Bob Levin was born in Philadelphia March 14, 1942. Since 1968, he has lived in Berkeley with his wife Adele, a writer and retired psychotherapist. An attorney, he has represented the injured in workers' compensation cases for more than 35 years.

Levin is the author of THE BEST RIDE TO NEW YORK (novel), FULLY ARMED (biographic fiction), THE PIRATES AND THE MOUSE (non-fiction), OUTLAWS, REBELS, PIRATES, FREETHINKERS & PORNOGRAPHERS (essays), and MOST OUTRAGEOUS (non-fiction). His short stories and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including MASSACHUSETTS REVIEW, CAROLINA QUARTERLY, KARAMU, SPIN, NEW REPUBLIC, and CAVALIER. His writings have won awards from Pushcart Press, CCLM, the San Francisco Bar Association, and the NEA. He is a long time contributing writer to THE COMICS JOURNAL.