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Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson (1948–2017), American horror comic artist who co-created DC's Swamp Thing with Len Wein in House of Secrets #92 (1971), drew its first ten issues, and illustrated Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1983).
Bil Keane
Bil Keane (William Aloysius Keane, 1922–2011), American cartoonist who created the single-panel comic The Family Circus in 1960, drew it from his family, pioneered the dotted-line Sunday panels, won the 1982 Reuben Award, and was succeeded by son Jeff Keane.
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz (born 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania), American comic artist known for Moon Knight, New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and Stray Toasters; Eisner winner and Hall of Fame inductee.
Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz (Sparky, 1922–2000), American cartoonist who solely wrote and drew Peanuts (originally Li'l Folks) from October 2, 1950 to 2000: 17,897 strips, 2,600+ newspapers, Reuben award 1955, died Santa Rosa.
E. C. Segar
E. C. Segar (Elzie Crisler Segar, 1894–1938), American cartoonist from Chester, Illinois, creator of the comic strip Thimble Theatre (1919) and the sailor Popeye (1929), whose spinach-loving character drove a 33% US spinach-consumption rise.
Edgar P. Jacobs
Edgar P. Jacobs (Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs, 1904–1987), Belgian comic author and former opera singer, creator of Blake and Mortimer; worked with Hergé recoloring Tintin albums before launching Le Secret de l'Espadon in Tintin in 1946.
Ernie Bushmiller
Ernie Bushmiller (1905–1982), American cartoonist who created the comic strip Nancy, taking over Fritzi Ritz in 1925 at age 19 and building each gag backward from the final 'snapper' panel.
Frank Quitely
Frank Quitely, also known as Vincent Deighan, is a Scottish comic book artist born in 1968. He is known for his work on All-Star Superman and The Invisibles.
Gene Colan
Gene Colan (1926-2011), American comic book artist of Marvel's Silver Age known for Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Howard the Duck; co-created Falcon and Blade; painterly pencil style.
Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns, born 1973 in Detroit, American comic book writer and producer behind Green Lantern: Rebirth, Blackest Night, 52, Stargirl, and DC Entertainment leadership; since 2023 co-founder of the creator-owned publisher Ghost Machine.
Hank Ketcham
Hank Ketcham (Henry King Ketcham, 1920–2001), American cartoonist, Seattle-born, creator of the Dennis the Menace daily panel (debut 1951), former Disney animator, Reuben Award winner, retired 1994.
Héctor Germán Oesterheld
Héctor Germón Oesterheld (1919–disappeared 1977) was an Argentine comic-book scriptwriter who created El Eternauta, founded Editorial Frontera, and was disappeared by the military dictatorship in 1977.
Hergé
Hergé (Georges Remi, 1907–1983), Belgian cartoonist, pen name from reversed initials R.G., creator of The Adventures of Tintin (debut 1929), pioneer of the ligne claire style, 23 albums, 150 million copies sold.
Jim Lee (이용철)
Jim Lee (이용철, born 1964, Seoul) is a Korean-American comic artist and President, Publisher, and CCO of DC Comics (since 2023). Distinct from the Seagate legal officer and the engineering expert of the same name; famous for X-Men #1's record sales, Batman: Hush, WildStorm, and Image Comics.
Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin (born 1949, Detroit) is an American comics writer-artist, creator or co-creator of Thanos, Drax, Gamora, Shang-Chi, and Dreadstar, writer of Marvel's Infinity Gauntlet trilogy and DC's A Death in the Family, and a 2017 Eisner Hall of Fame inductee.
Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert (1926–2012), Polish-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and founder of the Kubert School in Dover, New Jersey; known for Hawkman, Sgt. Rock, Enemy Ace, Tarzan, and Fax from Sarajevo.
John Broome (writer)
John Broome, born Irving Broome, was an American comic book writer best known for scripting DC Comics' Silver Age Flash and Green Lantern stories and co-creating Hal Jordan.
John Byrne (comics)
John Byrne (comics creator), born 1950 in England, Canadian-raised writer-artist of Uncanny X-Men with Claremont, Fantastic Four, and DC's 1986 Man of Steel Superman relaunch; returned in 2026 with X-Men: Elsewhen.
John Ostrander
John Ostrander, American comic book writer from Chicago; creator of the modern Suicide Squad and Amanda Waller at DC (1987) and co-creator of Grimjack with Timothy Truman at First Comics (1984).
Lee Falk
Lee Falk (Leon Harrison Gross, 1911-1999), American writer and theater producer, created the comic strips Mandrake the Magician (1934) and The Phantom (1936), the first costumed hero, and wrote both until his death.
Mike Grell
Mike Grell (born 1947, Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American comic book writer-artist, creator of The Warlord, Starslayer, Jon Sable Freelance, and the acclaimed 1987 Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters.
Murray Ball
Murray Hone Ball (1939–2017), New Zealand cartoonist, creator of Footrot Flats, Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero, Bruce the Barbarian, and All the King's Comrades; his 1986 film was New Zealand's first animated feature.
Neal Adams
Neal Adams (1941–2022), American comic book artist for DC and Marvel, also known for Continuity Associates. Redefined Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, and the X-Men with realistic art; co-created Ra's al Ghul, Man-Bat, John Stewart; led creators' rights advocacy.
Pia Guerra
Pia Guerra is a Canadian American comics artist and editorial cartoonist, born in 1971, known as co-creator of Y: The Last Man and a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Rob Liefeld
Rob Liefeld (born 1967) is an American comic book artist, co-creator of Deadpool and Cable at Marvel, and a 1992 co-founder of Image Comics, where his Youngblood was the first published comic.
Roger Stern
Roger Stern (born 1950 in Noblesville, Indiana) is an American comic book writer and novelist best known for long runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, and Doctor Strange at Marvel Comics.
Scott Adams
Scott Adams (1957–2026), American cartoonist who created the syndicated strip Dilbert; author of The Dilbert Principle; Reuben Award 1997; dropped by syndication in 2023 after racist remarks; died of prostate cancer.
Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell is an American writer who wrote Marvel's X-Men titles in the 1990s. He later worked for DC Comics and scripted the 2017 film Happy Death Day.
Shungiku Uchida
Shungiku Uchida (内田春菊) is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, and actress born in 1959 in Nagasaki Prefecture, known for Minami-kun no Koibito and the autobiographical novel Fatherfucker.
Zhang Leping
Zhang Leping (张乐平) was a Chinese cartoonist, born in Haiyan County, Zhejiang in 1910, who created the comic boy Sanmao, first published in 1935 and famous across 20th-century China.