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Some prominent cartoonists of the late 19th century:
Charles Nelan ,
Frederick Opper ,
R. F. Outcault ,
C. G. Bush ,
Louis Dalrymple ,
Homer Davenport , and
W. A. Rogers
This is a list of American comics creators . Although
comics have different formats, this list covers creators of
comic books ,
graphic novels and
comic strips , along with early innovators. The list presents authors with the
United States as their country of origin, although they may have published or now be resident in other countries. For other countries, see
List of comic creators .
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Derf Backderf - (
My Friend Dahmer )
[1]
Mark Bagley
George Baker - (
Sad Sack )
Carl Barks - (
Donald Duck ,
Scrooge McDuck )
Donna Barr - (Stinz , The Desert Peach )
Lynda Barry - (
Ernie Pook's Comeek )
Richard Bassford
Tom Batiuk - (
Funky Winkerbean ,
John Darling )
Alison Bechdel - (
Dykes to Watch Out For )
C. C. Beck - (
Captain Marvel )
Gabrielle Bell
Howard Bender
Brian Michael Bendis
Christian Beranek
Dave Berg - (
The Lighter Side of... )
Karen Berger - (
Vertigo )
Walter Berndt - (
Smitty )
D. Bruce Berry
Jim Berry - (
Berry's World )
Nick Bertozzi
Gordon Bess - (
Redeye )
Charles Biro - (
Steel Sterling , best known for work with publisher Lev Gleason
Comic House )
Wally Bishop (
Muggs and Skeeter )
Stephen R. Bissette (
Bud Blake - (
Tiger )
Merrill Blosser - (
Freckles and His Friends )
Vaughn Bodé - (
Cheech Wizard )
Wayne Boring - (continued
Superman )
Brett Booth
Troy Boyle
Martin Branner - (
Winnie Winkle , Perry and the Rinky-Dinks )
Berkeley Breathed - (
Bloom County ,
Outland ,
Opus )
T. Casey Brennan
Norm Breyfogle
E. Nelson Bridwell
Clare Briggs - (
A. Piker Clerk )
John Broome
Jeffrey Brown - (Clumsy , Unlikely , Incredible Change-Bots
[2] )
Chris Browne - (continued
Hägar the Horrible )
Dik Browne - (
Hi & Lois ,
Hägar the Horrible )
Frank Brunner
Bob Burden - (
Flaming Carrot )
Carl Burgos - (
Human Torch )
Cary Burkett
Mildred Burleigh
Charles Burns - (
El Borbah ,
Black Hole )
John Buscema - (
Marvel Comics )
Sal Buscema - (worked on
The Incredible Hulk )
Ernie Bushmiller - (
Fritzi Ritz ,
Nancy )
Kurt Busiek
John Byrne - (worked on
X-Men ,
The Fantastic Four ,
The Man of Steel ,
The Sensational She-Hulk )
Gene Byrnes - (
Reg'lar Fellers )
C
Dick Calkins - (
Buck Rogers )
John Calnan
Donald Clough Cameron
Milton Caniff - (
Terry and the Pirates ,
Steve Canyon ,
Male Call )
Sophie Campbell - (
Wet Moon )
Max Cannon - (
Red Meat )
Al Capp - (
Li'l Abner )
Greg Capullo - (
Batman ,
Spawn )
Nick Cardy - (continued
Aquaman and
Teen Titans , co-creator of
Bat Lash )
Sergio Cariello
Wallace Carlson - (The Nebbs )
Vic Carrabotta
Ad Carter - (Just Kids )
Dick Cavalli - (
Morty Meekle ,
Winthrop )
Louis Cazeneuve - (continued
Aquaman )
Kody Chamberlain - (
30 Days of Night ,
Digital Webbing )
Jack T. Chick - (
Chick tracts )
Frank Cho - (
Liberty Meadows )
Frank Cirocco
Scott Clark - (
Martian Manhunter back-up in the 2013
Justice League of America series)
Daniel Clowes - (
Eightball ,
Ghost World )
Dave Cockrum - (co-creator of the "new
X-Men ")
Gene Colan - (
Daredevil ,
The Tomb of Dracula )
Jack Cole - (
Plastic Man )
Vince Colletta - (inker noted for work on Jack Kirby's
The Mighty Thor )
A.D. Condo - (
The Outbursts of Everett True ;
Mr. Skygack, from Mars )
Darby Conley
Gerry Conway
