Bob Karp

Bob Karp (* 1911, † 1975; actually Robert Louis Karp ) was one of the most famous copywriter of Disney comics, especially Donald Duck Sunday strips.

By the mid- 1930s was Karp Disney employees. The artist Al Taliaferro had the sometimes quite irascible Donald immortalized already on 16 September 1934 in a comic, but the big breakthrough came only in collaboration with Bob Karp in 1938 On February 7, 1938, had come:. Strip The first day appeared. From 10 December 1939, the series was even extended to a Sunday page.

The Team Al Taliaferro / Bob Karp worked 31 years at it, until the death of Talia Ferro on February 3, 1969. Known Karp was also the author of the first history of the comic genius Carl Barks, Pirate Gold (german Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold).

Besides his work for Disney comics, he also wrote gags for comics after the TV series The Flintstones. In the 60s and 70s he also wrote screenplays for animated series about Superman, Batman and other superheroes ..