Days after his son announced his unexpected death on social media, Steve Lightle's widow revealed his cause of death was linked to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Marianne Lightle gave the revelation in an email to NBC News. Before Lightle's admission, their son Matthew had announced on Jan. 8 that the Legion of Super-Heroes artist had passed away from cardiac arrest. In the email, she told the media outlet, "Covid stole my husband's life and our future together. We wore masks, social distanced, washed our hands... It appeared as a cold and became death."
She wrote about how she felt watching the late comics artist succumb to the disease. "I will never forget the helpless feeling of not being able to save him," Marianne Lightle stated in the email. At the moment, she is currently battling the same infectious disease that took her husband. She described Steve Lightle as "a gentle soul" who "felt deeply and was never one to mince words." She added, "He was my best friend, and I can't talk about him without losing my grip, because he was my strength."
Lightle was known for his Legion of Super-Heroes run at DC with writer Paul Levitz from 1984 to 1988. During their run, Lightle and Levitz create Legionnaires Tellus and Quislet. He was a cover artist for Marvel Comic's X-Men Classic from 1989 to 1990.
Source: NBC News
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