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.
A Jack Abel Jessica Abel Forrest J. Ackerman (Vampirella, editor and principal writer of the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland) Art Adams Neal Adams (Deadman, worked on Batman) Scott Adams (Dilbert) Charles Addams (The Addams Family) Dan Adkins Gene Ahern (Our Boarding House, Room and Board, The Squirrel Cage, The Nut Bros.) Vince Alascia (worked for Timely Comics and Charlton Comics) F. O. Alexander (Hairbreadth Harry) Ashley Allen Mike Allred Bob Almond Bill Amend (FoxTrot) Brent Anderson Carl Thomas Anderson (Henry) Murphy Anderson Ross Andru (continued Wonder Woman and The Amazing Spider-Man, co-creator of the Metal Men) Jim Aparo (worked on Batman) Sergio Aragonés (Mad magazine, Groo the Wanderer) Robert Armstrong (Mickey Rat) Everett M. "Busy" Arnold (publisher for Quality Comics) Gus Arriola (Gordo) Ruth Atkinson (Millie the Model, Patsy Walker) Terry Austin Al Avison (continued Captain America) Vita Ayala Brian Azzarello
B Derf Backderf (My Friend Dahmer) Mark Bagley George Baker (Sad Sack) Matt Baker (Phantom Lady) Carl Barks (Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck) Donna Barr (Stinz, The Desert Peach) Lynda Barry (Ernie Pook's Comeek) Jen Bartel 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) Wally Bishop (Muggs and Skeeter) Stephen R. Bissette Bud Blake (Tiger) Merrill Blosser (Freckles and His Friends) Vaughn Bodé (Cheech Wizard) Brett Booth Wayne Boring (continued Superman) 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) Chris Browne (continued Hägar the Horrible) Dik Browne (Hi & Lois, Hägar the Horrible) Frank Brunner Rich Buckler (Deathlok) 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 Sophie Campbell (Wet Moon) Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon, Male Call) 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) Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!) Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls) 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) Ernie Colón 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) Peter David Jack Davis (Mad magazine) Jim Davis (Garfield) Chon Day (Brother Sebastian) Billy DeBeck (Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Bunky) 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 Dick Dillin (Justice League of America) Diane DiMassa (Hothead Paisan) Rudolph Dirks (born in Germany, later moved to the U.S.) (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) Debbie Drechsler (Daddy's Girl) Mike Dringenberg Mort Drucker (film and TV parodies in Mad magazine) Gaylord DuBois (Brothers of the Spear, longtime writer for Tarzan, Roy Rogers, Turok, Space Family Robinson) Randy DuBurke Edwina Dumm (Cap Stubbs and Tippie, Alec the Great) Clare Victor Dwiggins (School Days)
E Kevin Eastman (co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Chondra Echert (The Armory Wars) Carl Ed (Harold Teen) Gus Edson (The Gumps, Dondi) Hy Eisman (continued Little Lulu, Popeye and The Katzenjammer Kids) Will Eisner (The Spirit, A Contract with God) Will Elder (Mad magazine, Panic, co-creator of Goodman Beaver and Little Annie Fanny) Grace Ellis Harlan Ellison Randy Emberlin Steve Englehart Rod Espinoza (Neotopia, The Courageous Princess) Mark Evanier George Evans Bill Everett (Namor the Sub-Mariner)
F Al Fagaly (Super Duck, There Oughta Be a Law) Kevin Fagan (Drabble) Lee Falk (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician) Jules Feiffer (Feiffer) Lyonel Feininger (The Kin-der-Kids, Wee Willie Winkie's World) Al Feldstein (EC Comics, Mad magazine) Charles Fincher (The Illustrated Daily Scribble, Thadeus & Weez) Lou Fine (co-creator of Black Condor) Bill Finger (Batman) Andy Fish (Adam Bomb) Bud Fisher (Mutt and Jeff) Dudley Fisher (Right Around Home) Hart D. Fisher (Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer, publisher of Boneyard Press) Seth Fisher (artist best known for his work at Vertigo and Marvel Comics) James Montgomery Flagg (Nervy Nat) Anthony Flamini Mary Fleener Shary Flenniken (Trots and Bonnie) John Forte Brad W. Foster (Mechthings, co-creator of The Adventures of Olivia) Fontaine Fox (Toonerville Folks) Gardner Fox (longtime writer for Justice Society of America, Justice League of America) Steve Foxe Matt Fraction (The Invincible Iron Man, Sex Criminals) Frank Frazetta Chandra Free Ron Frenz Gary Friedrich Mike Friedrich Ralph Fuller
