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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NICHOLAS DALLIS

birthdate: December 15 1911 birthplace: New York City profession: writer popular work: Rex Morgan MD, Apartment 3-G

PETER DAVID

profession: writer popular work: Hulk, Aquaman

ALAN DAVIS

profession: artist popular work: Batman

EDWARD DAVIS

profession: artist popular work: DC war

JACK DAVIS

birthdate: 1926 birthplace: Atlanta, GA profession: artist popular work: varied illustrator

JAMES DAVIS

birthdate: 1945 profession: artist, creator popular work: Garfield

PHILLIP DAVIS

birthdate: March 4 1906 birthplace: St.Louis, MO died: December 16 1964 profession: artist popular work: Mandrake

ALLAN DEAN

profession: artist popular work: King of the Royal Mounted, Alex Raymond asst.

MICKEY see Esposito, Mike DEMEO

MICHAEL DEODATO

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

FREDERICK DICKENSON

birthdate: January 18 1909 birthplace: Chicago, IL profession: writer, editor popular work: Rip Kirby writer

RICHARD DILLIN

profession: inker popular work: Blackhawk

JOHN DIRKS

birthdate: November 2 1917 birthplace: New York City profession: artist popular work: Captain & the Kids strip

RUDOLPH DIRKS

birthdate: 1877 birthplace: Heinde, Germany died: April 20 1968 profession: artist, writer popular work: Katzenjammer Kids/Cap & Kids

JAYSON DISBROW

profession: artist

WALTER ELIAS DISNEY

birthdate: December 5 1901 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: December 15 1966 profession: creator popular work: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck

STEVEN DITKO

birthdate: November 2 1927 birthplace: Johnstown, PA profession: artist popular work: Spider-Man

EDWARD BENTON DODD

birthdate: November 7 1902 birthplace: Lafayette, GA profession: artist, writer popular work: Mark Trail

TERRY DODSON

profession: artist, writer popular work: Judgement Day

LUIS DOMINGUEZ

profession: artist popular work: DC war

J. DOOLIN

profession: artist

THOMAS ALOYSIOUS DORGAN

birthdate: April 29 1877 birthplace: San Francisco, CA died: May 2 1929 profession: artist popular work: various strips

EVAN DORKIN

profession: artist, writer, creator popular work: Milk & Cheese

STANLEY DRAKE

birthdate: November 9 1921 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY died: 1997 profession: artist popular work: Juliet Jones

WILLIAM DRAUT

profession: artist popular work: DC comics

GRACE DRAYTON

birthdate: October 14 1877 birthplace: Philadelphia, PA died: January 31 1936 profession: artist popular work: various strips

MORTON DRUCKER

profession: artist popular work: Mad, DC war

PHILLIPE DRUILLET

birthdate: June 28 1944 birthplace: Toulouse, France profession: artist popular work: Azrael

FRANCES EDWINA DUMM

birthdate: 1893 birthplace: Sandusky, OH profession: artist popular work: various strips

CLARE VICTOR DWIGGINS

birthdate: June 16 1874 birthplace: Ohio died: 1959 profession: artist popular work: various strips

SARAH DYER

profession: creator, editor popular work: Action Girl

WILLIAM DeBECK

birthdate: April 15 1890 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: 1942 profession: artist, writer popular work: Barney Google

DANIEL DeCARLO

profession: artist popular work: Archie comics

JERRY DeFUCCIO

profession: writer popular work: DC war

KEVIN EASTMAN

profession: artist, publisher popular work: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

CARL LUDWIG ED

birthdate: July 16 1890 birthplace: Moline, IL died: October 10 1959 profession: artist popular work: Harold Teen

GUS EDSON

birthdate: September 20 1901 birthplace: Cincinnati, OH died: September 27 1966 profession: artist popular work: the Gumps, Dondi

THOMAS LEE EDWARDS

profession: artist popular work: Daredevil

HY EISMAN

profession: artist popular work: ACG comics

WILLIAM ERWIN EISNER

birthdate: March 1917 birthplace: New York City profession: artist, writer, creator popular work: the Spirit

WILLIAM ELDER

birthdate: September 22 1922 birthplace: Bronx, NY profession: artist popular work: EC comics, Little Annie Fanny

LEOPOLD ELIAS

birthdate: May 21 1920 birthplace: Manchester, England profession: artist popular work: various strips & comics

WARREN ELLIS

profession: writer popular work: Stormwatch, Vampirella

GARTH ENNIS

profession: writer popular work: Preacher

KENNETH ERNST

birthdate: 1918 birthplace: Illinois profession: artist popular work: Mary Worth

MICHAEL ESPOSITO

profession: artist

JOHN ESTES

profession: artist popular work: Ghost Rider

RIC ESTRADA

profession: artist popular work: DC war

GEORGE EVANS

birthdate: February 5 1920 birthplace: Harwood, PA profession: artist popular work: EC comics

WILLIAM EVERETT

birthdate: May 18 1917 birthplace: Cambridge, MA died: February 27 1973 profession: artist popular work: Sub-Mariner

AL FAGO

profession: artist popular work: funny animals

VINCENT FAGO

profession: artist popular work: funny animals

LEE FALK

birthdate: 1905 birthplace: St.Louis, MO profession: writer popular work: Phantom, Mandrake

GENE FAWCETTE

profession: artist, editor popular work: Fiction House

JULES FEIFFER

birthdate: January 26 1929 birthplace: Bronx, NY profession: writer, artist popular work: Feiffer, the Spirit

