Comics
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Aquaman vol. 4 #70 (2000)
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The Batman Chronicles #22 (2000)
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Cartoon Network Action Pack #26 (2008)
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Chuck #4 (2008)
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Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #5 (2006)
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DC Retroactive: JLA – The '70s #1 (2011)
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DCU Holiday Bash #3 (1999)
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The Flash vol. 2 #12 (Doctor Light Bonus Book insert); #23 (1988–1989)
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Gammarauders #4, 7–8, 10 (1989)
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JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1 (2000)
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#27 (2007)
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Justice League Unlimited #19, 34, 39 (2006–2008)
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Teen Titans vol. 2 #4 (1988)
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Tim Drake #70, 72 (1999–2000)
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Snakes on a Plane #1 (2006)
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Spectre Annual #1 (1988)
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Star Trek #53–54 (1988)
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Star Trek vol. 2 #12–16, 19–26, 30–33, 37–38, 40, 42–44, Annual #4 (1990–1993)
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Star Trek Generations #1 (1995)
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Star Trek Special #1 (2001)
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#1 (1992)
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vol. 2 #7–8, 71–75, 77–80, Annual #1, Special #2 (1990–1996)
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Star Trek: The Next Generation/Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #1–2 (1994–1995)
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Superman 80-Page Giant #2 (1999)
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Team Titans #11 (1993)
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War of the Gods #4 (1991)
Paradox Press
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The Big Book of Bad (1998)
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The Big Book of Hoaxes (1996)
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The Big Book of Losers (1997)
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The Big Book of Martyrs (1997)
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The Big Book of the Unexplained (1997)
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The Big Book of the Weird Wild West (1998)
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The Big Book of Thugs (1996)
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The Big Book of Urban Legends (1994)
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The Big Book of Vice (1999)
First Comics
Heroic Publishing
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Flare #7 (1991)
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Flare vol. 2 #1–2, 28–29 (2004–2005)
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League of Champions #7 (1992)
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Witchgirls Inc. #5 (2007)
IDW Publishing
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Ben 10 #2 (2013)
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Star Trek Year Four: Enterprise Experiment #1, 3 (2008)
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Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation² #5–8 (2012)
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Star Trek: Year Four #3 (2007)
Image Comics
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Action Planet Comics #3 (1997)
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Protectors, Inc. #1, 5–6 (2013–2014)
Malibu Comics
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Prototype #0 (1994)
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#1–2, 4–5, 8–9 (1993–1994)
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Star Trek: The Next Generation #1–2 (1994)
Marvel Comics
Moonstone Books
Topps Comics
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The X-Files #17, 20–21, 24–29 (1996–1997)
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The X-Files: Ground Zero #1–4 (1997–1998)
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