List of American comic creators
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This is a list of American comic creators. Although comics have different formats, this list mainly focuses on comic book and graphic novel creators. However, some creators of comic strips are also found here, as are some of the early innovators of the art form.
The list present authors with the United States as the country of origin, although they may have published, or now be resident in other countries.
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[edit] Comic-strip creators
- Davis, Jim, creator of the Garfield comic strip
- Falk, Lee, creator of The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician
- Grist, Jimmy, creator of Jimmy G. Comics
- Herriman, George, creator of early comic strip Krazy Kat
- Lynch, David, creator of The Angriest Dog in the World
- Raymond, Alex
- Schulz, Charles M., creator of the Peanuts comic strip
- Watterson, Bill, creator of Calvin and Hobbes
[edit] Comic-book creators
[edit] Living
- Abel, Jessica
- Adams, Art
- Adams, Neal
- Adkins, Dan, Silver Age penciller/inker
- Allred, Mike, creator of Madman
- Anderson, Brent, artist of Strikeforce: Morituri and Astro City
- Anderson, Murphy, Silver Age DC Comics inker
- Aragones, Sergio, creator of Groo
- Austin, Terry
- Ayers, Dick, penciller active from 1950s-2000s, one of Jack Kirby's best-known and most prolific inkers
- Azzarello, Brian writer of 100 Bullets
- Baez, Juan Carlos writer/artist for Team GK comics and Cosmic Diaries of Heaven and Hell
- Bagley, Mark, artist of Ultimate Spider-Man
- Bagge, Peter, creator of Hate
- Bannon, Mike, writer/artist of Oombah Jungle Moon Man, artist of To Be Announced
- Barr, Donna, creator of Stinz and The Desert Peach
- Battaglia, Michael, Wrote and illustrated Dust, archived at Michigan State University
- Bassford, Richard, penciller, inker, airbrush illustrator
- Bechdel, Alison, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For
- Bendis, Brian Michael, creator of Powers, writer of Ultimate Spider-Man
- Berger, Karen
- Bertsch, Wayne
- Brian Bondurant/ Bondurant, Brian creator/publisher of PHAT WARS & DUCK-GIRL
- Breyfogle, Norm
- Brennan, T. Casey
- Brunner, Frank
- Burns, Charles, creator of El Borbah and Black Hole
- Burden, Bob
- Buscema, Sal, longtime artist for Marvel Comics and brother of John
- Busiek, Kurt, author of Marvels and creator of Astro City
- Byrne, John
- Cannon, Max
- Cardy, Nick
- Castree, Alan
- Chamberlain, Kody, artist on "30 Days of Night" and "Digital Webbing"
- Chang, Bernard
- Charest, Travis, Wildcats penciler
- Cirocco, Frank
- Clowes, Daniel, creator of Ghost World and Eightball
- Colan, Gene, longtime Marvel and DC artist, best-known for the former's Daredevil
- Conway, Gerry, creator of the Punisher and Firestorm; wrote many Batman stories in the early 1980s
- Corben, Richard
- Crane IV, Walter S, creator of Sheba
- Crumb, Robert
- Curtis, Mike, creator of Shanda The Panda
- Cuti, Nicola, Charlton Comics editor, co-creator of E-Man
- Dame Darcy, creator of alternative comic Meatcake
- Darrow, Geofrey, creator of Shaolin Cowboy and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
- David, Peter, writer noted for work on The Incredible Hulk and Supergirl
- Davis, Jack
- Deitch, Kim
- DeMatteis, J.M.
- DiMassa, Diane creator of Hothead Paisan
- Ditko, Steve, co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange
- Dominguez, Richard ,creator of El Gato Negro
- Doran, Colleen, creator of A Distant Soil
- Drake, Arnold
- Dringenberg, Mike, co-creator and artist of Vertigo comic The Sandman
- Kevin Eastman co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Elder, Bill
- Englehart, Steve, writer for Marvel Comics
- Espinosa, Rod, creator of the multi volume Neotopia and The Courageous Princess.
