Robin Hood of the Comics

Drawn by the World's Greatest Comic Artists


1930s

The Golden Age of comic strips.  Robin Hood stars in Mickey Mouse.  Comic books proper only started with 1938's Action Comics.

Robin Hood drawn by Floyd Gottfredson, 1936, in the Mickey Mouse Comic Strip



1940s


The art is crude and the Robin Hood styles are all over the place.  Odd, when the 1938 smash hit The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn was still on everyone's mind.  Love those fedora-style hats.

Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1943, in Funny Book		 Robin Hood drawn by Dan Barry, 1947,Robin Hood drawn by Louis Zansky, 1948, in Classics Illustrated Robin Hood

Robin Hood drawn by Win Mortimer, 1946, in Detective Comics



1950s

The Golden Age of Robin Hood kicked off with the 1952 Disney movie.  Then came the incredibly popular TV show with Richard Greene, The Adventures of Robin Hood.  Suddenly the guy in green was everywhere, in his own books and as a guest star.

Still a lot of Errol Flynn influence here, with a thin mustache and goatee.  In some pictures he appears to be barelegged, but that's probably a colorist's error.

Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1952, in New Adventures of Walt Disney's Robin Hood (Robin Hood Flour giveaway)
Robin Hood drawn by Bud Thompson, 1953, in Captain Marvel Jr.
 Robin Hood drawn by Joe Kubert, 1956, in The Brave and the Bold
Robin Hood drawn by Russ Heath, 1956, in The Brave and the Bold Robin Hood drawn by Ray Willner, c. 1956, in The Adventures of Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Ross Andru, 1957, in Robin Hood Tales
Robin Hood drawn by Russ Heath, 1957, in The Brave and the Bold
Robin Hood drawn by Ogden Whitney, 1956, in Robin Hood Tales
 Robin Hood drawn by Lee Elias, 1959, in Adventure Comics
Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist for Classics Illustrated Robin Hood Flour Giveaway
 Robin Hood drawn by Frank Bolle, 1957, in Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Jack Bradbury, 1956, in Silly Symphonies (remake of the 1936 Gottfredson strip)
Robin Hood drawn by Frank Giacoia (?), 1956, in Wonder Woman
 Robin Hood by Unknown Artist, circa 1957, in Redrawn Classics Illustrated Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Harry G. Peter, 1956, in Wonder Woman

Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1954, in Daring Adventures



1960s

Robin Hood looks like everyone else in the early '60s, a non-threatening guy with short hair and no beard. Even Sinbad the Sailor went beardless in movies and comics.

Robin Hood drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger, 1961, in Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Land
Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1964, in Aventuras
Robin Hood by Unknown Artist, 1963, in Dell's Robin Hood One-Shot
Robin Hood drawn by Gerald McCann, 1963, in Dell's Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by John Severin, 1963, in Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, c. 1960s, in British Robin Hood

Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1964, in Mexican Robin Hood



1970s

Not a lot of Robin Hood, but he pops up now and then as comics tried to move away from superheroes and branch out into other genres.  Robin Hood braces Dracula at Marvel, and pairs with The Three Musketeers at DC.  He makes a great guest star.  Anyone with their own comic sooner or later has a Robin Hood adventure.

Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1975, in Hot Stuff the Little Devil
Robin Hood drawn by "BWZ", 1976, in King Classics Robin Hood
Robin Hood drawn by Gene Colan, 1976, in The Tomb of Dracula
Robin Hood drawn by Jess Jodloman, 1976, in Marvel Classics Ivanhoe
 Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1976, in King Classics Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Rudy Mesina and Alfredo Alcala, 1977, in Marvel Classics Robin Hood
Robin Hood drawn by Unknown Artist, 1971, in Phillipine Famous Classics Illustrated Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Barry Windsor Smith, 1973, in Unpublished Robin Hood Project
 Robin Hood drawn by Luis Dominguez, 1977, in DC Special



1980s

As fashions relaxed, Robin Hood can look more medieval with long hair, but seldom wears a full beard.

Robin Hood drawn by John Bolton, 1985, in The Black Dragon Robin Hood drawn by Mike Grell, circa 1981, in a Peter Pan Record and Book set
 Robin Hood drawn by Joe Staton, 1989, in E-Man
Robin Hood drawn by Ricky Serrano, 1987, in a Philipine Edition of Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Jack Sparling, c. 1981, in the Peter Pan Record and Book Set
 Robin Hood drawn by J. J. Birch, 1989, in Green Arrow



1990s

Robin's getting younger.  Usually long-haired, no beard.  Often he looks like Michael Praed from Robin of Sherwood.  Sometimes Scottish.

Robin Hood drawn by Sam Glanzman, 1991, in Sword of Valor's Robin Hood
 		Robin Hood drawn by Ray Lago, 1991, in Berkley/First Classics Ivanhoe
Robin Hood drawn by Bill Hughes, 1994, in Robin Hood, a Wendy's Kids' Meal Giveaway

Robin Hood drawn by Tim Truman and Christopher Schenck, 1991, in Robin Hood
 Robin Hood drawn by Michael Larson, 1998, in Robyn of Sherwood



2000s

Robin Hood is looking decidedly scruffy, but at least artists are free to drawn him however they like.

Robin Hood drawn by Hamilton Russell, 2003, in Fables: The Last Castle
 		Robin Hood drawn by Blake O'Farrell, 2004, in Loxley
 Robin Hood drawn by Bo Hampton, 2009, in Demons of Sherwood
Robin Hood drawn by Rich Gulick, 2001, in Robin Hood and the Minstrel
 Robin Hood drawn by Joel Naprstek, 2001, in Robin Hood and the Minstrel
 Robin Hood drawn by Thomas Yeates, 2007, in Robin Hood



2010s

Lots of hoods, not many hats.  Lots of brooding intensity, as if Robin were a teenage vampire.  The art is improving tremendously.  Young artists today are equal to Renaissance masters.

Robin Hood drawn by Ben Dunn, 2010, in Robin Hood