Bob Smith (comics)
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Robert Allen Smith better known as Bob Smith, is an American comic book
artist, notable as an inker
with DC Comics
and Archie Comics
.
Born in Aberdeen, Washington
, Smith grew up in Grayland, Washington
. After studies at Grays Harbor College
, a community college in Aberdeen, he graduated in 1974 from Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University
), where he took courses in drawing and painting. After Smith became interested in comic books in 1971, he contributed to Mike Friedrich
's Star Reach
, published from 1974 to 1979.
, continuing his art education at the Art Students League
. From 1982 to 1987, he shared a studio with artist Batton Lash
at 225 Lafayette Street, chosen because it is a comics historic address, the location of EC Comics
in the 1950s.
He worked for DC until 2001, inking numerous titles, including Star Trek, Secrets of Haunted House
, Green Lantern
, The Huntress
, Who's Who in the DC Universe
, Detective Comics
and Black Canary
, while also working on DC style guides and other items for Joe Orlando
's Special Projects Department.
. In 1998, he began inking many titles published by Archie Comics, usually collaborating with Stan Goldberg
, and also inking the Archie daily
and Sunday strip
s. Living in Covington, Washington
, he continues to embellish pages for Archie Comics.
, the Archie comic strip
is written by Craig Boldman, pencilled by Fernando Ruiz, lettered by Jon D’Agostino and inked by Bob Smith.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist, notable as an inker
Inker
The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book or graphic novel. After a pencilled drawing is given to the inker, the inker uses black ink to produce refined outlines over the pencil lines...
with DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
and Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
.
Born in Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884. Aberdeen was incorporated on May 12, 1890. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis...
, Smith grew up in Grayland, Washington
Grayland, Washington
Grayland is a census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grayland is located at ....
. After studies at Grays Harbor College
Grays Harbor College
Grays Harbor College is a community college located in Aberdeen, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1930. The college sits on an campus in Aberdeen with "learning centers" in Raymond, Ilwaco, North Aberdeen and Southside Aberdeen...
, a community college in Aberdeen, he graduated in 1974 from Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
), where he took courses in drawing and painting. After Smith became interested in comic books in 1971, he contributed to Mike Friedrich
Mike Friedrich
Mike Friedrich is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, and for publishing the anthology series Star*Reach, one of the first independent comics...
's Star Reach
Star Reach
Star Reach was an influential, American science fiction and fantasy comics anthology published from 1974 to 1979 by Mike Friedrich...
, published from 1974 to 1979.
DC Comics
Shortly after relocating in New York in 1975, Smith entered mainstream comics with DC's Plastic ManPlastic Man
Plastic Man is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 ....
, continuing his art education at the Art Students League
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
. From 1982 to 1987, he shared a studio with artist Batton Lash
Batton Lash
Batton Lash is a comic book creator. His art is inspired by Steve Ditko and Charlton Comics horror stories.Since 1979, he has been writing and drawing Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre which first appeared as a weekly newspaper strip in The Brooklyn Paper and The National Law Journal, later...
at 225 Lafayette Street, chosen because it is a comics historic address, the location of EC Comics
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series...
in the 1950s.
He worked for DC until 2001, inking numerous titles, including Star Trek, Secrets of Haunted House
Secrets of Haunted House
Secrets of Haunted House was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1982.-Publication history:...
, Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
, The Huntress
Huntress (comics)
The Huntress is a name used by several characters in DC Comics.The Golden Age Huntress is a supervillainess, while the Bronze Age and Modern Age Huntresses are superheroines....
, Who's Who in the DC Universe
Who's Who in the DC Universe
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional characters in their imaginary universe, the DC Universe.-History:Who's Who was the creation of Len Wein, Marv...
, Detective Comics
Detective Comics
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
and Black Canary
Black Canary
Black Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted appeared in Flash Comics #86 . The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures...
, while also working on DC style guides and other items for Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
Joseph Orlando was a prolific illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades...
's Special Projects Department.
Archie Comics
Smith drew cartoon features for Crazy Magazine, and he also did work at Continuity AssociatesContinuity Associates
Continuity Studios is a New York City- and Los Angeles-based art and illustration studio formed by cartoonists Neal Adams and Dick Giordano...
. In 1998, he began inking many titles published by Archie Comics, usually collaborating with Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg is an American comic book artist best known for his work as a flagship artist of Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics' 1960s colorist, who helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters.-Career:Stan Goldberg began work in the...
, and also inking the Archie daily
Daily strip
A daily strip is a newspaper comic strip format, appearing on weekdays, Monday through Saturday, as contrasted with a Sunday strip, which typically only appears on Sundays....
and Sunday strip
Sunday strip
A Sunday strip is a newspaper comic strip format, where comic strips are printed in the Sunday newspaper, usually in a special section called the Sunday comics, and virtually always in color. Some readers called these sections the Sunday funnies...
s. Living in Covington, Washington
Covington, Washington
Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,575 at the time of the 2010 census. Prior to the 2010 census, Covington was counted as part of Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness CDP.-History:...
, he continues to embellish pages for Archie Comics.
Comic strip
Distributed by the Creators SyndicateCreators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. Creators was one of the first syndicates to allow its clients to maintain creative control of their material...
, the Archie comic strip
Archie (comic strip)
Archie is a long-running comic strip based on the line of the popular Archie Comics. Launched by King Features Syndicate in 1947, it features the misadventures of Archie Andrews and his pals....
is written by Craig Boldman, pencilled by Fernando Ruiz, lettered by Jon D’Agostino and inked by Bob Smith.
External links
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