- Evanier, Mark
- Feldstein, Al, writer and editor for EC
- Fleener, Mary
- Flenniken, Shary, creator of Trots and Bonnie
- Forte, John, early artist of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Frazetta, Frank
- Frenz, Ron
- Friedrich, Gary, Silver Age writer best known for Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; no relation to Mike
- Friedrich, Mike, 1970s writer; published early independent comic, Star*Reach
- Gallacci, Steve, creator of Albedo Anthropomorphics
- Gerber, Steve, creator of Howard the Duck, known for writing 1970s Man-Thing
- Giella, Joe DC Comics Silver Age inker
- Giffen, Keith, artist on the Legion of Super-Heroes, co-creator of Lobo, creator of Ambush Bug
- Gillis, Peter B., creator of Strikeforce: Morituri
- Gloeckner, Phoebe, author of A Child's Life and The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Goldberg Stan, Silver Age cartoonist and colorist known for Marvel humor comics
- Golden, Michael, Micronauts penciler
- Granger, Shawn, writer/creator of Innocent, Family Bones, and Gene Gardens; also editor/publisher at King Tractor Press
- Green, Justin, creator of Binky Brown
- Grell, Mike, creator of Jon Sable Freelance and writer of Green Arrow
- Gregory, Roberta, creator of Naughty Bits
- Griffith, Bill, creator of Zippy the Pinhead
- Groening, Matt, creator of Life in Hell and The Simpsons
- Larry Hama
- Hamner, Cully, DC and Marvel Artist, also of Gaijin Studios
- Harris, Jack
- Harris, Tony, best known as artist of Starman
- Henry, Flint, artist on GrimJack
- Hernandez, Gilbert "Beto", co-creator of Love and Rockets
- Hernandez, Jaime, co-creator of Love and Rockets
- Hernandez, Mario, co-creator of Love and Rockets
- Hoberg, Rick
- Howell, Richard
- Hudnall, James D.
- Igle,Jamal Artist of Firestorm Firestorm
- Infantino, Carmine, DC Comics artist, later executive
- Ingels, Graham
- Isabella, Tony, prolific 1970s Marvel Comics utility writer
- Jones, Bruce
- Jones, Kelley
- Jones, Russ, penciller, inker, writer, editor
- Johns, Geoff, writer best-known for The Flash, Green Lantern and Infinite Crisis
- Jurgens, Dan, creator of Booster Gold and writer-artist of Superman
- Kaluta, Mike
- Kesel, Barbara
- Kesel, Karl
- Kieth, Sam, creator of The Maxx
- Kirby, Robert, creator of Curbside
- Klein, Todd
- Scott Kolins best-known for The Flash, but has drawn more than two dozen different comic books as penciller or inker or both.
- Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, creator of The Bunch
- Kristiansen, Teddy, artist on Vertigo's House of Secrets
- Kubert, Joe
- Peter Laird co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Larsen, Erik, creator of The Savage Dragon, co-founder of Image Comics
- Law, Rick, creator of Beyond The Veil
- Layton, Bob
- Lee, Jim, co-creator of Wildcats and Gen¹³, co-founder of Image Comics
- Lee, Stan, editor of Marvel Comics (then Timely Comics) from 1941-72, publisher thereafter; co-creator of Marvel Comics characters including The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, and Spider-Man
- Levitz, Paul, longtime writer of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Liefeld, Rob, creator of Youngblood and Supreme, co-founder of Image Comics
- Lilly, Mike, Nightwing, Vampirella Revelations and co-creator of The Mercury Chronicles
- Linsner, Joseph Michael, creator of Dawn
- Lipski, Bob, creator of Uptown Girl
- Little, Jason
- Lovece, Frank, creator, Epic Comics' Atomic Age; writer Razorline's Hokum & Hex
- Mack, David, creator of Kabuki
- Madden, Matt, author of 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style (after Raymond Queneau)
- Maggin, Elliot S!
- Mantlo, Bill, prolific 1970s-80s Marvel Comics writer
- Marcos, Pablo
- Martin, Mark
- Matt, Joe
- Mavrides, Paul
- Mayerik, Val, 1970s Marvel artist best known for Conan and Man-Thing
- McCloud, Scott, creator of Zot!, Understanding Comics, and Reinventing Comics
- McDonnell, Luke
- McFarlane, Todd, creator of Spawn, co-founder of Image Comics
- McGregor, Don, creator of one of the first graphic novels, writer known for Killraven, The Black Panther
- McLeod, Bob
- McManus, Shawn
- McNeil, Carla Speed, creator of Finder
- Mhan, Pop, creator of Blank and co-creator of Spyboy
- Michelinie, David
- Mignola, Mike, creator of Hellboy
- Miller, Frank, creator of Batman: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, and Batman: Year One
- Mitchell, Steve
- Miyazawa, Takeshi, artist of Mary Jane
- Moldoff, Sheldon, Golden Age co-creator of Hawkgirl, longtime Bob Kane ghost
- Mooney, Jim, artist best known for Supergirl
- Moore, Richard, creator of Far West and Boneyard
- Moore, Terry
- Motter, Dean, creator of Mister X, Terminal City, Electropolis, Batman: Nine Lives
- Mullikin, Raymond
- O'Neil, Dennis, writer of Green Lantern and The Question
- O'Neill, Dan, underground artist who founded the Air Pirates
- O'Neill, William, co-creator of Violent Messiahs, Chassis and writer of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles, co-owner Hurricane Entertainment
- Okamoto, Mike, Russ Manning Award winner
- Ordway, Jerry, longtime artist on All-Star Squadron and Superman
- Orlando, Joe
- Ostrander, John, co-creator of GrimJack, writer of comics The Spectre and Martian Manhunter
- Ottney, Ryan Scott, writer of The Legend of Isis, Bikini Bandits, and The Prometheus Effect; creator of Scryptic Studios.
