Joseph "
Joe"
Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was an
American comic book artist, art teacher and founder of
The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the
DC Comics characters
Sgt. Rock and
Hawkman. He is also known for working on his own creations, such as
Tor, Son of Sinbad, and the
Viking Prince, and, with writer
Robin Moore, the comic strip
Tales of the Green Beret. Two of Kubert's sons,
Andy Kubert and
Adam Kubert, themselves became successful comic book artists, as have many of Kubert's former students, including
Stephen R. Bissette,
Amanda Conner,
Rick Veitch,
Eric Shanower,
Steve Lieber, and
Scott Kolins.