Bill Oakley — comics creator

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Known forThe Avengers

Issues credited1,468

Active1985–1993

Primary roleletterer

The source material provided describes Bill Oakley the television writer, whose career has no meaningful connection to the comic book credits listed in your catalog. These appear to be two different people sharing the same name, and the encyclopedic source contains no information about comics work, art, or publication history that would support a creator profile for a colorist, inker, or letterer.

Writing a bio that merges these two individuals, or invents a comics background for the television writer, would violate the accuracy rules governing this project. A shorter accurate bio beats an embellished one — and in this case, the honest answer is that the sourced information does not match the catalog entry.

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Full bibliography (first 500) · 86 series

The Avengers (1963) · 66

Action Comics (1938) · 51

Fantastic Four (1961) · 30

#326 #327 #328 #329 #331 #332 #333 #334 #335 #336 #337 #339 #340 #341 #343 #345 #346 #347 #348 #349 #350 #351 #352 #353 #354 #356 #357 #359 #360 #361

Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) · 27

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #22 [Collector's Edition]#23 #24 #25 #27 #28

Avengers West Coast (1989) · 26

#48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #60 #61 #62 #63 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #73 #74 #75 #76 #77 #78

Darkhawk (1991) · 23

#11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33

Doc Savage (1988) · 22

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24

Daredevil (1964) · 19

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West Coast Avengers (1985) · 16

#28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #36 #37 #38 #39 #42 #43 #44 #45 #46 #47

Clive Barker's Night Breed (1990) · 16

#6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #13 #14 #15 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #24 #25

The Transformers (1984) · 14

#16 #37 #49 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48 #51

The Badger (1985) · 10

#36 #38 #40 #41 #42 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48

Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992) · 10

#7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17

Power of the Atom (1988) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #12

X-Men (1991) · 8

#19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26

Classic X-Men (1986) · 7

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #9 #11

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) · 6

#7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Comet Man (1987) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Kamandi at Earth's End (1993) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Chain Gang War (1993) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Greylore (1985) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Fallen Angels (1987) · 5

#3 #5 #6 #7 #8

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · 5

#1 #1 #2 #3 #4

Action Comics Weekly (1988) · 4

#605 #622 #636 #637

Doctor Zero (1988) · 4

#4 #5 #6 #7

Havok & Wolverine - Meltdown (1988) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Hero (1990) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Black Knight (1990) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Slapstick (1992) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Superman (1987) · 3

#18 #48 #56

A Shadowline Saga: "Critical Mass" (1990) · 3

#2 #4 #7

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (1990) · 3

#2 #3 #4

The Psycho (1991) · 3

#3 #1 #2

Samurai Cat (1991) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Excalibur (1988) · 3

#40 #41 #71

Punisher: P.O.V. (1991) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (1987) · 2

#1 #1

Muppet Babies (1985) · 2

#16 #17

ALF (1988) · 2

#2 #3

Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (1989) · 2

#3 #5

Marvel Fanfare (1982) · 2

#42 #60

Action Comics Annual (1987) · 2

#2 #3

Hero Alliance: End of the Golden Age (1989) · 2

#2 #3

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) · 2

#53 #111

Adventures of Superman (1987) · 2

#471 #479

Hellraiser Nightbreed - Jihad (1991) · 2

#1 #2

Cable - Blood and Metal (1992) · 2

#1 #2

Superman: The Return of Superman (1993) · 2

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Marvel Age Annual (1985) · 1

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) · 1

#117

Howard the Duck (1976) · 1

#33

Mark Hazzard: Merc (1986) · 1

Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - Starring the Mighty Avengers (1987) · 1

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Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) · 1

Captain America (1968) · 1

#333

Phantasy Against Hunger (1987) · 1

Justice (1986) · 1

#14

GrimJack (1984) · 1

#46

Iron Man (1968) · 1

#232

Crossroads (1988) · 1

World of Metropolis (1988) · 1

The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) · 1

ALF Comics Magazine (1988) · 1

Hero Alliance Limited Edition: End of the Golden Age (1989) · 1

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Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography (1989) · 1

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Hero Alliance (1989) · 1

Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown (1990) · 1

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Moebius (1989) · 1

The New Mutants Summer Special (1990) · 1

Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) · 1

Lieutenant Blueberry (1991) · 1

Superman for Earth (1991) · 1

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Batman: Holy Terror (1991) · 1

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Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa (1992) · 1

Fantastic Four: Monsters Unleashed (1992) · 1

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Detective Comics Annual (1988) · 1

Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special (1993) · 1

The Death of Superman (1993) · 1

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The Life of Christ (1993) · 1

Superman: Panic in the Sky (1993) · 1

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Superman: World without a Superman (1993) · 1

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Marshal Law: Secret Tribunal (1993) · 1

Wolverine: Killing (1993) · 1

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Lobo (1993) · 1

Union (1993) · 1

WildC.A.T.s Trilogy (1993) · 1

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