Frank Robbins

• Birth Name — Franklin Robbins • Born — 9 September 1917 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. • Died — 28 November 1994 • Place of death — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico • Write — y • Pencil — y • Notable Works — Batman Detective Comics The Invaders Johnny Hazard Superboy • Children — Michael Robbins, Laurie R. Cox

Born in Boston, Robbins was in his teens when he received a Rockefeller grant and scholarships to the Boston Museum and the National Academy of Design in New York. Robbins was married to his wife, Bertha in 1945; they had two children, Michael and Laurie Robbins.

Robbins' early career included work as an assistant to Edward Trumbull on his NBC building murals, and creating promotional materials for RKO Pictures.

Between February and April 1939, Frank Robbins illustrated the western comic strip Lightnin’ and Lone Rider for the Associated Features Syndicate, owned by Robert W. Farrell, the strip had been initiated by Jack Kirby and written by Farrell, later reprinted in Eastern Color Printing's Famous Funnies. That same year, the Associated Press hired Robbins to take over the aviation strip Scorchy Smith which he drew until 1944. Robbins created his Johnny Hazard strip in 1944 and worked on it for more than three decades until it ended in 1977. Robbins' Johnny Hazard comic book was published by Standard Comics from August 1948 to May 1949. The Sunday strips were reprinted in a full-color volume published by the Pacific Comics Club. Other reprints were published by Pioneer Comics and Dragon Lady Press.

Robbins moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and spent his final years focusing on painting. He died of a heart attack on November 28, 1994.

• Atom #38 (writer) (1968) • Batman #204–207, 209–212, 214–217, 219–222, 226, 230–231, 236, 246, 249–250, 252, 254 (writer) (1968–1974) • Detective Comics #378–383, 386, 388–436 (writer); #416, 420–421, 426, 429, 435 (writer/artist) (1968–1973) • The Flash #180–181, 183–185 (writer) (1968–1969) • G.I. Combat #170 (writer) (1974) • House of Mystery #224, 226, 228, 233, 241–242, 252 (1974–1977) • House of Secrets #125 (1974) • Plop! #1 (writer); #4, 17 (1973–1975) • The Shadow #5, 7–9 (1974–1975) • Sinister House of Secret Love #3 (writer) (1972) • Star Spangled War Stories #172–182 (Unknown Soldier) (writer) (1973–1974) • Strange Sports Stories #1–3, 5 (writer) (1973–1974) • Superboy #149–155, 157–164, 166–172, 181 (writer) (1968–1972) • Superman #208, 211 (writer) (1968) • Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #83 (writer) (1968) • Weird Mystery Tales #16 (1975) • Weird War Tales #21, 27, 35–36 (1974–1975)

• Adventure into Fear #25–28, 31 (Morbius) (1974–1975) • Captain America #182–183, 185–187, 189–192 (1975) • Daredevil #155 (1978) • Ghost Rider #12, 17–19 (1975–1976) • Human Fly #5–6, 8–9, 13–14 (1978) • Invaders #1–4, 6–9, 11–15, 17–23, 25–28, Annual #1, Giant-Size #1 (1975–1978) • Man from Atlantis #1–7 (1978) • Marvel Chillers #4 (Tigra) (1976) • Marvel Premiere #28 (Legion of Monsters) (1976) • Power Man #32–34 (1976) • The Tomb of Dracula vol. 2 #2 (1979) • Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #2 (1975) • What If...? #4 (1977)

• Johnny Hazard #5–8 (1948–1949)