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Bob Oksner
Born October 14, 1916
Paterson, New Jersey
Died February 18, 2007
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller; Inker

Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916, Paterson, New Jersey - February 18, 2007) was an American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke Laughter and provide Amusement A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company

Biography

Oksner's early work includes creating the second version of Marvel Boy in 1943 for Timely Comics, the 1930s-'40s predecessor of Marvel Comics. Marvel Boy is the name of several fictional Comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, including predecessor companies Timely Timely Comics is the 1940s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into first Atlas Comics, and then Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc He went on to write and draw the syndicated newspaper comic strip Miss Cairo Jones (1945-1947), after which DC editor Sheldon Mayer hired him as an artist on comics adapted from other media. Print syndication is a form of syndication in which News articles columns, or Comic strips are made available to Newspapers, Magazines A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Sheldon Mayer ( April 1, 1917 - December 21, 1991) was an American Comic book writer artist and editor There, he moved from adventure strips to teen-oriented strips. Oksner's work in this field included Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and its successor, Adventures of Jerry Lewis; 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. The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis is the title of a Comic book published by DC Comics featuring the popular team of Comedians The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis is the title of a Comic book published by DC Comics featuring the popular team of Comedians The Adventures of Bob Hope is a Comic book series that was published by National Periodical Publications (an imprint of DC Comics The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is a Situation comedy that ran on CBS in the USA from 1959–1963 The Phil Silvers Show (originally titled You'll Never Get Rich) was a comedy Television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1 1934) is an American Singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s King Features Syndicate, a Print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 Comic strips newspaper columns, A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley Other work includes drawing the original humor comics Angel and the Ape and Stanley and His Monster. Angel and the Ape was a humour Comic book created by E Nelson Bridwell published by DC Comics. Stanley and His Monster was an American Comic-book Humor feature and later series from DC Comics, about a boy who instead of having a dog as

When the demand for that type of humor comics fell off by the 1970s, Oksner began drawing such DC superhero series as Superman,Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Shazam!, Black Orchid, Lois Lane, Ambush Bug, and others. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Captain Marvel is a fictional Comic book Superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Black Orchid is the name of three Fictional Superheroines published by DC Comics. Lois Lane-Kent is the primary love interest in the DC Comics ’ Superman stories Ambush Bug is a fictional Comic book character who has appeared in several DC Comics. He retired from comics in 1986.

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; and drawing and co-creating Soozi (1967), with Don Weldon. Irwin Hasen (born July 8, 1918) is an American Cartoonist, whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat This article is about the Comic strip. For the graffiti artist see Dondi (artist. He retired from comics in 1986.

Awards

Oksner won the National Cartoonists Society Award for the Comic Book Division in 1960 and 1961, and in 1970 the Shazam Award for Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division) for his work on Adventure Comics and other DC titles. The National Cartoonists Society is the world's largest organization of professional Cartoonists It presents the Reuben Awards. The Academy of Comic Book Arts is an American professional organization of the 1970s that was designed to be the Comic book industry analog of such groups as the Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983

References

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