Bob Larkin (born July 10, 1949) is an

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primarily known for his painted covers for

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' magazine-format titles

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in the 1970s and early 1980s and for his 32 painted covers on the Bantam Books paperback reissues series of the

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pulp novels.

Biography

Bob Larkin began his career as an illustrator in 1969 and his many credits include titles such as '' Crazy Magazine'', '' Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Savage Sword of Conan'', and ''

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''. Larkin painted covers for many of the

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paperback collections, lending them a simple, movie-poster feel. He did the same thing for the cover to the second major

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, '' Superman and Spider-Man''. In addition, Marvel occasionally tapped Larkin to paint covers for premiere issues of such comic book titles as '' Dazzler'' (March 1981) and ''

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'' (May 1983). A rare example of Larkin providing interior art is the three-page story "For the Next 60 Seconds" in '' Epic Illustrated'' #1 (Spring 1980). Besides his work for Marvel, Larkin has painted covers for ''

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'' and '' The Rook'' (

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), ''The Amazing Adventures of Holo-Man'' (

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), ''Lorelei: Building the Perfect Beast'' (StarWarp Concepts), and many others. Larkin provided covers to Bantam Books reprints of

, as well as

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merchandise featuring The Rock,

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, Kane, and

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Personal life

With former wife Fran, Larkin is the father of son Ken and daughters Claire and Holly. Shooter, Jim. "

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" in

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d July 1981, including ''Iron Man'' #148.

Bibliography

Covers

DC Comics

* '' The Resistance'' #8 (2003)

Hammond Incorporated

* '' Hammond's Captain Atlas and the Globe Riders'' #1 (1987)

Marvel Comics

* ''Bizarre Adventures'' #28 (1981) * '' Conan Saga'' #26, 38, 43, 45, 67, 77, 90 (1989–1994) * ''Conan: The Ravagers Out of Time'' GN (1992) * '' Crazy Magazine'' #17–63, 65, 68–69, 71–72, 74–75, 77–78, 80–81, 83–94 (1976–1983) * '' Dazzler'' #1 (1981) * ''

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'' #5–6, 8, 19, 21–22, 24, 31 (1974–1976) * ''

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'' #1, 4 (1974) * '' The Hulk!'' #11, 14, 18, 21–22 (1978–1980) * ''

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: The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives'' (1989) * Marvel Illustrated Books ** ''The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Captain America'' #02883 (1982) ** ''The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Fantastic Four'' #02838 (1982) ** ''The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Trek'' #02821 (1982) ** ''The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of

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'' #02832 (1982) ** ''Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers'' (1983) ** '' Spider-Man: His Greatest Team-Up Battles'' #02722 (1981) ** ''Stan Lee Presents Spider-Man 2 Together with

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, Havok and the

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!'' #02858 (1982) ** ''Stan Lee Presents The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Daredevil'' #02041 (1982) * ''

'' #7, 18–19, 21 (1976–1980) * ''Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars:

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'' #2 (1980) * ''Marvel Super Action'' #1 (1976) * ''

'' #3, 5–6, 15–16 (1978–1980) * ''

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'' #28 ('' Superman and Spider-Man'') (1981) * '' Monsters of the Movies'' #2–8 (1974–1975) * '' Monsters Unleashed'' #5 (1974) * ''

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'' tpb (1989) * ''

'' #1–7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 24 (1974–1976) * ''

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'' #75 (1981) * '' The Punisher Magazine'' #13 (1990) * ''The Punisher: A Man Named Frank'' (1994) * ''

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'' #25 (1994) * ''

, Crystal Warrior'' #1 (1983) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #27, 42–44, 82, 89, 92–93, 103, 120, 137, 141, 192, 198, 206 (1978–1993) * ''Spider-Man Team-Up'' #6 (1997) * ''

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'' #50 (1983) * ''

'' vol. 2 #1–3 (1979–1980) * ''

Vampire Tales ''Vampire Tales'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 11 issues and one annual publication from 1973 to 1975, and featuring vampires as both ...

Annual'' #1 (1975)

Peter Pan Records

* ''Amazing Adventures of Holo-Man'' (Book and Record Set) #PR36 (1978)

Simon & Schuster

** ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (1979) ** '' Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts'' (1979) ** ''The Fantastic Four'' (1979) ** ''The Incredible Hulk'' (1978) ** ''The Mighty Marvel Pin-Up Book'' (1978) * Marvel Novel Series ** #1 ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Mayhem in Manhattan'' (1978) ** #6 '' Iron Man: And Call My Killer...

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!'' (1979) ** #7 ''Doctor Strange: Nightmare'' (1979) ** #8 ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Crime Campaign'' (1979) ** #11 ''The Hulk and Spider-Man: Murdermoon'' (1979)

Warren Publishing

* ''

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'' #99–100 (1978) * ''

Eerie ''Eerie'' was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like '' Mad'', it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's volunta ...

'' #119 (1981) * '' The Rook Magazine'' #2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12 (1980–1981) * ''

'' #73 (1978) * ''Warren Presents'' #8, 14 (1980–1981)

References

External links

*
Bob Larkin
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Bob Larkin The Illustrated Man
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