Richard Corben - (
Den )
Denys Cowan
Johnny Craig - (
EC Comics ,
Mad Magazine )
Reed Crandall
Roy Crane - (
Captain Easy ,
Wash Tubbs )
Robert Crumb - (
Fritz the Cat ,
Mr. Natural ,
Keep on Truckin' )
Nick Cuti - (
E-Man , Moonchild , Captain Cosmos , Moonie )
D
Nicholas P. Dallis - (
Rex Morgan, M.D. ,
Judge Parker ,
Apartment 3-G )
Dame Darcy - (
Meatcake )
Geof Darrow - (
Hard Boiled ,
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot ,
Shaolin Cowboy )
Nicholas Da Silva aka ZOOLOOK - (
Dread & Alive and HITLESS )
Peter David
Jack Davis - (
Mad Magazine )
Jim Davis - (
Garfield )
Chon Day - (
Brother Sebastian )
Billy DeBeck - (
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith )
Dan DeCarlo - (
Archie Comics ,
Josie and the Pussycats )
Graham Francis Defries - (co-creator of
Queens Counsel )
Kim Deitch - (Waldo the Cat )
J. M. DeMatteis
Vince Deporter
Stephen DeStefano
Mike Diana - (Boiled Angel )
Tony DiGerolamo
Diane DiMassa - (
Hothead Paisan )
Dick Dillin - (
Justice League of America )
Gus Dirks - (born in Germany, later moved to the U.S.A) (Bugville )
Rudolph Dirks - (born in Germany, later moved to the U.S.A.) (
Katzenjammer Kids , later retitled
The Captain and the Kids )
Walt Disney - (
Disney comics )
Steve Ditko - (
Spider-Man ,
Doctor Strange ,
Creeper ,
Hawk and Dove )
Ed Dodd - (
Mark Trail )
Don Dohler - (ProJunior )
Richard Dominguez
Colleen Doran
Tad Dorgan - (For Better or Worse )
Evan Dorkin
Arnold Drake - (Deadman , co-creator of
The Guardians of the Galaxy and
It Rhymes with Lust )
Stan Drake - (
The Heart of Juliet Jones )
Bill Draut
Grace Drayton - (
Dolly Dimples )
Mike Dringenberg
Mort Drucker - (film and TV parodies in
Mad Magazine )
Randy DuBurke
Clare Victor Dwiggins - (School Days
[3] )
Gaylord DuBois - (
Brothers of the Spear , longtime writer for
Tarzan ,
Roy Rogers ,
Turok ,
Space Family Robinson )
Edwina Dumm - (
Cap Stubbs and Tippie ,
Alec the Great )
Clare Victor Dwiggins - (School Days )
Troy Dye - (Goblin Chronicles )
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
C. W. Kahles - (Haidbreadth Harry , Clarence the Cop )
Michael Kaluta
Jack Kamen
Bob Kane - (
Batman )
Gil Kane - (continued
Green Lantern ,
The Atom ,
The Amazing Spider-Man )
George Kapitan -
Green Giant ,
Black Widow ,
Archie ,
Human Torch ,
Air Man ,
Namor The Submariner )
Bob Karp - (wrote
Donald Duck comics)
Kaz - (
Kaz's Underworld )
Bil Keane - (
The Family Circus )
Jack Keller - (
Kid Colt )
Walt Kelly - (
Pogo )
Jack Kent - (
King Aroo )
Barbara Kesel
Karl Kesel
Hank Ketcham - (
Dennis the Menace )
Sam Kieth
Frank King - (
Gasoline Alley )
Jack Kirby - (
Captain America ,
Spider-Man ,
The Incredible Hulk ,
Fantastic Four ,
X-Men ,
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos ,
Iron Man ,
New Gods ,
Fourth World )
Robert Kirby - (
Curbside )
Robert Kirkman - (
The Walking Dead ,
Invincible )
George Klein - (
Silver Age inker)
Todd Klein
James Kochalka - (American Elf )
Scott Kolins
Aline Kominsky-Crumb - (
Dirty Laundry Comix )
Harold Knerr - (continued
The Katzenjammer Kids )
Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner - (
Hugo Hercules )
Bernard Krigstein - (
E.C. Comics , Master Race )
Teddy Kristiansen
Joe Kubert
Charles Kuhn - (
Grandma )
Harvey Kurtzman - (
Mad Magazine ,
Goodman Beaver ,
Little Annie Fanny )
Sam Kweskin
L
Peter Laird - (co-creator of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )
