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Joe Kubert

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85 Years Old

Joseph Kubert (/ˈkjuːbərt/; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also known for working on his creations, such as Tor, Son of Sinbad, and the Viking Prince, and, with writer Robin Moore, the comic strip Tales of the Green Beret. Two of Kubert's sons, Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert, themselves became recognized comic book artists, as did Andy's daughter Emma Kubert and many of Kubert's former students, including Stephen R. Bissette, Amanda Conner, Rick Veitch, Eric Shanower, Steve Lieber, and Scott Kolins. Kubert's other granddaughter, Katie Kubert, became an editor for both DC and Marvel Comics. Kubert was inducted into the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Joseph Kubert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Ozeryany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine on 18th September 1926

Died

12th August 2012

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Sin and Salvation: The Comic Book Origin of Ghost Rider Image
Sin and Salvation: The Comic Book Origin of Ghost Rider
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The Legends Behind the Comic Books
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