G David Gallaher (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar) Herb Gardner (The Nebbishes) George Gately (Heathcliff) Michael Gaydos Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck) Frank Giacoia (worked on Captain America) Joe Giella Keith Giffen Peter B. Gillis Phoebe Gloeckner (A Child's Life and Other Stories, The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures) Rube Goldberg (Boob McNutt, Mike and Ike (They Look Alike)) Stan Goldberg Michael Golden Archie Goodwin Floyd Gottfredson (Mickey Mouse) Chester Gould (Dick Tracy) Billy Graham Brandon Graham (Prophet) Sam Grainger Vernon Grant (The Love Rangers) Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie) Grass Green (Xal-Kor the Human Cat) Justin Green (Binky Brown) Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) Vernon Greene (The Shadow, continued Bringing Up Father) Roberta Gregory (Bitchy Bitch, Naughty Bits) Mike Grell Rick Griffin (Flying Eyeball) Bill Griffith (Zippy) Matt Groening (Life in Hell) Milt Gross (He Done Her Wrong, Count Screwloose) Rob Guillory (Mosely, Chew, Farmhand) Dick Guindon (The Carp Chronicles, Guindon) Cathy Guisewite (Cathy) Paul Gustavson (The Angel)
H Harry Haenigsen (Penny) Jessica Hagy (Indexed) Larry Hama (G.I. Joe) V. T. Hamlin (Alley Oop) Cully Hamner Stuart Hample (Inside Woody Allen) Fletcher Hanks (Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane, Space Smith) Kevin Konrad Hanna (creator of Clockwork Girl) Marc Hansen Fred Harman (Red Ryder) Jack C. Harris Tony Harris Sol Harrison Dean Haspiel Johnny Hart (B.C., The Wizard of Id) Al Hartley Jimmy Hatlo (They'll Do It Every Time, Little Iodine) Ethel Hays (Flapper Fanny Says) Russ Heath (war comics for EC Comics, Sgt. Rock, humor comics for Mad) Don Heck (co-creator of Iron Man, Black Widow) Erica Henderson Gilbert "Beto" Hernandez (co-creator of Love and Rockets) Jaime Hernandez (co-creator of Love and Rockets) Javier Hernandez (creator of El Muerto) Mario Hernandez (co-creator of Love and Rockets) George Herriman (Krazy Kat) Harry Hershfield (Abie the Agent) Sol Hess (writer of The Nebbs) Don Hillsman II Walter Hoban (Jerry on the Job) Rick Hoberg Bill Hoest (The Lockhorns) Syd Hoff (Tuffy, Laugh It Off) Burne Hogarth (continued Tarzan) Nicole Hollander (Sylvia) Bill Holman (Smokey Stover) Fran Hopper (Jane Martin, continued Patsy Walker) F. M. Howarth (The Love of Lulu and Leander, Ole Opey Dildock) Richard Howell Kin Hubbard (Abe Martin of Brown County) Reginald Hudlin James D. Hudnall Virginia Huget (continued Skippy) Steven Hughes (Lady Death, Evil Ernie) Tessa Hulls (Feeding Ghosts) Joye Hummel (scripted Wonder Woman) Sam Humphries
I Jerry Iger (Sheena, Queen of the Jungle) Jamal Igle Carmine Infantino (DC Comics artist, later executive) Graham Ingels Tony Isabella
J Al Jaffee (Mad Fold-in, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions) Jimmy Janes Avy Jetter Geoff Johns Crockett Johnson (Barnaby) Jimmy Johnson (Arlo and Janis) Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse) Arvell Jones Bruce Jones Chuck Jones (Crawford) Jeffrey Catherine Jones Kelley Jones Russ Jones Tom Joyner Dan Jurgens Justiniano
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 (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) Dave Kellett (drive: the scifi comic, Sheldon) Collin Kelly 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 Harold Knerr (continued The Katzenjammer Kids) James Kochalka (American Elf) Scott Kolins Aline Kominsky-Crumb (Dirty Laundry Comix) 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) Jackson Lanzing Erik Larsen Gary Larson (The Far Side) Rick Law David Lawrence John Layman Bob Layton Leon Lazarus Mell Lazarus (Momma) Mort Leav Jae Lee Jim Lee Stan Lee (writer of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four) Lank Leonard (Mickey Finn) Bob LeRose