Erik Larsen
Gary Larson - (
The Far Side )
Rick Law
David Lawrence
Bob Layton
Leon Lazarus
Mell Lazarus - (
Momma )
Mort Leav
Jae Lee
Jim Lee
Stan Lee - (writer of
Spider-Man ,
The Incredible Hulk ,
X-Men ,
The Silver Surfer ,
The Fantastic Four )
Bob LeRose
Lank Leonard - (
Mickey Finn )
Harris Levey , aka
Lee Harris - DC Comics illustrator, creator of
Air Wave
Paul Levitz
George Lichty - (
Grin and Bear It )
Larry Lieber - (co-creator of
Iron Man ,
Ant-Man , and
Thor )
Rob Liefeld - (
Deadpool )
Mike Lilly
Marty Links - (Emmy Lou )
Jason Little
Vic Lockman - (worked on
Disney comics , made Christian comics)
Bobby London - (
Dirty Duck , continued
Popeye )
Frank Lovece
David Lynch - (
The Angriest Dog in the World )
Jay Lynch - (
Nard 'n' Pat ,
Bijou Funnies )
Stan Lynde - (
Rick O'Shay ,
Latigo )
M
David W. Mack - (
Kabuki , co-creator of
Echo )
Ed Mack - (Sime the Simp , continued
Mutt & Jeff )
[7]
Jeff MacNelly - (
Shoe )
Matt Madden
Gus Mager - (
Hawkshaw the Detective ,
Sherlocko the Monk )
Elliot S. Maggin
David Malki - (Wondermark )
Joe Maneely - (
The Black Knight ,
Yellow Claw ,
The Ringo Kid )
Russ Manning - (continued
Tarzan )
Bill Mantlo - (
Rocket Raccoon ,
Cloak and Dagger )
Pablo Marcos
Jerry Marcus - (
Trudy )
Marge - (
Little Lulu )
William Marriner - (Johnnie Bostonbeans , Foolish Ferdinand , Sambo And His Funny Noises , Wags, The Dogs That Adopted A Man , Mary and Her Little Lamb )
Jesse Marsh - (continued
Tarzan and
John Carter of Mars )
William Moulton Marston - (
Wonder Woman )
Don Martin - (
Mad Magazine ,
Captain Klutz , Fonebone )
Edgar Martin - (
Boots and Her Buddies )
Harry B. Martin - (
Weatherbird )
S. Carlisle Martin - (
Weatherbird )
Mark Martin
Cal Massey - (worked for Timely/Atlas Comics, St. John's Publishing)
Fran Matera - (continued
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad )
Joe Matt - (
Peepshow )
Paul Mavrides - (assisted on
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers )
Sheldon Mayer - (
Sugar & Spike )
Val Mayerik - (
Howard the Duck )
Clifford McBride - (
Napoleon and Uncle Elby )
Winsor McCay - (
Little Nemo in Slumberland ,
Little Sammy Sneeze ,
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend , Hungry Henrietta )
Scott McCloud - (
Zot! ,
Understanding Comics )
Luke McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell - (
Mutts )
Walt McDougall - (
Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz )
J.P. McEvoy - (
Dixie Dugan )
Don McGregor
Aaron McGruder - (
The Boondocks )
Roger Mckenzie
Bob McLeod
George McManus - (
Bringing Up Father )
Shawn McManus
Carla Speed McNeil - (
Finder )
Clifton Meek - (Johnny Mouse , Grindstone George )
Nick Meglin - (
Mad Magazine )
Jack Mendelsohn - (Jacky's Diary )
Mort Meskin
Otto Messmer - (
Felix the Cat )
Bill Messner-Loebs - (
Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire )
Pop Mhan - (Blank , co-creator of Spyboy )
David Michelinie
Mike Mignola - (
Rocket Raccoon ,
Hellboy )
Al Milgrom
Frank Miller - (
The Dark Knight Returns ,
Sin City ,
300 )
Frank Miller - (
Barney Baxter in the Air )
Wiley Miller
Tony Millionaire - (
Sock Monkey ,
Maakies )
Tarpe Mills - (
Miss Fury )
Takeshi Miyazawa
Christopher Moeller
Sheldon Moldoff
Arthur R. "Pop" Momand - (
Keeping Up with the Joneses )
Bob Montana - (
Archie Comics )
Jim Mooney - (
Supergirl )
John Blair Moore - (Invaders From Home , Virtual Reality , scripted
