Biographies of Artists, Writers & others

Listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name

notes on this index

Names are listed by proper surname. So Steve is listed as Steven or Stephen, Sam is Samuel..etc
Listings are by real name except in rare cases. Jack Kirby is not listed as Jacob Kurtzberg and Gil Kane is not listed as Eli Katz.
There are over 700 names listed here, but there are only 50 biographies as of 12/31/97. More will be added soon. Find the biographies easily by checking out the Quick Biography Link below.
These biographies cover individuals who are or have been connected to the history of American comics. As such famous publishers like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are included. Some foreign artists and writers are included (like Moebius and Phillipe Druillet) because they have appeared popular in American publications.
This list is by no means complete and I wish to make it so. Do you know of an artist of other who is not listed? Please send me suggestions, biographies and checklists if you have one.
I need more information on people listed. Birthdate and other biographic data as is listed for many is wanted for all listed. Do you have some information you think I need. Please send it to me at..

richie@comic-art.com.

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JACK ABEL

birthdate: 1927 died: 1996 profession: artist, inker popular work: DC war

DUSTY ABELL

profession: artist popular work: Superman

ARTHUR ADAMS

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

NEAL ADAMS

birthdate: June 6 1941 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Comic books

DANIEL ADKINS

profession: artist

JACK ADLER

profession: colorist popular work: DC comics

GENE AHERN

birthdate: 1895 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: November 16 1960 profession: artist popular work: Room & Board comic strip

ALFREDO ALCALA

birthdate: August 23 1925 birthplace: Phillipines profession: artist popular work: Marvel's Conan

VINCENTE ALCAZAR

profession: artist popular work: DC war

NICHOLAS ALFONSKY

died: 1943 profession: artist popular work: Ming Foo

MICHAEL ALLRED

profession: artist popular work: Madman

BETSY AMBIELLI

profession: artist popular work: DC war

MAR AMONGO

profession: artist popular work: DC war

BRENT ERIC ANDERSON

profession: artist popular work: Astro City

CARL THOMAS ANDERSON

birthdate: February 14 1865 birthplace: Madison, WI died: November 4 1948 profession: artist popular work: Henry comic strip

LYMAN ANDERSON

birthdate: May 5 1907 birthplace: Chicago, IL profession: artist popular work: Tim Tyler's Luck comic strip

MURPHY ANDERSON

birthdate: 1926 birthplace: Asheville, NC profession: artist, inker popular work: DC comics

ALFRED ANDRIOLA

birthdate: 1912 birthplace: New York City died: 1983 profession: artist popular work: Kerry Drake comic strip

ROSS ANDRU

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

JAMES APARO

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

SERGIO ARAGONES

birthdate: 1937 birthplace: Spain profession: artist popular work: Groo

JACK ARATA

profession: artist

ROGER ARMSTRONG

profession: artist popular work: Hanna Barbera

GUS ARRIOLA

birthdate: July 1917 birthplace: Mexico profession: artist popular work: Gordo comic strip

ALLAN ASHERMAN

profession: writer popular work: DC war

TERRY AUSTIN

profession: artist, inker popular work: X-Men

AL AVISON

profession: artist popular work: Captain America

RICHARD AYERS

birthdate: April 28 1924 birthplace: Ossining, NY profession: artist, inker popular work: Marvel comics inker

BERNARD BAILEY

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

RAYMOND BAILEY

profession: artist popular work: Caniff assistant

MICHAEL BAIR

profession: artist popular work: Vampirella

GEORGE BAKER

birthdate: May 22 1915 birthplace: Lowell, Mass died: May 5 1975 profession: artist popular work: Sad Sack

MATTHEW BAKER

profession: artist popular work: Phantom Lady

RALPH BAKSHI

profession: animator popular work: Fritz the Cat

KENNETH BALD

birthdate: 1920 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Dark Shadows comic strip

DARYL BANKS

profession: artist popular work: Green Lantern

CARL BARKS

birthdate: 1901 birthplace: Oregon profession: artist, writer popular work: Donald Duck

MICHAEL BARON

profession: writer popular work: Nexus

KENNETH BARR

profession: artist popular work: DC war

MICHAEL BARR

profession: writer popular work: DC comics

DANIEL BARRY

birthdate: July 11 1923 birthplace: Long Branch, NJ profession: artist popular work: DC comics, Flash Gordon strip

GLENN BARRY

profession: artist

SEYMOUR BARRY

birthdate: March 12 1928 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Phantom comic strip

JOSE-MARIA BEA

birthdate: 1942 birthplace: Barcelona, Spain profession: artist popular work: Warren magazines

MARK BEACHUM

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

TERRY BEATTY

profession: artist, writer popular work: Ms. Tree

CHARLES CLARENCE BECK

birthdate: June 8 1910 birthplace: Zumbrota, Minn profession: artist popular work: Captain Marvel