- Potts, Carl, editor, Marvel Comics' Epic imprint, co-creator Alien Legion
- Palmer, Tom
- Patton, Chuck
- Palmiotti Jimmy, writer and artist
- Pekar, Harvey, creator of American Splendor
- Pérez, George, co-creator of The New Teen Titans, artist on The Avengers and Wonder Woman
- Perlin, Don
- Perry, Fred, creator of Gold Digger and Legacy
- Pini, Wendy, creator of Elfquest
- Ploog, Mike, artist best known for Marvel Comics' Man-Thing and Ghost Rider
- Portacio, Whilce
- Pulido, Brian, creator of Evil Ernie and Lady Death
- Purcell, Steve, creator of Sam & Max
- Joe Quesada, artist, writer, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- Reese, Ralph
- M. Rasheed, creator of Monsters 101
- Rice, Doug, creator of Dynamo Joe
- Robbins, Trina, feminist scholar of comic books and artist/writer; has done work on Wonder Woman as well as underground comics
- Robinson, Jerry
- Rodriguez, Spain
- Rogers, Marshall
- Rosa, Don
- Ross, Alex, artist of Marvels and Kingdom Come
- Roussos, George, aka George Bell, Marvel Comics inker best known for early issues of Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four
- Rucka, Greg
- Russell, P. Craig
- Sakai, Stan, creator of Usagi Yojimbo
- Sala, Richard, creator of Peculia
- Santiago, Wilfred, Author of In My Darkest Hour, published by Fantagraphics Books
- Schrag, Ariel
- Seda, Dori, 1980s underground satirist
- Severin, John, brother of Marie
- Severin, Marie, sister of John
- Shelton, Gilbert, creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
- Sherman, Jim
- Shipman, Gary, creator of Pakkins' Land
- Shipman, Rhoda, co-writer of Pakkins' Land
- Shooter, Jim, writer of the Legion of Super-Heroes and many others; editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the 1980s
- Simon, Joe, first editor of Marvel Comics (then Timely Comics), co-creator of Captain America, longtime Jack Kirby collaborator
- Sinnot, Joe, Artist often considered Jack Kirby's best inker; best known for The Fantastic Four, including Kirby's intros. of Dr. Doom, Galactus, The Inhumans
- Sienkiewicz, Bill, artist best known for Elektra: Assassin
- Simonson, Louise
- Simonson, Walt
- Silvestri, Marc
- Slifer, Roger, writer of The Omega Men and co-creator of Lobo
- Slott, Dan, writer of She-Hulk, Great Lakes Avengers and The Thing
- Slifer, Roger
- Smith, Jeff, creator of Bone
- Smith, Paul
- Smylie, Mark, creator of the three volume Artesia series
- Spiegelman, Art, creator of Pulitzer Prize winning Maus
- Stanley, John
- Staton, Joe, co-creator of Charlton Comics' E-Man
- Stelfreeze, Brian
- Steranko, Jim, 1960s writer/illustrator best known for Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and pushing medium's artistic boundaries
- Stern, Roger
- Thomas, Roy, Marvel Comics editor in 1970s; as writer, best known for The Avengers and Conan the Barbarian
- Tomine, Adrian, creator of Optic Nerve
- Totleben, John, longtime artist on Swamp Thing
- Trimpe, Herb, longtime artist on The Incredible Hulk
- Truman, Tim, co-creator of GrimJack
- Tuska, George
- Tyler, Carol
- Utstein, Jan, Editor-in-Chief of Violent Messiahs, Chassis and John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles, co-owner Hurricane Entertainment
- Vachss, Andrew, creator of CROSS and Underground
- Valentino, Jim, creator of Shadowhawk, co-founder of Image Comics
- Vasquez, Jhonen, creator of Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, Squee and the Invader Zim cartoon
- Vaughan, Brian K., writer of Runaways, Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina
- Veitch, Rick
- Vess, Charles
- Wagner, Matt, creator of Mage and Grendel
- Waid, Mark, writer of The Flash and Kingdom Come
- Ware, Chris, creator of The Acme Novelty Library and Jimmy Corrigan
- Waller, Reed, creator of Omaha the Cat Dancer
- Wein, Len, co-creator of Swamp Thing and the "new X-Men"
- Weiss, Morris
- Welz, Larry, creator of Cherry
- Williamson, Al
- Willingham, Bill, creator of The Elementals, writer of Fables
- Wolfman, Marv, co-creator of The New Teen Titans and Blade
- Wood, Wally
- Warren, Adam creator of Livewires and of the U.S. original redo of the Dirty Pair.