Disney comics )
Richard Moore - (
Far West ,
Boneyard )
Terry Moore
Dick Moores - (continued
Gasoline Alley )
Rags Morales
Pete Morisi
Gray Morrow - (
Man-Thing ,
El Diablo )
Wesley Morse - (
Bazooka Joe )
Win Mortimer - (worked on
Ripley's Believe It Or Not ,
Batman and
Superman )
Zack Mosley - (
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack )
Dean Motter
John Cullen Murphy - (
Big Ben Bolt , continued
Prince Valiant )
Joe Murray - (
Rocko's Modern Life )
Paul Murry - (worked on
Disney comics )
Joe Musial - (continued
The Katzenjammer Kids and
Popeye )
Russell Myers - (
Broom-Hilda )
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O
P
Nina Paley - (Nina's Adventures , Fluff , The Hots )
Tom Palmer
Jimmy Palmiotti
Gary Panter - (Jimbo )
Brant Parker - (co-creator of
The Wizard of Id )
Virgil Partch - (Big George , The Captain's Gig )
Stephan Pastis - (
Pearls Before Swine )
Chuck Patton
[9]
C. M. Payne - (Scary William , Honeybunch's Hubby , S'Matter, Pop? , Coon Hollow Folks , Bear Creek Folks )
[10]
Ed Payne - (Billy the Boy Artist , Professor O. Howe Wise and Professor I.B. Schmart )
[11]
Bill Pearson - (
witzend , wrote and continued
Popeye )
Everett Peck - (
Duckman )
Harvey Pekar - (
American Splendor )
George Pérez - (
New Teen Titans )
Don Perlin
Bill Perry - (continued
Gasoline Alley )
Fred Perry - (
Gold Digger ,
Legacy )
Harry G. Peter - (
Wonder Woman )
Mike Peters - (
Mother Goose and Grimm )
Irving Phillips - (Scuffy ,
The Strange World of Mr. Mum )
Rina Piccolo - (
Tina's Groove )
Wendy Pini - (
Elfquest )
Dan Piraro - (
Bizarro )
Ed Piskor - (Wizzywig , Red Room ,
Hip Hop Family Tree )
Al Plastino - (worked on
Superman ,
Batman , the Sunday pages of
Nancy and continued
Ferd'nand )
Mike Ploog - (
Ghost Rider )
Charles Plumb - (
Ella Cinders )
Keith Pollard
Paul Pope - (
THB ,
Battling Boy )
Paul Peter Porges (born in Austria, later moved to the U.S.) (
Mad Magazine )
Whilce Portacio
Al Posen - (Them Days Are Gone Forever , Sweeney & Son )
Howard Post - (The Dropouts )
Greg Potter
Carl Potts
Rich Powell - (Wide Open , Charlie Ciso )
[12]
Hilary B. Price - (
Rhymes with Orange )
Brian Pulido
Howard Purcell
Steve Purcell
Q
R
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Bud Sagendorf - (continued
Popeye )
Harry Sahle (
Black Widow ,
Green Giant ,
Fiery Mask ,
Human Torch ,
Archie ,
Candy )
Stan Sakai
Richard Sala - (Peculia )
Claudio Sanchez - (writer of
The Armory Wars )
Darren Sanchez
Jim Sasseville - (worked on
Peanuts , continued
It's Only a Game )
Allen Saunders
Jim Scancarelli - (continued
Gasoline Alley )
Jack Schiff
Alex Schomburg
Ariel Schrag - (Adam: A Novel , Likewise , Potential )
Mark Schultz (born 1955) -
Xenozoic Tales
Carl E. Schultze - (
Foxy Grandpa
[15] )
Charles M. Schulz - (
Peanuts ,
Li'l Folks ,
It's Only a Game )
David Schwartz
Julius Schwartz - (editor for
DC Comics often credited with launching the
Silver Age of Comic Books )
Ethan Van Sciver (born 1974)
Dori Seda
Elzie Segar - (
Thimble Theatre ,
Popeye )
Tim Seeley - (
HACK/slash ,
Loaded Bible ,
Lovebunny & Mr. Hell )
Mike Sekowsky
John Severin - (
Mad Magazine ,
Cracked ,
Frontline Combat ,
Two-Fisted Tales ,
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos ,
Two-Gun Kid )
Marie Severin - (
EC Comics ,
Marvel Comics )
[16]
Gene Shanks (born 1966) (Mr. Gene Is Out Of His Mind)
Eric Shanower (born 1963)
Gilbert Shelton - (The
