Bob Forgione

Bob Forgione (1929–1994) was an American comic book and comic strip artist whose most prolific period came during the 1950s, when he worked extensively for Marvel Comics under its Atlas Comics imprint. Born in 1929, he studied at the New York Franklin School of Art and began his career around 1948 as an assistant to Jerry Robinson. Over the next decade and a half, Forgione illustrated 341 comic stories, contributing to a wide range of genres for Atlas, Charlton, St. John Publications, American Comics Group, DC, and Dell. His work appeared in series such as *Adventures Into the Unknown*, *Strange Tales*, *Our Army at War*, *Forbidden Worlds*, and *Lassie*. He also drew six covers for Charlton’s horror title *The Thing*. From 1962 to 1963, he worked uncredited as a penciller on the newspaper strip *The Phantom*, alongside credited artist Sy Barry. Forgione’s style was solid and versatile, suited to both war and supernatural stories. His legacy rests on his steady, unflashy craftsmanship during a transitional era in mainstream comics.