Bob Larkin
| Bob Larkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Curtis Magazines covers |
Bob Larkin (born July 10, 1949)[1] is an American artist primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics' magazine-format titles, published under the imprints of Curtis Magazines and Marvel Magazines in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Larkin's many credits include titles such as The Savage Sword of Conan, Marvel Super Special, Marvel Preview, Crazy Magazine, The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Planet of the Apes, and Tomb of Dracula. Larkin also painted covers for many of the Marvel Fireside Books paperback collections, lending them a simple, movie-poster feel. He did the same thing for the cover to the second major intercompany crossover, Superman and Spider-Man. In addition, Marvel occasionally tapped Larkin to paint covers for premiere issues of such comic book titles as Dazzler and The Saga of Crystar.
Besides his work for Marvel, Larkin has painted covers for Vampirella and The Rook (Warren Publishing), The Amazing Adventures of Holo-Man (Peter Pan Records), Lorelei: Building the Perfect Beast (StarWarp Concepts), and many others.
Larkin also provided covers to Bantam Books reprints of Doc Savage, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment merchandise featuring The Rock, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Kane, and Chris Jericho.
With wife Fran, Larkin is the father of a son named Ken and two daughters, Claire and Holly.[2]
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[edit] Bibliography
- The Savage Art of Bob Larkin, vol. I (SQP, Inc., 2009) — a full-color collection of some of Larkin's most famous covers, with an introduction by Joe Jusko and an afterword by Alex Ross.
[edit] Covers
- Bizarre Adventures #28
- Crazy Magazine #17-63, 65, 68-69, 71-72, 74-75, 77-78, 80-81, 83-94
- Dazzler #1
- The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #21, 31
- Marvel Fireside Books
- The Incredible Hulk (1978)
- Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (1978)
- The Mighty Marvel Pin-Up Book (1978)
- The Fantastic Four (1979)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1979)
- Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts (1979)
- Marvel Illustrated Books
- Spider-Man: His Greatest Team-Up Battles (1981)
- Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (1981)
- Star Trek: The Further Adventures of the Starship Enterprise! (1982)
- Marvel Preview #18, 19, 21
- Marvel Super Special #3, 5, 6, 8, 15, 16, 21
- Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (Superman and Spider-Man)
- Planet of the Apes #1, 4
- The Punisher: A Man Named Frank
- The Saga of Crystar #1
- Savage Sword of Conan #8, 27, 42–44, 82, 89, 92, 103, 120, 192, 198, 206
- Tomb of Dracula #2, 3
[edit] Notes
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Iron Man #148 (July 1981).
[edit] References
- Smith, Ben. "Bob Larkin," GothamCityArt.com.
- Bob Larkin at the Comic Book DB
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