FRANK HEM BECK

birthdate: March 17 1894 birthplace: Tacoma, WA died: March 21 1962 profession: artist popular work: Bo comic strip

JOHN BELFI

profession: artist popular work: DC war

FRANK BELLAMY

birthdate: 1917 birthplace: Northamptonshire, England profession: artist popular work: Dan Dare

EDUARDO BENES

profession: artist

JOSEPH BENNETT

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

DAVID BERG

birthdate: June 12, 1920 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY profession: artist popular work: Mad magazine

WALTER BERNDT

birthdate: November 22 1899 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY profession: artist popular work: Smitty comic strip

JORDI BERNET

profession: artist popular work: Torpedo

BRUCE D. BERRY

profession: artist popular work: DC war

GORDON BESS

birthdate: 1929 birthplace: Richfield, Utah profession: artist popular work: Redeye comic strip

MARK BEYER

profession: artist

JACK BINDER

birthdate: August 12 1902 birthplace: Hungary profession: artist

OTTO BINDER

birthdate: August 26 1911 birthplace: Bessemer, Mich died: October 13 1974 profession: writer

JERRY BINGHAM

profession: artist popular work: Batman

CHARLES BIRO

birthdate: 1911 birthplace: New York City died: March 4 1972 profession: artist, writer popular work: old Daredevil, Crime Does Not Pay

SIMON BISLEY

profession: artist popular work: Lobo, Slaine

STEPHEN BISSETTE

profession: artist, publisher popular work: comic books

ALEX see Blummer, Alexander BLUMMER

ALEXANDER BLUMMER

profession: artist popular work: Classics Illustrated

DAVID BOLLER

profession: artist, writer popular work: Kaos Moon

MURRAY BOLTINOFF

birthdate: 1911 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: 1994 profession: artist, editor popular work: DC comics

WILLIAM BOLTINOFF

profession: artist popular work: DC war

TODD BORENSTEIN

profession: artist

WAYNE BORING

birthdate: 1916 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: 1982 profession: artist popular work: Superman

MARTIN BRANNER

birthdate: December 28 1888 birthplace: New York City died: May 19 1970 profession: artist popular work: Winnie Winkle

BERKE BREATHED

birthdate: 1957 profession: artist, creator popular work: Bloom County

DAVID BREGER

birthdate: 1908 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: January 16 1970 profession: artist popular work: Private Breger

DANIEL BRERETON

profession: artist

ANN BREWSTER

profession: artist, inker popular work: Classics Illustrated

NORMAN BREYFOGLE

birthdate: February 27 1960 birthplace: Iowa City, IA profession: artist popular work: Batman

RICHARD BRIEFER

birthdate: 1915 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Frankenstein comic

AUSTIN BRIGGS

birthdate: September 8 1908 birthplace: Humboldt, Minn died: October 10 1973 profession: artist popular work: Flash Gordon assistant

CLARE BRIGGS

birthdate: August 5 1875 birthplace: Reedsburg, Wis died: January 3 1930 profession: artist

ROBERT BRINKERHOFF

birthdate: May 4 1880 birthplace: Toledo, Ohio died: February 17 1958 profession: artist popular work: Little Mary Mixup

PATRICK BRODERICK

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

ROBERT BROWN

profession: artist popular work: Challengers of the Unknown

DIK BROWNE

birthdate: August 11 1917 birthplace: New York City died: 1989 profession: artist popular work: Hagar the Horrible

FRANK BRUNNER

profession: artist popular work: Dr. Strange

RICHARD BUCKLER

profession: artist

DANIEL BULANADI

birthdate: February 9 1946 birthplace: Manila, Phillipines profession: artist

RICHARD BURCHETT

profession: artist popular work: Superman

ROBERT BURDEN

profession: artist popular work: Flaming Carrott

CARL BURGOS

birthdate: April 18 1917 birthplace: New York City profession: artist, editor popular work: Human Torch

SAMUEL BURLOCKOFF

profession: artist popular work: DC war

JACK BURNLEY

profession: artist popular work: Superman

RAYMOND BURNLEY

profession: artist popular work: DC war

JOHN BUSCEMA

birthdate: December 11 1927 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

SAL BUSCEMA

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

ERNEST BUSHMILLER

birthdate: 1905 birthplace: Bronx, NY profession: artist popular work: Nancy comic strip

KURT BUSIEK

birthdate: 1960 birthplace: Boston, MA profession: writer popular work: Astro City

STEVEN BUTLER

profession: artist popular work: Silver Sable

ADOLFO BUYLA

profession: artist popular work: DC war

JOHN BYRNE

profession: artist popular work: X-Men, Superman

GENE BYRNES

birthdate: 1889 birthplace: New York City died: July 26 1974 profession: artist popular work: Reg'ler Fellers comic strip

