Bob McLeod (born August 9, 1951) is an

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best known for co-creating the ''

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'' with writer Chris Claremont.DeMatteis, J.M.; Mike Zeck; and Bob McLeod. (1995, 2nd printing). "About the Creators". In ''Spider-Man, Fearful Symmetry: Kraven's Last Hunt'', p. 159. Marvel Comics.

Early life

McLeod was born in

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. He was educated at Auburn University and

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale is a former for-profit art and culinary school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida which closed in 2018. The school was one of a number of Art Institutes, a franchise of for-profit art colleges with many branches in N ...

Career

Bob McLeod began his career working in the production department of

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

in 1973 on a recommendation from

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Sup ...

. He began penciling and inking for Marvel's ''

Crazy Magazine ''Crazy Magazine'' is an illustrated satire and humor magazine that was published by Marvel Comics from 1973 to 1983 for a total of 94 regular issues (and two ''Super Special''s (Summer 1975, 1980)). It was preceded by two standard-format comic b ...

'', doing several movie satires and the "Teen Hulk" strip. He was a member of The

Crusty Bunkers Crusty Bunker, or the Crusty Bunkers, was the collective pseudonym of a group of comic book inkers clustered around Neal Adams' and Dick Giordano's New York City-based art and design agency Continuity Studios from 1972 to 1977. The group was also ...

inkers Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at while working at Adams'

Continuity Studios Continuity Studios (formerly Continuity Associates, originally known as Continuity Graphics Associates)Eury, Michael and Giordano, Dick. ''Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time'', TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003. is a New York City and Los ...

, and he became an inker at Marvel and

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on many series, including ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...

'', ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

'', '' Legion of Super Heroes'', '' Detective Comics'', ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'', and '' The New Titans'', as well as penciling '' Star Wars'' and several ''Spider-Man'' fill-ins for Marvel. McLeod drew the graphic novel and the first three issues of ''New Mutants'' and inked a number of subsequent issues. The graphic novel's production overlapped with his honeymoon and ended up missing its shipping slot because editor

Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''New Mutants'', ...

choose to keep her promise to McLeod that he could ink it himself. In a 2008 interview, McLeod looked back on ''The New Mutants'' as "one of the most frustrating experiences of my career", recounting having to ink the graphic novel while on his honeymoon and later give up doing pencils on the regular series because he could not keep up with the monthly pace at the time and felt he was producing substandard work. In 1987, he inked

Mike Zeck Michael J. Zeck (born September 6, 1949), is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on such series as ''Captain America'', ''Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars'', '' Master of Kung-Fu'', and ''The Punisher'' as we ...

's pencils on the "

Kraven's Last Hunt "Fearful Symmetry: Kraven's Last Hunt", or simply "Kraven's Last Hunt" is a comic book storyline by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck published in 1987, featuring the final battle between Marvel Comics characters Kraven the Hunter and Spider-Man. Co ...

" storyline in the '' Spider-Man'' titles. At DC Comics, he was the artist on Superman in ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications ...

'' in the early 1990s including the "Dark Knight Over Metropolis" storyarc. McLeod helped writer Louise Simonson and artist

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launch a new Superman title, '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' in July 1991. With writer

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, McLeod contributed to such Superman tales as the 1991 story wherein Clark Kent finally revealed his identity as Superman to

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and the "Panic in the Sky" crossover in 1992. There were several issues of ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The char ...

'' comic book drawn by McLeod for the Swedish publisher Egmont. He has written and illustrated a children's book, ''Superhero ABC'', which was published by HarperCollins in 2006 and received starred reviews from ''

School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with ...

'' and ''ABA Booklist''. He also edited

TwoMorrows Publishing TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs. List of magaz ...

's ''Rough Stuff'' magazine which featured interviews and art by top creators in the comics field. McLeod currently teaches part-time at the

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) is a private, non-profit art and design college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees and certificates, a continuing education program with professional ...

in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and works on various commercial projects. McLeod was the keynote speaker for the 2012

Inkwell Awards The Inkwell Award, sometimes shortened to the Inkwells, is a trophy given in the field of inking in American comic books. The awards were partially named after the Yahoo group whose members include many in the inking community, and after the pe ...

