Bob Larkin
Bob Larkin (born July 10, 1949) is an American comics artist primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics' magazine-format titles, Marvel Magazines, in the 1970s and early 1980s and for his 32 painted covers on the Bantam Books paperback reissues series of the Doc Savage pulp novels.
Bob Larkin
- Born
- 10 July 1949
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · comics artist · illustrator
- Languages
- English
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Bob Larkin (born July 10, 1949) is an American comics artist primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics' magazine-format titles, Marvel Magazines, in the 1970s and early 1980s and for his 32 painted covers on the Bantam Books paperback reissues series of the Doc Savage pulp novels.
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Key facts
• Born — 10 July 1949 • Art — y • Notable Works — Marvel Magazines covers
Biography
Biography
Larkin began his career as an illustrator in 1969. His many credits include titles such as Crazy Magazine, Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Marvel Preview, Marvel Super Special, Planet of the Apes, Savage Sword of Conan, and The Tomb of Dracula. Larkin 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 (1981). In addition, Marvel occasionally tapped Larkin to paint covers for premiere issues of such comic book titles as Dazzler (March 1981) and The Saga of Crystar (May 1983). A rare example of Larkin providing interior art is the three–page story "For the Next 60 Seconds" in Epic Illustrated #1 (Spring 1980). 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 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.
Personal life
Personal life
With former wife Fran, Larkin is the father of son Ken and daughters Claire and Holly.
DC Comics
DC Comics
• The Resistance #8 (2003)
Hammond Incorporated
Hammond Incorporated
• Hammond's Captain Atlas and the Globe Riders #1 (1987)
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
• Bizarre Adventures #28 (1981) • Conan Saga #38, 43, 45, 67, 77, 90 (1989–1994) • Conan: The Ravagers Out of Time GN (1992) • Crazy Magazine #17–63, 65, 68–69, 71–72, 74–75, 77–78, 80–81, 83–94 (1976–1983) • Dazzler #1 (1981) • The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #5–6, 8, 19, 21–22, 24, 31 (1974–1976) • Haunt of Horror #1, 4 (1974) • The Hulk! #11, 14, 18, 21–22 (1978–1980) • Marvel Graphic Novel: The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives (1989) • Marvel Illustrated Books • The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Captain America #02883 (1982) • The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Fantastic Four #02838 (1982) • The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Trek #02821 (1982) • The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Incredible Hulk #02832 (1982) • Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers (1983) • Spider-Man: His Greatest Team-Up Battles #02722 (1981) • Stan Lee Presents Spider-Man 2 Together with Thor, Havok and the Man-Thing! #02858 (1982) • Stan Lee Presents The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Daredevil #02041 (1982) • Marvel Preview #7, 18–19, 21 (1976–1980) • Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #2 (1980) • Marvel Super Action #1 (1976) • Marvel Super Special #3, 5–6, 15–16 (1978–1980) • Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (Superman and Spider-Man) (1981) • Monsters of the Movies #2–8 (1974–1975) • Monsters Unleashed #5 (1974) • Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. tpb (1989) • Planet of the Apes #1–7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 24 (1974–1976) • Power Man and Iron Fist #75 (1981) • The Punisher Magazine #13 (1990) • The Punisher: A Man Named Frank (1994) • The Punisher War Zone #25 (1994) • The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior #1 (1983) • Savage Sword of Conan #27, 42–44, 82, 89, 92, 103, 120, 137, 141, 192, 198, 206 (1978–1993) • Spider-Man Team-Up #6 (1997) • Spider-Woman #50 (1983) • The Tomb of Dracula vol. 2 #1–3 (1979–1980) • Vampire Tales Annual #1 (1975)
Peter Pan Records
Peter Pan Records
• Amazing Adventures of Holo-Man (Book and Record Set) #PR36 (1978)
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
• Marvel Fireside Books • The Amazing Spider-Man (1979) • Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (1979) • The Fantastic Four (1979) • The Incredible Hulk (1978) • The Mighty Marvel Pin-Up Book (1978) • Marvel Novel Series • #1 The Amazing Spider-Man: Mayhem in Manhattan (1978) • #6 Iron Man: And Call My Killer...MODOK! (1979) • #7 Doctor Strange: Nightmare (1979) • #8 The Amazing Spider-Man: Crime Campaign (1979) • #11 The Hulk and Spider-Man: Murdermoon (1979)
Warren Publishing
Warren Publishing
• Creepy #99–100 (1978) • Eerie #119 (1981) • The Rook Magazine #2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12 (1980–1981) • Vampirella #73 (1978) • Warren Presents #8, 14 (1980–1981)
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Miller, John Jackson. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. June 10, 2005.
- 2.Lawrence, Chris. The Art of Painted Comics. Dynamite Entertainment. 100. 2016. 978-1606903537.
- 3.credit. Bob+Larkin. Bob Larkin.
- 4.Epic Illustrated #1.
- 5.Thompson, Steven. What The?! Holo-Man. Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing. 112. 50–53. June 2019.
- 6.Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins" in Marvel Comics cover-dated July 1981, including Iron Man #148.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Larkin, Bob. The Savage Art of Bob Larkin. SQP. 2009. 978-0865621756.
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