[1] Dan Parent is an American comic book artist and writer[2] who began working for Archie immediately after graduation from The Kubert School.

His writing of the Love Showdown series from 1994 received widespread attention.

In 2010, Parent introduced the first openly gay character in Archie Comics when he created Kevin Keller in Veronica #202, which he wrote and drew.

In May 2013, Parent was presented with the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book in San Francisco.

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