Robert Bernstein

Robert Bernstein
Aliases:	R. Berns
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Comics
Roles:	Writer
Born:	May 23rd, 1919
Died:	December 19th, 1988

Robert Bernstein is a comic book writer. He was born on May 23rd, 1919. The majority of his work has been for DC Comics, though he has also worked on some Marvel Comics material as well. For DC, he has written stories for 80 Page Giant, Adventure Comics, Our Army at War, Showcase, Superman, Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen. For Marvel he has worked on Journey Into Mystery, Tales of Suspense, The Human Torch and Thor. Robert Bernstein passed away on December 19th, 1988.

Body of work[]

• Action Comics 252 ("The Menace of Metallo!" & "Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!")
• Action Comics 276
• Action Comics 279 ("The Super-Rivals!")
• Action Comics 286 (“The Jury of Super-Enemies!”)
• Journey Into Mystery 95
• Showcase 79 ("The Kid from Atlantis!")
• Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane 13
• Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane 20
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 62
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 65
• Tales of Suspense 45

Notes & Trivia[]

• Sometimes credited as R. Berns.

• Co-creator of Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan - two supporting characters in the Iron Man family of titles.
• Co-creator of DC’s Electro (Action Comics 286), who in Superman’s Red Kryptonite-fueled dream sequence sits on a jury which condemns Superman to fight to the death against Supergirl. Electro is a human-proportioned, skeleton-like alien who glows orange and yellow, similar in appearance to Luthor’s fake aliens from Dimension X in Action Comics 271.

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