Robert Kanigher was an American comic book writer and editor whose career spanned five decades.
15 Facts About Robert Kanigher
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Robert Kanigher was involved with the Wonder Woman franchise for over twenty years, taking over the scripting from creator William Moulton Marston.
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Robert Kanigher was born in New York City, the third of Ephraim and Rebecca Robert Kanigher's three children.
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Robert Kanigher started working part-time when 12 years old to help support his family.
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Robert Kanigher won The New York Times Collegiate Short Story Contest in 1932.
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In 1943 Robert Kanigher wrote How to Make Money Writing, which included a section on comics, making it one of the earliest works on the subject.
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Robert Kanigher joined All-American Comics, a precursor of the future DC Comics, as a scripter in 1945, and was quickly promoted to editor.
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Robert Kanigher wrote the "Justice Society of America" feature in All Star Comics, the "Hawkman" feature in Flash Comics, and Green Lantern.
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Robert Kanigher created other popular action series features, such as "Enemy Ace", "The Losers", and The Unknown Soldier.
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Several of Robert Kanigher's characters were combined into a single feature titled "The Losers".
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Robert Kanigher used to compliment me whenever he'd see me in the bullpen.
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Around 1977, Robert Kanigher taught for a year at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art.
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Robert Kanigher was still working for DC into the early 1980s, most notably on the Creature Commandos feature in Weird War Tales.
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When told the comic was being canceled, Robert Kanigher wrote a one-page Creature Commandos story where the team of military superhumans and himself were rocketed off into space.
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In 2014, Robert Kanigher was posthumously recognized with the Bill Finger Award.