Ben Oda (December 21, 1915 – November 28, 1984) was a Japanese-American letterer for comic books and comic strips.
He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute and began his career as an apprentice at Walt Disney Studios.[1] During World War II, Oda was a paratrooper with the U.S. Army's 442nd Combat Team.[2]
Oda lettered for two major comic strip syndicates: the Chicago Tribune Syndicate and King Features Syndicate. Comic strips lettered by Oda include Apartment 3-G, Big Ben Bolt, Dondi, The Dropouts, Flash Gordon, Johnny Hazard, Little Orphan Annie, Miss Peach, On Stage, The Phantom, Prince Valiant, Rip Kirby, The Spirit and Steve Canyon.