American comics artist (1916–2007)
Bob Oksner Born (1916-10-14 ) October 14, 1916Died February 18, 2007(2007-02-18) (aged 90) Area Writer,Penciller ,Inker
Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 – February 18, 2007)[ 1] comics artist known for both adventurecomic strips and forsuperhero andhumor comic books , primarily atDC Comics .
Oksner's early work includes creating the second version ofMarvel Boy in 1943 forTimely Comics , the predecessor ofMarvel Comics . He later wrote with Jerry Albert and drew thesyndicated newspaper comic stripMiss Cairo Jones [ 2] Sheldon Mayer hired him as an artist on comics adapted from other media. Oksner drew a fewJustice Society of America stories inAll Star Comics [ 3] Leave It to Binky [ 4] Leave It to Binky as "the one that I really feel got my feet on the ground at DC. I did that one from the very beginning until it ended [in 1958]."[ 5] The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis The Adventures of Jerry Lewis ;The Adventures of Bob Hope The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Sgt. Bilko Pat Boone Welcome Back, Kotter King Features syndicate, the newspaper comic-strip spin-off of the 1950sTV sitcom I Love Lucy [ 6] Angel and the Ape [ 7] [ 8] Stanley and His Monster [ 9]
When the demand for humor comics fell off by the 1970s, Oksner began drawing DCsuperhero series[ 5] Superman Supergirl Shazam! Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Ambush Bug
Oksner's other work in comic strips included succeedingGus Edson as writer of artist-creatorIrwin Hasen 'sDondi [ 10] Soozi (1967),[ 11] [ 1]
Oksner wasJewish .[ 12]
Oksner won theNational Cartoonists Society Division Award for Comic Books in 1960 and 1961,[ 13] Shazam Award for Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division) for his work onAdventure Comics [ 14]
Oksner was a recipient of theInkpot Award in 2002.[ 15]
Interior pencil art (except where noted) includes:
Action Comics Superman ) #429, 438–441, 446–449, 459 (inks overCurt Swan ); #566 (inks overHoward Bender ); #573 (inks overKurt Schaffenberger ); #577, 579 (inks overKeith Giffen ); (Ambush Bug ) #560, 563, 565 (inks over Giffen); #572 (inks over Bender) (1973–1986)Adventure Comics Supergirl ) #410–411, 414 (full art); #412–413 (inks overArt Saaf ); #415 (inks overWin Mortimer ); #417–418 (inks overJosé Delbo ); #421–423 (inks overMike Sekowsky ); #419–420, 424 (inks overTony DeZuniga ) (1970–1972)The Adventures of Bob Hope Adventures of Jerry Lewis All-American Comics All-American Men of War All Star Comics Justice Society of America ) #38 (full art); #43–47 (inks over Irwin Hasen) (1947–1949)Ambush Bug Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1986)Angel and the Ape Binky #73, 75 (1970)Buzzy #23–26 (1949)Comic Cavalcade Danger Trail #4–5 (1951)Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Carmine Infantino ) (1982–1983)Date With Debbi DC Comics Presents Detective Comics Batgirl ) #483–484; ("Tales of Gotham City") #492 (1979–1980)Elvira's House of MysteryRon Wagner ); #2 (1986)Everything Happens to Harvey #1 (1953)Flash Comics Atom ) #93 (inks overPaul Reinman ); #94 (full art) (1947–1948)The Fox and the Crow Girls' Love Stories Girls' Romances Green Lantern Howard Purcell ) #34, 36, 38 (inks overIrwin Hasen ) (1947–1949)House of Mystery Leave It to Binky Limited Collectors' Edition [ note 1] The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood #2–4, 7 (1949–1950)Miss Melody Lane of Broadway #1–3 (1950)Mystery in Space Our Army at War Pat Boone Plop! Romance Trail #1–2 (1949)Secret Hearts Secret Origins Challengers of the Unknown ) #12 (inks overChuck Patton ) (1987)Sensation Comics Sensation Mystery #113 (1953)Sergeant Bilko Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman #6 (1959)Shazam! (Captain Marvel ) #10–13, 15, 18; (Mary Marvel ) #10, 13, 16, 19 (1974–1975)Showcase Son of Ambush Bug #1–6 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1986)Stanley and His Monster Strange Adventures Strange Sports Stories #1 (inks over Curt Swan) (1973)Suicide Squad AnnualSuper Friends Seraph ) #38, 41, 46 (1980–1981)Supergirl , vol. 2, #14–20, 22–23 (inks over Carmine Infantino) (1983–1984)Superman Clark Kent ) #267; (Superman) #268, 271, 276, 278, 280–281, 283–287, 289, 291–293, 295–300, 303–306, 399, 401–403 (inks over Curt Swan); #301–302 (inks overJosé Luis García-López ); #404 (inks over Infantino); (Supergirl) #375 (inks over Carmine Infantino) (1973–1985)The Superman Family Jimmy Olsen ) #183 (inks over Kurt Schaffenberger); (Nightwing and Flamebird ) #193 (inks overKen Landgraf ); (Lois Lane ) #196–197, 202–222 (pencils) (1977–1982)Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Swing with Scooter Welcome Back, Kotter Jack Sparling ); #3–5, 8–10 (inks overRic Estrada ) (1976–1978)Wonder Woman Don Heck ) (1973)Young Romance ^ Previously unpublished story originally intended for the characters' own series ^a b Evanier, Mark (February 18, 2007)."Bob Oksner, R.I.P." NewsFromMe.com.Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.^ Markstein, Don (2006)."Miss Cairo Jones" .Don Markstein's Toonopedia .Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. ^ Thomas, Roy (2000). "The Men (and One Woman) Behind the JSA: Its Creation and Creative Personnel".All-Star Companion Volume 1 . Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing . p. 32.ISBN 1-893905-055 ^ Wallace, Daniel (2010). "1940s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley . p. 58.ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9 Edited by Sheldon Mayer, with art by Bob Oksner,Leave It to Binky followed in the footsteps of DC's 1944 launch of the teen titleBuzzy . ^a b Voger, Mark (March 2023)."Send in the Clowns: Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis in the DC Universe" .RetroFan . No. 25. United States:TwoMorrows Publishing . pp. 36, 38. ^ "Bob Oksner" .Lambiek Comiclopedia . February 20, 2007.Archived from the original on May 6, 2012.^ McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 130: "[E. Nelson Bridwell] and artist Bob Oksner injected pretty primitive humor into the classic 'beauty and the beast' concept when they opened the O'Day and Simeon Detective Agency for business." ^ Markstein, Don (2010)."Angel and the Ape" . Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived fromthe original on May 25, 2024. ^ Markstein, Don (2004)."Stanley and His Monster" . Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived fromthe original on May 28, 2024. ^ Evanier, Mark (October 27, 2000)."POV Point of View Irwin Hasen Part 2" .Comics Buyer's Guide Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. ^ Bails, Jerry (n.d.)."Oksner, Bob" .Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999 .Archived from the original on January 11, 2017.^ Hajdu, David (2008).The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America Farrar, Straus and Giroux . p. 30.ISBN 978-0312428235 ^ "Division Awards Comic Books" .National Cartoonists Society . 2013. Archived fromthe original on December 16, 2013. RetrievedDecember 16, 2013 .^ "1970 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards" . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d.Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. RetrievedDecember 16, 2013 .^ "Inkpot Award Winners" . Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived fromthe original on July 9, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2014 .
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