Bob Weber, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland. As a child, he loved animals and planned to become a veterinarian. In 1976, he enrolled in the University of Maryland where he majored in biology. In his sophomore year, he transferred to a community college where he enrolled in drawing classes and joined the staff of the campus newspaper as a cartoon editor. In 1978, Weber began working as assistant cartoonist to his father - celebrated cartoonist Bob Weber - creator of Moose & Molly, also distributed by King Features Syndicate.

In 1981, he became a staff artist at King Features where he created Comics for Kids. At the same time, his cartoons were appearing in Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal and Reader's Digest. In 1987, Weber launched Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids with King Features. By 1990, the demands of his feature were so great that he began to work full time from his home studio.

Weber receives hundreds of letters a week, many of them addressed to Slylock. He is thrilled by the positive reception generated by his character, a nonviolent fox who relies on his wits and logic. In addition to planning and drawing his strip, Weber visits his local library at least twice a week. "I spend all day going through magazines and the children's book department," he says.

Weber's wife, Lisa, is a teacher's aide at an elementary school. The couple live in Connecticut and have a daughter, Rachel; and a son, Jeffrey.

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