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BOB LAYTON

Active: 1976–2020

41

AS WRITER

131

AS ARTIST

23

KEY ISSUES

55

SERIES

Bob Layton is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as Iron Man and Hercules, and for co-founding Valiant Comics with Jim Shooter.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual

#22

Earliest catalogued appearance of Speedball.

X-Factor #5 cover

X-Factor

#5

First appearance of Apocalypse. Earliest catalogued appearance of Stinger (Marvel).

What If? #30 cover

What If?

#30

Earliest catalogued appearance of Ben Reilly.

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2 cover

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Cloak and Dagger.

Marvel Premiere #47 cover

Marvel Premiere

#47

Earliest catalogued appearance of Cassie Lang.

World's Finest Comics #251 cover

World's Finest Comics

#251

Earliest catalogued appearance of Count Vertigo.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

David Michelinie 34 issues togetherJoe Rubinstein 23 issues togetherJohn Byrne 20 issues togetherAl Milgrom 17 issues togetherJohn Romita Jr. 17 issues togetherDan Jurgens 15 issues togetherJackson Butch Guice 15 issues togetherMark Gruenwald 14 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Iron ManCaptain AmericaHercules (Marvel)War MachineHulkBeastCyclopsSpider-ManIcemanJean Grey

Credits

All (154)Writer (41)Artist (131)Keys (23)

23 ISSUES

Classic X-Men #11 cover
A

Classic X-Men

#11

DC Special #28 cover

DC Special

#28

Iron Man #219 cover
A

Iron Man

#219

Iron Man #223 cover
A

Iron Man

#223

Marvel Premiere #47 cover

Marvel Premiere

#47

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #4 cover
A

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars

#4

Micronauts #33 cover
A

Micronauts

#33

Micronauts #36 cover
A

Micronauts

#36

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 cover
A

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual

#22

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #1 cover
W

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons)

#1

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2 cover
A

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#2

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #5 cover
A

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#5

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #7 cover
A

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#7

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2 cover
A

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#2

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #3 cover
A

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

#3

What If? #30 cover
A

What If?

#30

What If? #32 cover

What If?

#32

What If? #34 cover

What If?

#34

World's Finest Comics #251 cover

World's Finest Comics

#251

X-Factor #1 cover
W

X-Factor

#1

X-Factor #2 cover
W

X-Factor

#2

X-Factor #4 cover
W

X-Factor

#4

X-Factor #5 cover
W

X-Factor

#5