Dick Giordano who had been battling leukemia passed away from pneumonia on Saturday March 27th. He was 77 years old. He is most known for his work with DC Comics were he served as a VP and Executive Editor.
He inked many famous covers most notably Neal Adams’ run on Batman in the 60s and 70s and the one shot (also with Neal Adams) Superman vs. Muhammad Ali which DC Direct just announced a Statue for.
DC Universe’s the Source has quotes from the DC Entertainment Executives on what Dick Giordano meant to comics and them personally, you can read it HERE.