John Rosenberger

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John Francis Rosenberger (1918 – 1977), also credited as John Diehl or simply John R., was an American comic book artist from after the Second World War until the mid-70s. Educated at the Pratt Institute, he worked primarily in the romance genre of comics, with some forays into superhero, crime, and science fiction.

Notable superhero work included:

• The Archie Adventure Series, including the Simon & Kirby-created title The Fly. Rosenberger served as regular artist on several titles before the group segued into the campy Mighty Comics.
• Various Superman Family titles for DC Comics.

Cartoonist Fred Hembeck has noted that Rosenberger's superhero work showed his background in the romance genre, with "luscious babes" and a unique proficiency in rendering "expressions of impotent bewildered befuddlement" on the faces of male protagonists.

[edit] References

• Hembeck, Fred (2005). Episode 27: Enter The Fly.. The Fred Hembeck Show.
• Bails, Jerry. Rosenberger, John. Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.