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On Christmas Day, Can You Help Don Perlin?

Published Fri, 25 Dec 2015 09:00:41 -0600

86-year-old comic artist best known for Werewolf by Night, The Defenders, Ghost Rider, Transformers as well as Solar, Man of the Atom and Bloodshot. Don Perlin recently found himself in hospital.

Publisher and a person who often finds himself working with veteran creators in need, Clifford Meth posted,

When artist Don Perlin recently had surgery to stop bleeding in his head, I contacted him after the operation to see how I could help. He indicated that he was fine. But he wasn't. They discovered more bleeding and today, as Don described it, they removed a piece of his skull the size of a creditcard and then put in a Titanium plate. He's stuck in rehab now which his Medicare and insurance do not fully cover. So let's help this man.

He has started a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of raising $15,000 to help cover the cost of his rehabilitation. In days they have managed to top that raising over $16,000. But there's still a lot that can be done to help Don.

Meth tells us,

Spoke with Don & his wife briefly this a.m. There's still some medical tests ahead but we're hopeful. At best, this is a miserable experience–frightening and debilitating… I've upped the "ask" when I realized that GoFundMe/PayPal takes 5% (less than what our industry's professional fundraisers take, though) and there will likely be unexpected expenses once Don comes home… All funds will go directly to Don.

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