Today in Comics History, September 9: Happy birthday, Frank Robbins!

Born on this day in 1917: comics writer/artist and fine art painter Frank Robbins (creator of the Johnny Hazard strip, Batman, Detective Comics, Weird War Tales, House of Mystery, Superboy, The Invaders, The Human Fly, and more)! And he co-created Man-Bat, the Ten-Eyed Man, Union Jack, Spitfire, and Baron Blood!


from Mighty Calendar Calendar 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 (Marvel, 1975-1978)






from Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams v.2 (DC, June 2013)
A polarizing talent; many fans dislike Frank's art. THEY ARE WRONG; it is MAGNIFICENT.


from The Invaders (1975 series) #8 (Marvel, September 1976), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza


from "There Are Monsters in the Sea" in Man from Atlantis #1 (Marvel, February 1978), script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by The Tribe, colors by Janice Cohen, letters by John Costanza



from "Man-Bat Madness!" in Detective Comics #416 (DC, October 1971); script, pencils, and inks by Frank Robbins, letters by Ben Oda
Happy birthday, Frank!


from 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), photograph by Michele Wolfman