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers )
Jim Sherman
Gary Shipman - (
Pakkins' Land )
Rhoda Shipman - (co-writer,
Pakkins' Land )
Syd Shores - (continued
Captain America )
Jim Shooter - (Marvel Comics editor-in-chief)
Joe Shuster - (
Superman )
Noel Sickles - (
Scorchy Smith )
Bill Sienkiewicz
Jerry Siegel - (
Superman )
Marc Silvestri
Gail Simone
Joe Simon
Louise Simonson
Walt Simonson
Joe Sinnott
Stephen Slesinger - (
Red Ryder and
King of the Royal Mounted )
Roger Slifer
Dan Slott
Al Smith - (continued
Mutt and Jeff )
Jeff Smith - (
Bone )
Mark Andrew Smith
Paul Smith
Sidney Smith - (
The Gumps )
Mark Smylie - (
Artesia )
Art Spiegelman - (
Maus ,
In the Shadow of No Towers )
Dick Sprang - (co-creator of the
Riddler and long time Batman artist)
Leonard Starr - (
Mary Perkins, On Stage , continued
Little Orphan Annie )
Jim Starlin
Richard Dean Starr
Joe Staton - (
E-Man )
Brian Stelfreeze
Jim Steranko - (
Nick Fury )
Roger Stern
Chic Stone - (
Silver Age inker, best known for work with
Jack Kirby )
J. Michael Straczynski
Jan Strnad
Laurie S. Sutton
Tom Sutton
Curt Swan - (continued
Superman )
Jimmy Swinnerton - (
The Little Bears ,
Mr. Jack ,
Little Jimmy )
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John Wagner
Matt Wagner - (
Mage ,
Grendel )
Mark Waid
Mort Walker - (
Beetle Bailey ,
Hi & Lois (writer),
Boner's Ark )
Reed Waller - (
"Omaha" the Cat Dancer )
Chris Ware - (
The Acme Novelty Library ,
Jimmy Corrigan )
Adam Warren
Bill Watterson - (
Calvin and Hobbes )
Gerard Way
H. T. Webster - (
Caspar Milquetoast )
Len Wein - (
Swamp Thing ,
Wolverine ,
X-Men ,
Human Target ,
Justice League )
Mort Weisinger - (
Silver Age editor of
Superman )
Alan Weiss
Morris Weiss
Larry Welz - (
Cherry )
Russ Westover - (
Tillie the Toiler )
Ed Wheelan - (Minute Movies )
Mack White
Ogden Whitney - (
Herbie Popnecker )
George Wildman - (continued
Popeye )
Signe Wilkinson
Frank Willard - (
Moon Mullins )
Al Williamson
Skip Williamson - (
Snappy Sammy Smoot )
Bill Willingham
Mary Wilshire
Ron Wilson
Doc Winner - (Tubby , continued
Popeye ,
Katzenjammer Kids )
Al Wiseman - (continued
Dennis the Menace )
Elmer Woggon - (
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad )
Marv Wolfman
Wally Wood - (
EC Comics ,
Mad Magazine )
Jim Woodring - (
Frank )
Joshua Workman - (co-creator of Blamo Comics; artist on Ferocity , The Mirage , The Unlimiteds , Lightning Bug , Rayman , Big-Man , X , Dusk , Blaze ; writer for The Unlimiteds and X )
Gregory Wright
Bernie Wrightson - (
Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein ,
House of Mystery ,
House of Secrets ,
Swamp Thing )
George Wunder - (continued
Terry and the Pirates )
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See also
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"Ed Payne" . lambiek.net . Retrieved Apr 28, 2024 .
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"Rich Powell" . lambiek.net . Retrieved Apr 28, 2024 .
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"Alex Raymond" . lambiek.net . Retrieved Apr 23, 2020 .
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"Bruce Russell" . lambiek.net . Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
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"Marie Severin" . lambiek.net . Retrieved Apr 23, 2020 .
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"Frank Tashlin" . lambiek.net . Retrieved Apr 23, 2020 .