D. Bruce Berry
| D. Bruce Berry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Douglas Bruce Berry January 24, 1924 Oakland, California |
| Died | September 30, 1998 (aged 74) Long Beach, California |
| 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
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 sent several threatening letters to science-fiction editor Earl Kemp in 1958 and was sent to a mental institution following a trial. He was released in 1960.[5] 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".[6] 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the next two years.[4] In 2019, TwoMorrows Publishing released Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love, a collection of previously unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s.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.[7]
Bibliography
Bill Spicer
- Fantasy Illustrated #1–2 (1963–1964)
DC Comics
- 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
- Amazing Adventures #33 (Killraven) (1975)
- Captain America #191–192, 195–196 (1975–1976)
Pacific Comics
- Silver Star #3–6 (1983–1984)
Texas Trio
- Star-Studded Comics #6 (1965)
TwoMorrows Publishing
- Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love (Dingbats of Danger Street) (2019)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Brower, Steven (January 25, 2021). "The Strange Case of D. Bruce Berry". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on July 20, 2025.
The judge declared, 'The letters are clearly life threatening to Mr. Kemp and his family' and directed that Berry be taken in for mental observation. The doctors concluded that he required treatment and he was confined to a mental institution. Berry was discharged in August 1960.
- ^ "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
- 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