American comic book historian and retailer (1952–2024)
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Robert Beerbohm
Born
Robert Lee Beerbohm
(1952-06-17)June 17, 1952
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died
March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 71)
Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln California State University, Hayward
Occupation(s)
Comic book historian, publisher, distributor and retailer
Robert Lee Beerbohm (June 17, 1952 – March 27, 2024) was an American comic book historian and retailer who was intimately involved with the rise of comics fandom from 1966. Beginning as a teenager in the late 60s, he became a fixture in the growing comic convention scene, while in the 1970s and 1980s he was heavily involved in Bay Area comic book retailing and distribution.
Beerbohm was a consultant and author detailing the early history of comics in the United States, including rediscovering the first comic book in America, Rodolphe Töpffer's The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck. He has supplied data and visual aids as listed in the acknowledgements of over 200 books about comics.
Known as combination pugnacious businessman, archaeologist, and what cartoonist Art Spiegelman called a "feverishly enthusiastic fan," Beerbohm was an evangelist of the comics collecting hobby.[1]
Over the years, he was accused by his business partners and customers of shady dealings — all of which he denied.
^Rosenwald, Michael S. (2024-04-15). "Robert Beerbohm, 71, Dies; Pioneering Comic Book Retailer and Historian". ww.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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Fandom Monthly (Jan. 1971), pp. 4–7. Beerbohm, Robert. "Update to Comics Dealer Extraordinaire RobertBeerbohm: In His Own Words," Comic-Convention Memories...
1993), pp. 35-36. Beerbohm, Robert L. "A Short Synopsis of the Direct Market," Comics Buyer's Guide #1029 (Summer 1993). Beerbohm, Robert L. "A Few Origins...
Could Be... In 1972". Bleeding Cool. Beerbohm, Robert (January 6, 2010). "Comics Dealer Extraordinaire RobertBeerbohm: In His Own Words". Comic-Convention...
Robert Mighall in his Afterword to the New Centenary Edition of Zuleika (Collector's Library, 2011), writes: "Zuleika is of the future ... [Beerbohm]...
The Comic Reader #90 (October 1972). Beerbohm, Robert. "Update to Comics Dealer Extraordinaire RobertBeerbohm: In His Own Words," Comic-Convention Memories...
in the Seagat [sic]... Beerbohm, Bob (March 14, 2008). "Please Consider Buying Some Comics From Industry Icon RobertBeerbohm". The Comics Reporter. Archived...
the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy was an event held on February 18, 2011 at the Cedar Park Center...
Challenge of the Annan Plan (I.B.Tauris, 2009) p101 "Zap Comix", by RobertBeerbohm, in Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder...
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grapevine. The Comics Journal, No. 98, p. 85. Beerbohm, Robert. "Update to Comics Dealer Extraordinaire RobertBeerbohm: In His Own Words," Comic-Convention Memories...
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