The Bronze Age Supergirl artist was born 104 years ago…
The late Bob Oksner — born Oct. 14, 1916 — was probably best known for his tenure on DC’s many humor titles in the Silver Age. We’re talking The Adventures of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and whatnot.
But by the early ’70s, DC’s humor titles had faded and the artist segued to superhero titles — most notably (in my mind) Supergirl, both in her own title and in Adventure Comics.
When I imagine the Maid of Might in her most classic Bronze Age look — shorts, puffy sleeves, choker, small Super emblem on the upper chest — I think of Oksner.
So dig these 13 COVERS celebrating the artist and his four-color muse.
Groovy.
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MORE
— 13 COVERS: SUPERGIRL’s Fashion Through the Years. Click here.
— 13 COVERS: SUPERGIRL’s Grooviest Escapades. Click here.
October 14, 2020
I’ve always loved the cover to SUPERGIRL #6. “Supergirl’s stolen kisses…will cost lives!”, the Maid of Steel’s lifted leg as she gets kissed by the issue’s bad boy, and most of all the sign “Gang Lords’ Clubhouse” are hilarious. I’m sure most gangs of that era had such signs!
October 14, 2020
Thanks so much for posting these… Supergirl was my first crush at age 7, and Mr. Oksner was the reason why. I Think his quote said it best: “My Women Had Saturday Night Bodies And Sunday School Faces”.
October 14, 2020
Happy birthday to the late Mr. Oksner. 🙂
October 15, 2020
In my opinion, his best work was on Superman and Action when he did a huge number of covers. Also, he was the best artist to ink the work of the legendary Curt Swan.