Editing Joe Kubert (section)

===DC Comics and Sgt. Rock===
Beginning with ''Our Army at War'' #32 (March 1955), Kubert began to freelance again for DC Comics, in addition to [[Lev Gleason Publications]] and [[Atlas Comics (1950s)|Atlas Comics]], the 1950s iteration of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref name=gcd /> By the end of the year he was drawing for DC exclusively. DC editor [[Julius Schwartz]] assigned Kubert, Robert Kanigher, and [[Carmine Infantino]] to the company's first attempt at reviving superheroes: an updated version of the [[Barry Allen|Flash]] that would appear in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #4 (Oct. 1956).<ref>{{harvnb|Levitz|2010|loc= "The Silver Age 1956-1970"|p= 251}}: "Together Schwartz, Kanigher, Infantino, and Kubert would set a tone for the Flash that was both cinematic... and influenced by Schwartz's first love of science fiction."</ref> The eventual success of the new, science fiction-oriented Flash heralded the wholesale return of superheroes, and the beginning of what fans and historians call the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]].<ref>{{harvnb|Irvine|2010|loc="1950s"|p= 80}}: "The arrival of the second incarnation of the Flash in [''Showcase''] issue #4 is considered to be the official start of the Silver Age of comics."</ref> In the coming years, Kubert would work on such characters as the medieval adventurer the [[Viking Prince]] and features starring [[Sgt. Rock]] and [[The Haunted Tank]] in the [[War comics|war comic]] ''[[G.I. Combat]]''. He and writer [[Gardner Fox]] created a new version of [[Hawkman (Katar Hol)|Hawkman]] in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #34 (Feb.–March 1961) with the character receiving his own title three years later.<ref>{{harvnb|McAvennie|2010a|p= 102}}: "DC's... renaissance soared to new heights with the return of Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Writer Gardner Fox and artist Joe Kubert... ushered in a pair of Winged Wonders that, costumes aside, were radically different from their Golden Age predecessors."</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Daniels|1995|page = 130|loc="The Silver Age: Applying a Fine Shine"}}: "Hawkman took a little longer to get off the ground. He showed up initially in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #34 (February/March 1961), but had to wait three years for ''Hawkman'' #1 (April–May 1964)."</ref> Kubert's work on Hawkman and Sgt. Rock<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marks |first=Darren C. |date=31 Oct 2018 |title='Sgt Rock is Jewish?' Joe Kubert, Jews and the Holocaust in American comic books: 1938–2006 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1462169X.2018.1540483?journalCode=rjch20 |journal=Jewish Culture and History |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=166–187|doi=10.1080/1462169X.2018.1540483 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> would become known as his signature efforts. Kubert's main collaborator on the war comics was writer/editor Kanigher.<ref>{{cite book|last = Pasko|first = Martin|author-link = Martin Pasko|title = The DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe|publisher= [[Running Press]]|year= 2008|location= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|isbn = 978-0762432578|page= 72|quote= It was Bob Kanigher who led the company into the new genre...Kanigher originally worked on these books with many artists, including Jerry Grandenetti, Gene Colan, Russ Heath, and Irv Novick but the Kanigher-[Joe] Kubert work would prove the most memorable.}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Schelly|2011|p=133}}: "With the cancellation of EC's legendary war titles in the wake of the Comics Code, DC's war comics were the finest being published in the second half of the decade. And this was largely attributable to their editor and chief writer, Robert Kanigher."</ref> Their work together on Sgt. Rock is considered a memorable contribution to the comics medium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/sgt_rock.htm |title=Sgt. Rock |first=Don |last=Markstein |year=2008 |publisher=[[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526170227/https://www.webcitation.org/6HR1ObHen?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/sgt_rock.htm/ |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Daniels|1995| loc="Back to the Battlefield"|p= 104}}: "The most famous Kanigher-Kubert collaboration involved Sgt. Rock, who has gone on to become a part of our collective mythology as the archetype of the gruff, cynical, good-hearted noncommissioned officer."</ref> They introduced [[Enemy Ace]] in ''[[Our Army at War]]'' #151 (Feb. 1965).<ref>{{harvnb|McAvennie|2010a|p= 114}}: "This landmark issue...presented a very different look at war through the eyes of Enemy Ace Rittmeister Hans von Hammer. Writer/editor Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert based von Hammer on German WWI pilot Manfred von Richthofen a.k.a. the "Red Baron"."</ref>

From 1965 through 1967 he collaborated with author [[Robin Moore]] on the [[Print syndication|syndicated]] daily [[comic strip]] ''[[Tales of the Green Beret]]'' for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.

Kubert served as DC Comics' director of publications from 1967 to 1976.<ref name="Fox" /> He made the [[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]] the lead feature of ''[[Star Spangled War Stories]]'' with issue #151 (June–July 1970)<ref>{{harvnb|McAvennie|2010b|p= 140}}: "This war anthology series found its most recognizable face when Joe Kubert wrote, drew, and edited the first of a slew of... Unknown Soldier [stories]."</ref> and initiated titles based on such [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] properties as ''[[Tarzan in comics|Tarzan]]''<ref>{{harvnb|McAvennie|2010b|p= 151}}: "Tarzan enjoyed a prolific period in comics when DC acquired the rights to novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs' iconic ape-man. Much of that success should be attributed to writer, artist, and editor Joe Kubert, a lifelong Tarzan fan whose gritty, expressive style was perfect for the jungle hero."</ref> and ''[[Korak (character)|Korak]]''. Comics historian [[Les Daniels]] noted that Kubert's "scripts and artwork ranked among the most authentic and effective ever seen."{{sfn|Daniels|1995||loc="Looking Backwards"|p= 166}} DC Comics writer and executive [[Paul Levitz]] stated in 2010 that "Joe Kubert produced an adaptation that Burroughs aficionados could respect."{{sfn|Levitz|2010|loc="The Bronze Age 1970-1984" |p= 449}} Kubert edited a number of comic books for DC, including taking over as editor of ''Sgt. Rock'' and other military titles and editing ''Tarzan'' and other books based on Burroughs' characters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schelly |first=Bill |date=2012-08-13 |title=Joe Kubert, 1926-2012 |url=https://www.tcj.com/joe-kubert-1926-2012/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The Comics Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Groth |first=Gary |date=2012-08-14 |title=The Joe Kubert Interview - Page 3 of 4 |url=https://www.tcj.com/the-joe-kubert-interview/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The Comics Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> While performing supervisory duties he continued to draw for some books, notably ''Tarzan'' from 1972 to 1975 and drew covers and layouts for ''[[Rima the Jungle Girl]]'' from 1974 to 1975.<ref name=gcd /> He edited ''[[Limited Collectors' Edition]]'' #C–36 which features stories from the [[Book of Genesis]] adapted by writer Sheldon Mayer and artist [[Nestor Redondo]].<ref>{{cite journal|last = Zeno|first = Eddy|title = DC Comics' The Bible|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue = 61|pages = 17–23|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Kubert and Kanigher created [[Ragman (comics)|Ragman]] in the first issue (Aug.–Sept. 1976) of that character's short-lived ongoing series.<ref>{{harvnb|McAvennie|2010b|p= 171}}: "Writer Robert Kanigher's origin of the frayed hero was pieced together into moody, coarse segments by Joe Kubert and Nestor, Frank, and Quico Redondo."</ref>