Frank Robbins (September 9, 1917 – November 28, 1994) In 1968, Robbins began working as a writer for DC Comics. His first story for that publisher appeared in Supermans Girl Friend, Lois Lane #83 (May 1968). He became the writer of Superboy as of issue #149 (July 1968) and began writing Batman and Detective Comics the following month. Robbins was instrumental in returning Batman to the characters gothic roots, such as his story One Bullet Too Many. Working with editor Julius Schwartz and artists Neal Adams and Irv Novick, he would revitalize the character with a series of noteworthy stories reestablishing Batmans dark, brooding nature. Man-Bat was co-created by Robbins and Neal Adams in Detective Comics #400 (June 1970). Robbins helped launch the Plop! title and briefly drew DCs licensed version of The Shadow before moving to Marvel Comics. There he launched the Invaders series with writer Roy Thomas in 1975.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:25:47 +0000
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