| 词条 | Ben Oda |
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| name = Ben Oda | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|21}} | birth_place = U.S. | death_date = {{death-date and age|November 1984|December 21, 1915}} | death_place = | area = | letterer = y | nationality = American | subcat = American | notable works = | awards = | spouse = Nishi Oda }} Ben Oda (December 21, 1915 – November 1984) was a Japanese-American letterer for comic books and comic strips. He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute and began his career as an apprentice at Walt Disney Studios.[1] During World War II, Oda was a paratrooper. Oda lettered for two major comic strip syndicates: the Chicago Tribune Syndicate and King Features Syndicate. Comic strips lettered by Oda include Apartment 3-G, Big Ben Bolt, Dondi, The Dropouts, Flash Gordon, Johnny Hazard, Little Orphan Annie, Miss Peach, On Stage, The Phantom, Prince Valiant, Rip Kirby, The Spirit and Steve Canyon.[2] He entered the comics industry after World War II, some of his earliest lettering was for Hillman Periodicals' Airboy and Real Clue Crime Stories, which connected him with the Simon & Kirby team. In the 1950s, his lettering appeared in the EC Comics edited by Harvey Kurtzman.[2] He was a prolific letterer at DC Comics for many years, until his death, working on such books as Action Comics, Aquaman, Justice League of America, Wonder Woman, Young Romance, Teen Titans, New Teen Titans and a plethora of others. His wife, Nishi Oda, also did lettering.[3] Odaballoon, created by Oda's family, is a tribute freeware typeface in his lettering style.[2] References1. ^DC Profiles Number 56: Ben Oda, appearing in Jonah Hex #33, February 1980 2. ^1 2 What If 3. ^Jack Kirby Museum External links
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