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Parasite (comics)
Parasite is the name of several DC Comics supervillains, starting with Maxwell Jensen (Action Comics #340, 1966) and best known as Rudy Jones (Fury of Firestorm #58, 1987), Superman foes who drain energy, powers, and memories by touch.
Pat Dugan
Pat Dugan, alias Stripesy and later S.T.R.I.P.E., is a DC Comics hero created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman, debuting in Action Comics #40 (1941) as the adult sidekick of the Star-Spangled Kid and stepfather of Stargirl.
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, the 'Godfather of British comics', is the creator and first editor of 2000 AD (1977), developer of Judge Dredd, and writer of Charley's War, Sláine, Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law, and Misty; his Doctor Who strip The Star Beast became a 2023 TV special.
Paul Pope
Paul Pope (born 1970) is an American cartoonist and designer in New York City, creator of THB, Heavy Liquid, 100%, Batman: Year 100, and Battling Boy; Reuben and Eisner Award winner, distinct from the British photographer Paul Pope of Birmingham.
Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade, the gaming webcomic by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik launched in 1998, starring Tycho Brahe and Gabe; basis of PAX conventions and Child's Play charity.
Peppermint Patty
Peppermint Patty (Patricia Reichardt) is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, first appearing in 1966. She is the strip's standout athlete and a chronically struggling student.
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.
Professor Calculus
Professor Calculus (Professeur Tryphon Tournesol) is the deaf, absent-minded inventor in Hergé's Tintin comics, debuting in Red Rackham's Treasure and modeled on Auguste Piccard and Paul Eydt.
Publication history of Batman
Publication history of Batman: the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, debuting in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939 cover date, on sale March 30), gaining his own title Batman #1 in 1940, and running continuously through Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Modern Ages, reboots, and the 2015 Finger co-creator credit.
Rakshasa Street (镇魂街)
Rakshasa Street (镇魂街) is Xu Chen's Chinese fantasy action manhua, serialized on U17 from 2010 to 2025, about spirit host Cao Yanbing and guardian spirits, adapted into donghua, live action, and games.
Ram V
Ram V (Ramnarayan Venkatesan) is an Indian comics writer in London, creator of Black Mumba, These Savage Shores, Laila Starr, and Eisner-winning Blue in Green, and writer of DC's Swamp Thing, Detective Comics, and New Gods and Marvel's Venom.
Randall Munroe
Randall Patrick Munroe is an American cartoonist and former NASA roboticist, creator of the stick-figure webcomic xkcd and author of What If? and Thing Explainer.
Rerun Van Pelt
Rerun Van Pelt is the youngest Van Pelt sibling in Peanuts, born into the strip 1972, first appearing March 26, 1973, a bicycle-riding minor character who became a kindergarten-age lead in the strip's final 1990s years.
Reverse-Flash
Reverse-Flash is the DC Comics speedster villain Eobard Thawne, also called Professor Zoom, the archenemy of Barry Allen's Flash. Debuted in The Flash #139 (1963) by Broome and Infantino; creator of the Negative Speed Force; succeeded at times by Zoom/Hunter Zolomon and Daniel West.
Rick Veitch
Rick Veitch (born 1951, Bellows Falls, Vermont) is an American comics artist and writer, Swamp Thing penciller and writer, creator of Brat Pack, The Maximortal, Rare Bit Fiends, and Can't Get No, and Vermont's fourth Cartoonist Laureate.
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.
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb (R. Crumb), American cartoonist born 1943 in Philadelphia, founder of Zap Comix and creator of Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep On Truckin'; lives in Sauve, France; subject of Dan Nadel's 2025 biography.
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.
Sabrina Online
Sabrina Online is a furry slice-of-life webcomic by Eric W. Schwartz, launched September 15, 1996, starring skunk graphic designer Sabrina, roommate Amy the squirrel, and adult-studio boss Zig Zag; it ran 20 years, about 835 strips, then continued in color from 2017.
Sally Brown
Sally Brown is Charlie Brown's little sister in Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, first appearing August 23, 1959 as a baby. Known for her crush on Linus ("my sweet babboo," from 1977), her eye patch storyline, and her cynical pragmatism.
Sandy Hawkins
Sandy Hawkins, also known as Sandy the Golden Boy, is a DC Comics superhero introduced in 1941 as the teenage sidekick of the original Sandman.
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.
Sean Phillips
Sean Phillips (born 1965) is a British comic book artist, longtime Ed Brubaker collaborator, and Eisner winner known for Criminal, Fatale, Reckless, Sleeper, and Hellblazer; not the NHS policy figure or other namesakes.
Sersi
Sersi is a Marvel Comics Eternal created by Jack Kirby, first appearing in Eternals #3 (September 1976) and identified with Circe of the Odyssey; a matter transmuter, Avengers member, and Gemma Chan's lead role in the 2021 Eternals film.
Seth (cartoonist)
Seth (Gregory Gallant, born 1962) is a Canadian cartoonist, creator of Palookaville and It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, also known for designing The Complete Peanuts and living in Guelph, Ontario.
Shades (comics)
Shades (Herman/Hernan Alvarez) is a Marvel Comics street villain created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska, debuting in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (1972); a Harlem Rivals gang member, Comanche's partner, optic-blast visor wearer, father of Power Man, and Theo Rossi's Netflix Luke Cage character.
Shadow King
Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) is a Marvel Comics X-Men villain: an ancient parasitic telepathic entity possessing human hosts, created by Claremont and Byrne, debuting in Uncanny X-Men #117 (1979), known for the Muir Island Saga and the FX series Legion.
Shermy
Shermy is a Peanuts comic strip character by Charles Schulz, debuting October 2, 1950 with Charlie Brown and Patty, speaking the strip's first line, and last appearing June 15, 1969.
Shinichi Fukuda (福田晋一)
Shinichi Fukuda (福田晋一) is a Japanese female manga artist under a masculine pen name; winner of the 23rd Ace Newcomer Manga Awards Encouragement Award (2006), creator of Shibaraku, Momoiro Meloic, and My Dress-Up Darling (Young Gangan, 2018–2025, 15 volumes, about 13–14 million copies, anime 2022 and 2025).