Douglas Bruce Berry (January 24, 1924 – September 30, 1998) was an American

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who is best known as the inker of several of

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's comic book series in the 1970s.

Biography

D. Bruce Berry was born in

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and served in the

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during

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. He worked in the advertising industry for 29 years and drew for various

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s including Bill Spicer's ''Fantasy Illustrated'' in 1963–1964. Berry and Spicer collaborated with

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on an Adam Link story which won the 1964 Alley Award in the category "Best Fan Comic Strip". In the late 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles. He began inking and

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's '' Kamandi'' series as of issue #16 (April 1974) and worked with Kirby for the next two years. In 2019,

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released ''Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love'', a collection of previously unpublished work which Kirby had drawn for DC Comics in the 1970s.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.

Bibliography

Bill Spicer

* ''Fantasy Illustrated'' #1–2 (1963–1964)

DC Comics

* '' 1st Issue Special'' #1 (

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), #5 ( Manhunter) (1975) * '' DC Graphic Novel'' #4 ( "The Hunger Dogs") (1985) * '' Kamandi'' #16–37 (1974–1976) * '' Kobra'' #1 (1976) * ''

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'' 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

* ''

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'' #33 ( Killraven) (1975) * ''

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'' #191–192, 195–196 (1975–1976)

Pacific Comics

* ''

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'' #3–6 (1983–1984)

Texas Trio

* ''Star-Studded Comics'' #6 (1965)

TwoMorrows Publishing

* ''

's Dingbat Love'' ( Dingbats of Danger Street) (2019)

References

External links

*
D. Bruce Berry
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, D. Bruce 1924 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American artists American advertising artists and illustrators American comics artists Artists from Oakland, California Comic book letterers Comics inkers DC Comics people Silver Age comics creators United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II