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D. Bruce Berry was born in [[Oakland, California]] and served in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="Harvard" /> He worked in the advertising industry for 29 years<ref name="Bails" /> and drew for various [[fanzine]]s including [[Bill Spicer]]'s ''Fantasy Illustrated'' in 1963–1964.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Bruce+Berry|title= D. Bruce Berry}}</ref> Berry and Spicer collaborated with [[Eando Binder]] on an [[Adam Link]] story which won the 1964 [[Alley Award]] in the category "Best Fan Comic Strip".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/alley64.php|title= 1964 Alley Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160616174915/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/alley64.php|archive-date= June 16, 2016|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> In the late 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="Harvard" /> He began inking and [[letterer|lettering]] [[Jack Kirby]]'s ''[[Kamandi]]'' series as of issue #16 (April 1974) and worked with Kirby for the next two years.<ref name="GCD" /> In 2019, [[TwoMorrows Publishing]] released ''Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love'', a collection of previously unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s. This included a "[[Dingbats of Danger Street]]" story inked by Berry.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://comicsworthreading.com/2020/02/28/jack-kirbys-dingbat-love/|title= ''Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love: Unpublished '70s Stories by the King of Comics!''|first= KC|last= Carlson|date= February 28, 2020|website= Comicsworthreading.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200802032542/https://comicsworthreading.com/2020/02/28/jack-kirbys-dingbat-love/|archive-date= August 2, 2020|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> |
D. Bruce Berry was born in [[Oakland, California]] and served in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="Harvard" /> He worked in the advertising industry for 29 years<ref name="Bails" /> and drew for various [[fanzine]]s including [[Bill Spicer]]'s ''Fantasy Illustrated'' in 1963–1964.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Bruce+Berry|title= D. Bruce Berry}}</ref> Berry and Spicer collaborated with [[Eando Binder]] on an [[Adam Link]] story which won the 1964 [[Alley Award]] in the category "Best Fan Comic Strip".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/alley64.php|title= 1964 Alley Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160616174915/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/alley64.php|archive-date= June 16, 2016|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> In the late 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="Harvard" /> He began [[Inker|inking]] and [[letterer|lettering]] [[Jack Kirby]]'s ''[[Kamandi]]'' series as of issue #16 (April 1974) and worked with Kirby for the next two years.<ref name="GCD" /> In 2019, [[TwoMorrows Publishing]] released ''Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love'', a collection of previously unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s. This included a "[[Dingbats of Danger Street]]" story inked by Berry.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://comicsworthreading.com/2020/02/28/jack-kirbys-dingbat-love/|title= ''Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love: Unpublished '70s Stories by the King of Comics!''|first= KC|last= Carlson|date= February 28, 2020|website= Comicsworthreading.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200802032542/https://comicsworthreading.com/2020/02/28/jack-kirbys-dingbat-love/|archive-date= August 2, 2020|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:32, 27 February 2024
| D. Bruce Berry | |
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| Born | Douglas Bruce Berry January 24, 1924 Oakland, California |
| Died | September 30, 1998 (aged 74) Long Beach, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Letterer |
Notable works | Kamandi OMAC |
| Awards | 1964 Alley Award "Best Fan Comic Strip" |
Douglas Bruce Berry[1] (January 24, 1924[2] – September 30, 1998)[3] was an American comic book artist who is best known as the inker of several of Jack Kirby's comic book series in the 1970s.
Biography[edit]
D. Bruce Berry was born in Oakland, California and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[3] He worked in the advertising industry for 29 years[1] and drew for various fanzines including Bill Spicer's Fantasy Illustrated in 1963–1964.[4] Berry and Spicer collaborated with Eando Binder on an Adam Link story which won the 1964 Alley Award in the category "Best Fan Comic Strip".[5] In the late 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles.[3] He began inking and lettering Jack Kirby's Kamandi series as of issue #16 (April 1974) and worked with Kirby for the next two years.[4] In 2019, TwoMorrows Publishing released Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love, a collection of previously unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s. This included a "Dingbats of Danger Street" story inked by Berry.[6]
Bibliography[edit]
Bill Spicer[edit]
- Fantasy Illustrated #1–2 (1963–1964)
DC Comics[edit]
- 1st Issue Special #1 (Atlas), #5 (Manhunter) (1975)
- DC Graphic Novel #4 ("The Hunger Dogs") (1985)
- Kamandi #16–37 (1974–1976)
- Kobra #1 (1976)
- New Gods vol. 2 #6 (1984)
- OMAC #2–7 (1974–1975)
- Our Fighting Forces #151–152, 154–155, 161–162 (The Losers) (1974–1975)
- Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #3 (1975)
Marvel Comics[edit]
- Amazing Adventures #33 (Killraven) (1975)
- Captain America #191–192, 195–196 (1975–1976)
Pacific Comics[edit]
- Silver Star #3–6 (1983–1984)
Texas Trio[edit]
- Star-Studded Comics #6 (1965)
TwoMorrows Publishing[edit]
- Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love (Dingbats of Danger Street) (2019)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Berry, D. Bruce". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017.
- ^ Morrow, John (November 1997). "D. Bruce Berry Speaks". The Jack Kirby Collector (17). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 36.
- ^ a b c "Berry, D. Bruce. D. Bruce Berry drawings of space ships, 1958: Guide". Cambridge, Massachusetts: Houghton Library, Harvard University. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ a b D. Bruce Berry at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "1964 Alley Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016.
- ^ Carlson, KC (February 28, 2020). "Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love: Unpublished '70s Stories by the King of Comics!". Comicsworthreading.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020.
External links[edit]
- D. Bruce Berry at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- D. Bruce Berry at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- D. Bruce Berry at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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