Bob Oksner

Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 – February 18, 2007)[1] was an American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics.

Biography

Oksner's early work includes creating the second version of Marvel Boy in 1943 for Timely Comics, the predecessor of Marvel Comics. He later wrote with Jerry Albert and drew the syndicated newspaper comic strip Miss Cairo Jones (1945–1947),[2] after which DC Comics editor Sheldon Mayer hired him as an artist on comics adapted from other media. Oksner drew a few Justice Society of America stories in

Bibliography

Interior pencil art (except where noted) includes:

DC Comics

Action Comics (Superman) #429, 438–441, 446–449, 459 (inks over Curt Swan); #566 (inks over Howard Bender); #573 (inks over Kurt Schaffenberger); #577, 579 (inks over Keith 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 over Art Saaf); #415 (inks over Win Mortimer); #417–418 (inks over José Delbo); #421–423 (inks over Mike Sekowsky); #419–420, 424 (inks over Tony DeZuniga) (1970–1972)
The Adventures of Bob Hope #6–10, 13–17, 19–21, 23–24, 28, 67–77, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92–102, 105 (1950–1967)
Adventures of Jerry Lewis #2, 4, 25, 36, 52, 73–74, 78, 83–98, 100, 105, 115, 120–122, 124 (1952–1971)
All-American Comics #102 (1948)
All-American Men of War #3 (1953)
All Star Comics (Justice Society of America) #38 (full art); #43–47 (inks over Irwin Hasen) (1947–1949)
Ambush Bug #1–4 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1985)
Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1986)
Angel and the Ape #1–7 (1968–1969)
Binky #73, 75 (1970)
Buzzy #23–26 (1949)
Comic Cavalcade #29 (1948)
Danger Trail #4–5 (1951)
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1–13 (inks over Carmine Infantino) (1982–1983)
Date With Debbi #13–14 (1971)
DC Comics Presents #81 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1985)
Detective Comics (Batgirl) #483–484; ("Tales of Gotham City") #492 (1979–1980)
Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (inks over Ron Wagner); #2 (1986)
Everything Happens to Harvey #1 (1953)
Flash Comics (Ghost Patrol) #87–92, 95, 97–100 (inks over Carmine Infantino); (Atom) #93 (inks over Paul Reinman); #94 (full art) (1947–1948)
The Fox and the Crow #96 (1966)
Girls' Love Stories #21, 104, 108–110 (1953–1965)
Girls' Romances #100, 108, 119 (1964–1966)
Green Lantern #27 (inks over Howard Purcell) #34, 36, 38 (inks over Irwin Hasen) (1947–1949)
House of Mystery #199 (1972)
Leave It to Binky #1, 4, 7–9, 12–13, 15, 17–18, 20–21, 23–28, 32–35, 37, 39, 41, 43–45, 47, 50, 54 (1948–1956)
Limited Collectors' Edition (Angel and the Ape) #C–34 (1975)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #2, 5–7, 9, 15–20, 25–26 (1960–1964)
Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood #2–4, 7 (1949–1950)
Miss Melody Lane of Broadway #1–3 (1950)
Mystery in Space #3, 5–6, 8, 10–12 (1951–1953)
Our Army at War #2, 5 (1952)
Pat Boone #3 (1960)
Plop! #6 (inks over Mike Sekowsky) (1974)
Romance Trail #1–2 (1949)
Secret Hearts #8, 94 (1952–1964)
Secret Origins vol. 2 (Challengers of the Unknown) #12 (inks over Chuck Patton) (1987)
Sensation Comics #84–87, 106 (1948–1951)
Sensation Mystery #113 (1953)
Sergeant Bilko #5, 9, 11, 13 (1958–1959)
Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman #6 (1959)
Shazam! (Captain Marvel) #10–13, 15, 18; (Mary Marvel) #10, 13, 16, 19 (1974–1975)
Showcase (Angel and the Ape) #77 (1968)
Son of Ambush Bug #1–6 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1986)
Stanley and His Monster #109–111 (1968)
Strange Adventures #6–9, 13–14, 16, 18, 21–28 (1951–1953)
Strange Sports Stories #1 (inks over Curt Swan) (1973)
Suicide Squad Annual #1 (inks over Keith Giffen) (1988)
Super Friends (The Seraph) #38, 41, 46 (1980–1981)
Supergirl, vol. 2, #14–20, 22–23 (inks over Carmine Infantino) (1983–1984)
Superman (The Private Life of 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 over José 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 over Ken Landgraf); (Lois Lane) #196–197, 202–222 (pencils) (1977–1982)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #149–152 (inks over José Delbo) (1972)
Swing with Scooter #12, 17, 31 (1968–1970)
Welcome Back, Kotter #1 (inks over Jack Sparling); #3–5, 8–10 (inks over Ric Estrada) (1976–1978)
Wonder Woman #205 (inks over Don Heck) (1973)
Young Romance #173 (inks) (1971)

Marvel Comics

All Winners Comics #9–11, 13 (1943–1944)
Captain America Comics #65, 67 (1948)
Kid Komics #1 (1943)
Marvel Mystery Comics #10–46, 50–57, 72–75, 91 (1940–1949)
Mystic Comics #2 (1944)
U.S.A. Comics #7 (1943)

birth date	October 14, 1916
birth place	Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
death date	February 18, 2007
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