RICHARD CALKINS

birthdate: 1895 birthplace: Grand rapids, MI died: May 13 1962 profession: artist popular work: Buck Rogers comic strip

JOHN CALNAN

profession: artist popular work: DC war

LOUIS CAMERON

profession: artist popular work: Classics Illustrated

MILTON CANIFF

birthdate: February 18 1907 birthplace: Hillsboro, OH died: May 3 1988 profession: artist popular work: Terry & the Pirates, Steve Canyon

ELLIOT CAPLIN

birthdate: December 13 1913 birthplace: New Haven, CT profession: artist, writer

ALFRED GERALD CAPP (CAPLIN)

birthdate: September 28 1909 birthplace: New Haven, CT died: 1979 profession: artist popular work: Lil Abner comic strip

GREGORY CAPULLO

profession: artist popular work: X-Force

NICK CARDY

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

MIKE CARLIN

profession: editor popular work: DC comics

WALLACE CARLSON

birthdate: March 28 1894 birthplace: St.Louis, MO died: 1969 profession: artist, animator popular work: the Nebbs comic strip

EUGENE CARR

birthdate: January 17 1881 birthplace: New York City died: December 9 1959 profession: artist popular work: various strips

FRED CARRILLO

profession: artist popular work: DC war

AUGUSTUS DANIELS CARTER

birthdate: 1895 birthplace: Baltimore, MD died: June 26 1957 profession: artist popular work: Just Kids

RICHARD CASE

profession: artist

TOMMY CASTILLO

profession: artist

VICTOR CATAN

profession: artist popular work: DC war

JOHN CELARDO

birthdate: December 27 1918 birthplace: Staten Island, NY profession: artist popular work: various strips

NICHOLAS CERTO

profession: artist, inker popular work: DC comics

PAUL CHADWICK

profession: artist popular work: Concrete

ERNIE CHAN

profession: artist popular work: DC war

TRAVIS CHAREST

profession: artist popular work: Flash

HOWARD CHAYKIN

profession: artist popular work: American Flagg

SID CHECK

profession: artist popular work: various comics

MARK CHIARELLO

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

JOSEPH CHIODO

profession: artist

BRANDON CHOI

profession: writer popular work: Gen 13

BERT CHRISTMAN

birthdate: May 31 1915 birthplace: Ft.Collins, CO died: January 23 1942 profession: artist popular work: DC comics

IAN CHURCHILL

profession: artist popular work: Judgment Day

DANIEL CLOWES

profession: artist

DAVID COCKRUM

profession: artist popular work: X-Men

EUGENE COLAN

birthdate: September 1 1926 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Iron Man, Submariner

JACK COLE

birthdate: December 14 1918 birthplace: New Castle, PA died: August 15 1958 profession: artist popular work: Plastic Man

LEONARD B. COLE

profession: artist popular work: golden age comics

VINCENT COLLETTA

profession: artist, inker popular work: Marvel comics

RICHARD VANCE CORBEN

birthdate: October 1 1940 birthplace: Anderson, MO profession: artist

FANNY YOUNG CORY

birthdate: 1877 birthplace: Waukegan, IL died: 1972 profession: artist popular work: Babe, Little Miss Muffett

JOHN COSTANZA

profession: writer popular work: DC war

PETER COSTANZA

profession: artist popular work: Captain Marvel

CHASE CRAIG

birthdate: August 10 1910 birthplace: Ennis, TX profession: writer, artist popular work: Looney Tunes comics

JOHN CRAIG

birthdate: April 25 1926 birthplace: Pleasantville, NY profession: artist, writer popular work: EC comics

REED CRANDALL

birthdate: February 22 1917 birthplace: Winslow, IN died: September 13 1982 profession: artist popular work: Blackhawk

ROYSTON CAMPBELL CRANE

birthdate: November 22 1901 birthplace: Abilene, TX died: 1977 profession: artist, writer popular work: Wash Tubbs

GUIDO CREPAX

birthdate: 1933 birthplace: Milan, Italy profession: artist popular work: Valentina

PERCY LEONARD CROSBY

birthdate: December 8 1891 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY died: December 8 1964 profession: artist popular work: Skippy comic strip

WENDELL CROWLEY

birthdate: September 1921 died: February 1972 profession: writer, editor popular work: Fawcett Comics

ROBERT CRUMB

birthdate: August 30 1943 birthplace: Philadelphia, PA profession: artist, writer popular work: Underground icon

E. R. CRUZ

profession: artist popular work: DC war

ROGER CRUZ

profession: artist popular work: X-Men

CHARLES CUIDERA

profession: artist, inker popular work: Blackhawk

PARIS CULLINS

profession: artist popular work: Batman

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