D. Bruce Berry

D. Bruce Berry
D. Bruce Berry
Born	Douglas Bruce Berry; January 24, 1924; Oakland, California
Died	September 30, 1998 (aged 74); Long Beach, California
Nationality	American
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]–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 and Spicer collaborated with Eando Binder on an Adam Link story which won the 1964 Alley Award in the category "Best Fan Comic Strip".[5] 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the next two years.[4] In 2019, TwoMorrows Publishing released Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love, a collection of previously-unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s.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.[6]

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

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. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (17): 36.
"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.
D. Bruce Berry at the Grand Comics Database
"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

Preceded by Mike Royer	Kamandi inker 1974–1976	Succeeded by Mike Royer
Preceded by Mike Royer	OMAC inker 1974–1975	Succeeded by Mike Royer
Preceded by Vince Colletta	Captain America inker 1975–1976	Succeeded by Frank Giacoia

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[Bails-1] Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Berry, D. Bruce". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017.

[2] Morrow, John (November 1997). "D. Bruce Berry Speaks". The Jack Kirby Collector. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (17): 36.

[Harvard-3] "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.

[GCD-4] D. Bruce Berry at the Grand Comics Database

[5] "1964 Alley Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016.

[6] 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.