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Vinny Valenti
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Posted: 08 October 2025 at 3:31pm \| IP Logged \| 1	post reply

Eh, to be fair, I think that Dave Cockrum deserves that analogy more - e.g. he created Wolverine's alter-ego like Finger created Bruce Wayne. Not a perfect analogy, since Finger was responsible for much more than that.

Personally I'd say that JB is more the Jerry Robinson for Wolverine, which is still a high honor!

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Posted: 08 October 2025 at 3:59pm \| IP Logged \| 2	post reply

It’s not a clean fit, but I would say Romita/Trimpe are the “Bob Kane” of this equation, followed by Dave as Finger/Robinson, and then me as Neal Adams.

This refers to character impact, not talent.

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Posted: 08 October 2025 at 11:10pm \| IP Logged \| 3	post reply

I can't fault that. I was focused on the "day 2" aspect of your time with Wolverine, but also the long-lasting stylizing of the character (I was initially going to go with Dick Sprang). But Adams works as an analogy for the second criteria for sure.

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Posted: 09 October 2025 at 5:31pm \| IP Logged \| 4	post reply

Ugh. Just realized I am the only one still alive in that model!

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