Bob Larkin

Bob Larkin

Bob Larkin is an American artist primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics' magazine-format titles, published under the imprints of Curtis Magazines and Marvel Magazines in the 1970s and early 1980s.

A prolific and accomplished painter, Larkin's many credits include titles such as "The Savage Sword of Conan", "Marvel Super Special", "Marvel Preview", "The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu", "Planet of the Apes", and "Tomb of Dracula". Larkin also 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 first major intercompany crossover, "Superman and Spider-Man". In addition, Marvel occasionally tapped Larkin to paint covers for premiere issues of such comic book titles as "Dazzler" and "The Saga of Crystar".

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's artwork also adorns World Wrestling Entertainment merchandise featuring The Rock, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Kane, and Chris Jericho.

Bibliography

* "The Savage Art of Bob Larkin", vol. I (SQP, Inc., forthcoming) — a full-color collection of some of Larkin's most famous covers, with an introduction by Joe Jusko and an afterword by Alex Ross.

Covers

* "Bizarre Adventures" #28
* "Dazzler" #1
* "The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu" #21, 31
* Marvel Fireside Books
** "The Incredible Hulk" (1978)
** "Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles" (1978)
** "The Mighty Marvel Pin-Up Book" (1978)
** "The Fantastic Four" (1979)
** "The Amazing Spider-Man" (1979)
** "Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts" (1979)
* Marvel Illustrated Books
** "Spider-Man: His Greatest Team-Up Battles" (1981)
** "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear" (1981)
** "Star Trek: The Further Adventures of the Starship Enterprise!" (1982)
* "Marvel Preview" #18, 19, 21
* "Marvel Super Special" #3, 5, 6, 8, 15, 16, 21
* "Marvel Treasury Edition" #28 ("Superman and Spider-Man")
* "Planet of the Apes" #1, 4
* "The Punisher: A Man Named Frank"
* "The Saga of Crystar" #1
* "Savage Sword of Conan" #8, 27, 42–44, 82, 89, 92, 103, 120, 192, 198, 206
* "Tomb of Dracula" #2, 3

Sources consulted

*Smith, Ben. [http://gothamcityart.com/bob_larkin/ "Bob Larkin," GothamCityArt.com.]
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