Awards Ceremony at

HeroesCon Heroes Convention, or HeroesCon, is a comic book convention that takes place in June (often over Father's Day weekend)Hargro, Carlton. "Best. Convention. Ever," ''Creative Loafing'' (June 17, 2009), p. 25. in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conven ...

. In 2018, McLeod received the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award for his many years of inking.

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Dark Horse Comics

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Comics' Greatest World Comics' Greatest World was an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception that it was created to capitalize on ...

'' #16 (artist, with

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...

) (1993)

DC Comics

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Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...

'' #61–62 (inker) (1978) *'' The Batman Chronicles'' #12 (inker) (1998) *''Batman Secret Files'' #1 (inker) (1997) *'' Birds of Prey: Revolution'' #1 (inker) (1997) *''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...

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Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is ...

'' #49 (inker) (1997) *'' Detective Comics'' #678, 712–713, 717–719 (inker) (1994–1998) *''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #1, 6 (inker) (1977) *''

Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...

'' #2–3, 5 (inker) (1978) *''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strang ...

'' #258 (inker) (1978) *''Iron Lantern'' #1 (inker) (1997) *'' Jemm, Son of Saturn'' #6, 8–12 (inker) (1985) *'' JLA'' #15 (inker) (1998) *'' JSA 80-Page Giant 2011'' #1 (inker) (2011) *''Justice Society of America'' #54 (inker) (2011) *''

Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the '' Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and ...

'' #12–13 (inker)(1978) *''Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant'' #1 (artist) (1998) *''Legends of the DCU: Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #1 (inker) (1999) *'' Man of Steel Prequel: Special Edition'' #1 (inker, among others) (2013) *'' New Gods'' #15 (inker) (1977) *'' The New Titans'' #50–53, 57–61, 63 (inker) (1988–1990) *'' Nightwing Annual'' #1 (inker) (1997) *''Psyba-Rats'' #1–3 (inker) (1995) *'' Secret Society of Super Villains'' #9, 12 (inker) (1977–1978) *'' Showcase '93'' (Nightwing and Robin) #11–12 (artist) (1993) *'' Star Spangled War Stories'' #204 (inker) (1977) *''

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

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Team Superman Superman, given the serial nature of comic publishing and the length of the character's existence, has evolved as a character as his adventures have increased. Initially a crime fighter, the character was seen in early adventures stepping in to st ...

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Egmont

*''Fantomen (

)'' #24/2003, 11/2004, 1/2005, 9/2005, 21/2005, 12/2006 (artist) (2003–2006)

Future Comics

*''Freemind'' #2 (artist), #3–5 (inker) (2002–2003)

Gold Key Comics

*''Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' #75 (artist) (1977) *''Grimm's Ghost Tales'' #41 (artist) (1977) *''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, sup ...

'' #76–77 (artist) (1977)

Marvel Comics

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Adventure into Fear ''Adventure into Fear'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from cover dates November 1970 through December 1975, for 31 issues. This is its trademarked cover title for all but its first nine issues, though the ser ...

'' #29 (inker) (1975) *''

Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member W ...

Annual'' #2 (inker) (1987) *''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...

'' #183, 187, 209 (inker), #220, 267 (artist), #270, 293–294, 298–299 (inker) (1978–1988) *''The Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter'' #1 (inker) (1992) *''

Astonishing Tales ''Astonishing Tales'' is an American anthology comic book series originally published by Marvel Comics from 1970 to 1976. Its sister publication was '' Amazing Adventures'' (vol. 2). In 2008 and 2009, Marvel produced 11 webcomics starring diffe ...

'' #32 (

Deathlok Deathlok (also referred to as Deathlok the Demolisher) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' Astonishing Tales'' #25 (Aug. 1974), created by Rich Buckler. At least three sub ...

) (artist) (1975) *''

Bizarre Adventures ''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publica ...

'' #25 (inker) (1981) *'' Blade: Vampire Hunter'' #6 (inker) (2000) *''

Cable Cable may refer to: Mechanical * Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof * Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...

