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Bob Schreck

Bob Schreck, American author

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Born
February 2, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1955

About Bob Schreck

Robert "Bob" Schreck is an American comic book writer and editor. Schreck is best known for his influential role as editor and marketing director at Dark Horse Comics in the 1990s, co-founding Oni Press, and for his subsequent stint as editor for DC Comics. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Schreck left Dark Horse in 1997 and shortly thereafter co-founded Oni Press with Joe Nozemack. In 2010, he was named editor-in-chief of Legendary Comics, a division he co-founded with editor Greg Tumbarello, where they launched as a top ten publisher with their inaugural title Holy Terror by Frank Miller. After retiring from Legendary, Schreck became Deputy Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) in 2019.

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Bob Schreck timeline

  1. Schreck left Dark Horse in 1997 and shortly thereafter co-founded Oni Press with Joe Nozemack.
  2. In 2010, he was named editor-in-chief of Legendary Comics, a division he co-founded with editor Greg Tumbarello, where they launched as a top ten publisher with their inaugural title Holy Terror by Frank Miller.
  3. After retiring from Legendary, Schreck became Deputy Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) in 2019.

The world when Bob Schreck was born

Bob Schreck was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Schreck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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