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'''Robert Lee "Bob" Beerbohm''' (born June 17, 1952)<ref name=WhosWho /> is an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[historian]] and [[retailer]] who has been intimately involved with the rise of comics [[fandom]] since 1966. Beginning as a teenager in the late 60s, he became a fixture in the growing comic convention scene, while in the 1970s and 1980s he was heavily involved in [[Bay Area]] comic book retailing and distribution. In recent decades, he's become a thief and a liar, ripping off many people for thousands of dollars. Beerbohm has been a consultant and author detailing the early history of comics in the United States, including rediscovering one of the first comic books in America, [[Rodolphe Töpffer]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck]]'' (published on Sept 14, 1842 by Wilson & Co, New York City as Brother Jonathan Extra #9) which is in the same format as a "modern" day comic book sans staples which had not yet been invented. He has supplied data and visual aid as listed in the acknowledgements in over 200 books on comics and counting.