- Woodring, Jim, creator of Frank
- Wrightson, Bernie, co-creator of Swamp Thing
- Yune, Tommy, creator of Buster the Amazing Bear, writer/artist of Speed Racer
[edit] Deceased
- Abel, Jack
- Andru, Ross, penciller best-known as John Romita's successor on The Amazing Spider-Man
- Aparo, Jim, DC Comics artist best known for 1970s Batman
- Arnold, Everett A. "Busy", publisher, Quality Comics
- Ruth Atkinson
- Barks, Carl, longtime writer and artist of Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck comics
- Beck, C.C., creator of the original Captain Marvel
- Biro, Charles, 1911-1972, creator of Steel Sterling. Best known for work with publisher Lev Gleason Comic House
- Boring, Wayne, artist best known as Superman's primary artist in late 1940s to 1950s
- Burgos, Carl, Golden Age creator of the Human Torch
- Buscema, John, longtime artist for Marvel Comics
- Cockrum, Dave, co-creator of the "new X-Men"
- Cole, Jack, creator of Plastic Man
- Colletta, Vince, inker noted for work on Jack Kirby's The Mighty Thor
- Craig, Johnny
- Crandall, Reed
- DeCarlo, Dan, longtime Archie Comics writer-artist, created Josie and the Pussycats
- Dillin, Dick, longtime artist of Justice League of America
- DuBois, Gaylord, creator of Brothers of the Spear, longtime writer of Tarzan, Roy Rogers, Turok, Space Family Robinson and more
- Eisner, Will, creator of The Spirit, writer, educator
- Evans, George
- Everett, Bill, creator of Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Fine, Lou, Golden Age great; creator, Black Condor
- Finger, Bill
- Fox, Gardner, longtime writer of the Justice Society of America, Justice League of America, and many others
- Giacoia, Frank, aka Frank Ray, Silver Age inker, known for work on Jack Kirby's Captain America
- Goodwin, Archie
- Graham, Billy
- Gustavson, Paul, Golden Age creator of The Angel
- Hartley, Al
- Heck, Don
- Jerry Iger
- Kane, Bob, creator of Batman
- Kane, Gil, artist of Green Lantern, The Atom, The Amazing Spider-Man and other Silver Age characters; early innovator in graphic novels
- Kamen, Jack
- Keller, Jack, longtime Kid Colt artist
- Kirby, Jack, co-creator of Captain America, co-creator of Marvel Comics characters including the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and the X-Men
- Klein, George, Silver Age inker
- Krigstein, Bernie
- Kurtzman, Harvey
- Leav, Mort
- Maneely, Joe, 1950s Atlas artist best known for comics The Black Knight, Yellow Claw, and The Ringo Kid
- Manning, Russ
- Mayer, Sheldon, Golden Age artist for DC Comics, creator of Sugar & Spike
- Meskin, Morton
- Morisi, Pete
- Morrow, Gray
- Mortimer, Win
- Novick, Irv
- Orlando, Joe
- Schomburg, Alex
- Charles Schultz
- Schwartz, Julius, editor for DC Comics often credited with launching the Silver Age of Comic Books
- Segar, E.C., creator of Thimble Theatre and Popeye
- Sekowsky, Mike
- Shores, Syd, Golden Age Captain America artist; active through 1970s
- Slesinger, Stephen, best known as the creator of Red Ryder and King of the Royal Mounted
- Stone, Chic, Silver Age inker best known for work with Jack Kirby
- Sutton, Tom
- Swan, Curt, best known as Superman's primary 1960s artist
- Tartaglione, John
- Toth, Alex
- Weisinger, Mort, Silver Age editor of the Superman titles
- Wood, Wally, best known for his EC Comics work
[edit] Life/death status unknown
- Avison, Al, Golden Age Captain America artist
- Douglas, Steve
- Grainger, Sam
- Purcell, Howard
- Paul Reinman, 1950s penciler and Silver Age inker best known for Jack Kirby work, including The Incredible Hulk #1
- Wright, Gregory