Bob Montana

Bob Montana
BornRobert William Montana
(1920-10-23)October 23, 1920[1]
Stockton, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 1975(1975-01-04) (aged 54)
Meredith, New Hampshire, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist, Artist
Notable works
Archie Andrews
Spouse(s)Peggy (née Wherett)[2][3]

Robert William Montana (October 23, 1920 – January 4, 1975) was an American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip Archie.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Robert Montana, January 1975". United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Connors, Ann (May 8, 1989). "A Funny Thing Happened to the Haverhill Class of '40". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Appelo, Tim (November 8, 1991). "Archie comics turn 50". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via EW.com.
  4. ^ Windolf, Jim (December 2006). "American Idol". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017. Since the [court] settlement, every Archie product has listed John Goldwater as 'creator.' The name Bob Montana falls under a separate credit line that defines him as the 'creator' of 'the original characters' likenesses.'
  5. ^ Offenberger, Rik (March 1, 2003). "Publisher Profile: Archie Comics". Borderline (19). Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017 – via MightyCrusaders.net.
  6. ^ Harvey, R. C. (July 28, 2011). "John Goldwater, the Comics Code Authority, and Archie". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014.

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