Bob Haney
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| Bob Haney | |
| Birth name | Robert Haney |
| Born | 1926 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 25, 2004 La Mesa, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Teen Titans |
| Awards | Alley Award, Inkpot Award |
Robert "Bob" Haney (1926 - November 25, 2004) was a comic book writer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Haney is best known for his work for DC Comics. He co-created the Silver Age Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol, as well as less famous characters such as Metamorpho, Eclipso, Cain, and the Super-Sons.
Growing up in Philadelphia, Haney credited vintage comic strips (especially Prince Valiant and Flash Gordon) and the radio dramas of his youth as inspiration. He received an M.A. from Columbia University and put it to work writing novels under an array of pen names and, in 1948, comic books. Between 1948 and 1955, Haney worked, mostly on crime and war comics, for a number of publishers, including Fawcett, Standard, Hillman, Harvey, and St. John. Most of these firms went out of business during the period but around 1956 he connected with DC Comics. That became a long and happy association, with Haney eventually writing just about every kind of comic they published.[1]
Besides the titles mentioned above, other DC titles Haney worked on include Sgt. Rock, World's Finest Comics, The Brave and the Bold, Blackhawk, The Unknown Soldier and Deadman. Along with Joe Orlando and Jack Sparling, Haney co-created Cain and his gargoyle Gregory for House of Mystery, now well-known for their appearances in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.
Haney also produced scripts for the sixties' Superman and Aquaman cartoon shows and worked for Rankin-Bass on several animated shows, including Thundercats, Silverhawks and Karate Kat.
Haney wrote for DC until the mid-eighties, occasionally clashing with younger editors and struggling to produce material they considered fresh and contemporary. When work dried up, he turned his attention to other forms of writing, including the authorship of a book on another of his passions, carpentry. Haney's last few years were spent in San Felipe in Baja, Mexico.[1]
Haney's industry recognitions included the 1968 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Track of the Hook" in Brave and the Bold #79, drawn by Neal Adams) and a 1997 Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Evanier, Mark. "Bob Haney, R.I.P." News From Me, December 5, 2004. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
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| Preceded by None |
Teen Titans writer 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Robert Kanigher |
| Preceded by Steve Skeates |
Teen Titans writer 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by Bob Rozakis |
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