'' #24 (inker) (1995) *'' Captain America'' #332 (inker) (1987) *'' Captain Marvel'' #58 (inker) (1978) *''

Chaos War "Chaos War" is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series: the five-issue miniseries ''Chaos War'', written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-sho ...

'' #5 (inker) (2011) *''

Classic X-Men ''Classic X-Men'', originally titled ''X-Men Classics'' and later retitled ''X-Men Classic'', is a reprint comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The first volume was a limited series which collected stories from the Roy Thomas/Neal Adams/ ...

'' #37 (inker) (1989) *''

'' #119–126 (inker, over John Buscema layouts) (1981) *''

'' #5, 27, 37, 63, 65–66, 81–85, 88 (artist) (1974–1981) *''

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, Deadp ...

'' #2 (inker) (1994) *''

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series), a ...

'' #5–7 (inker) (1974) *''

Defenders Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to: *Defense (military) *Defense (sports) **Defender (association football) Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...

'' #24, 54 (inker) (1975–1977) *''Domination Factor: Fantastic Four'' #1–4 (inker) (1999–2000) *'' Eternals: The Herod Factor'' #1 (inker) (1991) *''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...

'' #16–17 (inker) (1975) *''

Ghostrider Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Ghost Rider, Ghost Riders, Ghostrider, or Ghostriders may also refer to: Fiction Marvel Comics comic book series * ''Ghost Rider'' (co ...

'' #80 (inker) (1996) *''Ghostrider: Crossroads'' #1 (inker) (1995) *''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

'' #1, 59 (inker) (1982–1987) *'' Hulk!'' #13–15 (inker), #21 (artist) (1979–1980) *''

'' vol. 2 #228, 325, 369–372, 374–377 (inker) (1978–1991) *'' Iron Man: The Iron Age'' #1–2 (inker) (1998) *''

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into F ...

'' #5–6 (inker) (1980) *''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epo ...

'' #18 (inker) (1978) *''

Jungle Action ''Jungle Action'' is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The Marvel version contained the first series starring the Black Panther, the first black superhero in mainstream com ...

'' #18–22 (inker) (1975–1976) *'' Ka-Zar'' vol. 2 #7 (inker, over John Buscema layouts) (1975) *''

Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...

'' #3 (inker) (1982) *''

Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establi ...

'' #4 (

) (artist) (1982) *''

Marvel Premiere ''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own serie ...

'' #23 (inker) (1975) *''

Marvel Presents ''Marvel Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. Twelve issues were published from October 1975 to August 1977. Publication history Bloodstone ''Marvel Presents'' began publication with an October 197 ...

'' # (inker) (1975) *''

Marvel Preview ''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publica ...

'' #18 (inker) (1979) *''

Marvel Spotlight ''Marvel Spotlight'' is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics as a try-out book. It stood out from Marvel's other try-out books in that most of the featured characters made their first appearance in the series. The series origin ...

'' #24 (inker) (1975) *'' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #14 ( Iron Man) (penciller) (1993) *''

Marvel Team-Up ''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...

'' #86 (artist), #90, 100 (inker) (1979–1980) *''

Marvel Treasury Edition ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversi ...

'' #27 (inker), #28 (inker, among others) (1980) *'' Marvel Two-in-One'' #51 (inker) (1979) *''

Micronauts Micronauts is a North American science fiction toyline manufactured and marketed by Mego from 1976 to 1980. The ''Micronauts'' toyline was based on and licensed from the ''Microman'' toyline created by Japanese-based toy company Takara in 1974. ...

'' #8 (inker) (1979) *'' Moon Knight'' #35 (artist) (1984) *''

Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...

'' #19 (inker) (1978) *''

The 'Nam ''The 'Nam'' was a war comic book series detailing the U.S. war in Vietnam from the perspective of active-duty soldiers involved in the conflict. It was written by Doug Murray, initially illustrated by Michael Golden, edited by Larry Hama an ...

'' #7 (inker) (1987) *''

'' #1–3 (penciller), #4–5, 7–8, 75 (inker), ''Annual'' #1 (artist), #4 (inker) (1983–1989) *''New Mutants Forever'' #1–5 (inker) (2010–2011) *'' Nova'' #21 (over John Buscema layouts) (1978) *''

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic ...

