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| Born | (1916-10-14)October 14, 1916 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2007(2007-02-18) (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
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.
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 editor Sheldon Mayer hired him as an artist on comics adapted from other media. Oksner drew a few Justice Society of America stories in All Star Comics during his early years at DC.[3] He moved from adventure strips to teen-oriented strips such as Leave It to Binky which debuted in February 1948.[4] Oksner's work in this field included The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and its successor, The Adventures of Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope; The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; Sgt. Bilko; Pat Boone; and Welcome Back, Kotter; and, for the King Features syndicate, the newspaper comic-strip spin-off of the 1950s TV sitcom I Love Lucy.[5] Other work includes drawing the original humor comics Angel and the Ape[6][7] and Stanley and His Monster.[8]
When the demand for humor comics fell off by the 1970s, Oksner began drawing such DC superhero series as Superman, Supergirl, Shazam!, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, Ambush Bug, and others.
Oksner's other work in comic strips included succeeding Gus Edson as writer of artist-creator Irwin Hasen's Dondi for a time beginning in 1965;[9] and drawing and co-creating Soozi (1967),[10] with Don Weldon. He retired from comics in 1986.[1]
Oksner won the National Cartoonists Society Division Award for Comic Books in 1960 and 1961,[12] and in 1970 the Shazam Award for Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division) for his work on Adventure Comics and other DC titles.[13]
Oksner was a recipient of the Inkpot Award in 2002.[14]
Interior pencil art (except where noted) includes:
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 title Buzzy.
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