'' #2, 5, 6–9, 11–14 (penciller) (1983–1984) *''

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which last ...

'' #20 (artist) (1986) *''Powerline'' #1 (inker) (1988) *'' Saga of the Submariner'' #1–4, 6–7, 9–12, (inker) (1988–1989) *'' Savage Sword of Conan'' #63 (inks and gray tones, pp. 45–50) (1981), #149 (inker) (1988) *''

Solo Avengers ''Solo Avengers'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title '' The Avengers''. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989) until it was renamed ''Avenge ...

'' #2 (inker) (1988) *''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' #113 (artist), 115–119, 121, 131–132 (inker), #189 (artist) (1986–1992) *'' Spider-Man'' #32–34 (artist), #50 (inker) (1993–1994) *''Spider-Man: Hobgoblins Lives'' #3 (inker) (1997) *''Spider-Man: Redemption'' #1–4 (inker) (1996) *''Spider-Man Team-Up'' #3, 6 (artist/penciller) (1996–1997) *''Spider-Man: The Mysterio Manifesto'' #1–3 (inker) (2001) *''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 19 ...

'' #7 (penciller) (1994) *'' Spider-Verse Team-Up'' #1 (artist) (2015) *'' Spitfire and the Troubleshooters'' #2, 4 (inker) (1986–1987) *'' Star Wars'' #83 (artist), #85–86, 88, 90 (penciller) (1984) *''

Strange Tales ''Strange Tales'' is a Marvel Comics anthology series. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions. Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their debuts in ''Strange Tales''. It was a showcase for the science ...

'' vol.2 #18 (inker) (1988) *'' Thunderbolts'' #100 (among other artists), ''Annual'' '97 (penciller, among others) (1997, 2006) *''

Tomb of Dracula ''The Tomb of Dracula'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare ...

'' #1, 5 (inker) (1979–1980) *''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X- ...

'' #94, 151 (inker), #152 (artist), ''Annual'' #4, '95 (inker) (1975–1995) *''

Untold Tales of Spider-Man ''Untold Tales of Spider-Man'' is an American comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 26 issues (#1–25, with a #-1 issue (July 1997) added between issues #22 (June 1997) and 23 (August 1997)) and two ''Annual''s (''A ...

'' #24 (artist), #25 (inker) (1997) *'' Venom: Enemy Within'' miniseries #1–3 (artist/penciller) (1994) *''

Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran ...

'' #11 (artist), #12, 19–20, 31–32, 93 (inker) (1986–1992) *'' Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man'' #17–18 (inker) (2000) *'' What If?'' #29 (

Namor Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...

) (inker) (1981) *''What if?'' vol. 2 #10 (inker) (1990) *''

What The--?! ''What The--?!'' is a Marvel Comics comic book series self-parodying the Marvel Universe, similar in vein to the 1960s series '' Not Brand Echh''. It was billed as "The Marvel mag of mirth and mayhem!" The series ran for 26 issues, from August 19 ...

'' #3 (inker) (1988) *''

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...

'' vol. 2 #82 (penciller) (1994) *''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) ...

'' #6 (inker) (1986) *''X-Men: Gold'' #1 (artist) (2014) *''X-Men vs. The Avengers'' #4 (inker) (1987) *''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...

'' #9 (inker) (1995)

Pacific Comics

*''Bold Adventures'' #1 (artist) (1983) *''Vanguard Illustrated'' #2 (inker) (1984)

Tekno Comix

*''Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero - The Newmatic Man'' #1–3 (inker) (1995)

Tyndale House Publishers

*''Tribulation Force'' #1, 3–4 (inker) (2002–2003)

Valiant Comics

*'' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' #31–33 (inker) (1995) *''Visitor'' #1, 4–5, 8 (inker) (1995)

References

External links

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Bob McLeod
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Bob McLeod interview at New York Comic Con 2016 by ComicsVerse

Bob McLeod
on the Super Hero Speak podcast 2017 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcleod, Bob 1951 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American comics artists American magazine editors American art educators Artists from Tampa, Florida Auburn University alumni Comics inkers DC Comics people Living people Marvel Comics people