LYONEL FEININGER

birthdate: July 17 1871 birthplace: New York City died: January 13 1956 profession: artist popular work: Wee Willie Winkie's World

JERRY FELDMAN

profession: letterer popular work: Marvel comics

ALBERT B. FELDSTEIN

birthdate: October 24 1925 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY profession: artist, writer, editor popular work: EC comics, Mad

LOUIS K. FINE

birthdate: 1914 birthplace: New York City died: July 24 1971 profession: artist popular work: various comics

WILLIAM FINGER

birthdate: February 8 1917 birthplace: New York City died: February 1974 profession: writer popular work: Batman

HAMMOND EDWARD FISHER

birthdate: 1900 birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA died: December 27 1955 profession: artist popular work: Joe Palooka

HAROLD CONWAY FISHER

birthdate: April 3 1885 birthplace: Chicago, IL died: September 7 1954 profession: artist popular work: Mutt & Jeff

JOHN FISHETTI

profession: artist popular work: DC war

CHARLES FLANDERS

birthdate: 1907 birthplace: Mayville, NY died: January 10 1973 profession: artist popular work: Lone Ranger

MAXWELL FLEISCHER

birthdate: 1888 birthplace: Vienna, Austria died: November 12 1972 profession: creator, animator popular work: Betty Boop

SHARI FLENNIKAN

profession: artist popular work: Boots

FRANK FLETCHER

birthdate: November 26 1919 birthplace: St.Louis, MO profession: artist popular work: Bringing Up Father

RICHARD FLETCHER

profession: artist popular work: Dick Tracy

JEAN-CLAUDE FOREST

birthdate: 1930 birthplace: Paris, France profession: artist popular work: Barbarella

ROBERT FORGIONE

profession: artist popular work: DC war

HENRY FORMAHLS

profession: artist popular work: Joe Jinks

JOHN FORTE

profession: artist popular work: Fiction House

HAROLD FOSTER

birthdate: August 16 1892 birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia died: 1981 profession: artist, writer popular work: Prince Valiant, Tarzan

FONTAINE JR. FOX

birthdate: March 3 1884 birthplace: Louisville, KY died: August 10 1964 profession: artist popular work: Toonerville Trolley

GARDNER FOX

birthdate: May 1911 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY profession: writer popular work: DC comics

MATTHEW FOX

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

RAMONA FRADON

profession: artist popular work: Aquaman, Metamorpho, Brenda Starr

DONALD FRAGA

profession: artist popular work: Bloodstrike

FRANK FRAZETTA

birthdate: February 9 1928 birthplace: Brooklyn, NY profession: artist popular work: various

HAROLD FREDERICKS

birthdate: August 9 1929 birthplace: Atlantic City, NJ profession: artist popular work: Mandrake

WILLIAM FREYSE

birthdate: 1898 birthplace: Detroit, MI died: 1969 profession: artist popular work: Our Boarding House

RALPH BRIGGS FULLER

birthdate: 1890 birthplace: Michigan died: August 16 1963 profession: artist popular work: Oaky Doaks

PAUL FUNG

birthdate: 1897 birthplace: Seattle, WA died: October 16 1944 profession: artist popular work: Dumb Dora

PAUL JR. FUNG

profession: artist popular work: Dumb Dora, Blondie

NEIL GAIMAN

profession: artist popular work: Sandman

MAXWELL C. GAINES

died: 1947 profession: publisher popular work: DC, EC

WILLIAM M. GAINES

birthdate: March 1 1922 birthplace: New York City died: 1992 profession: publisher popular work: EC comics, MAD

CARLOS GARZON

profession: artist popular work: Vampirella

FRANK GIACOIA

profession: artist, inker popular work: DC comics

DAVID GIBBONS

profession: artist popular work: Watchmen

JOSEPH GIELLA

profession: artist, inker popular work: DC comics

KEITH GIFFEN

profession: artist popular work: Omega Men

MICHAEL T. GILBERT

profession: artist popular work: Mr. Monster

RICHARD GIORDANO

birthdate: July 22 1932 birthplace: New York City profession: artist, editor popular work: DC comics

JEAN GIRAUD

birthdate: 1938 birthplace: Paris, France profession: artist, writer popular work: Arzach, Blueberry

SAMUEL GLANZMAN

profession: artist popular work: DC war

FRANCES GODWIN

birthdate: October 20 1889 birthplace: Washington, D.C. died: August 5 1959 profession: artist popular work: Rusty Riley

BASIL GOGOS

profession: artist popular work: Warren Mags

REUBEN LUCIUS GOLDBERG

birthdate: July 4 1883 birthplace: California died: December 7 1970 profession: artist popular work: various strips

STANLEY GOLDBERG

profession: artist popular work: Archie

MICHAEL GOLDEN

profession: artist popular work: Marvel comics

HECTOR GOMEZ

profession: artist

ARCHIE GOODWIN

birthdate: September 8 1937 birthplace: Kansas City, MO profession: writer, editor popular work: various

FLOYD GOTTFREDSON

birthdate: 1907 birthplace: Kaysville, Utah profession: artist popular work: Mickey Mouse

DANIEL GOTTLIEB

profession: artist popular work: Revolutionary Studios

CHESTER GOULD

birthdate: November 20 1900 birthplace: Pawnee, OK died: May 10 1985 profession: artist, writer, creator popular work: Dick Tracy

WILLIAM GOULD

birthdate: 1911 birthplace: Bronx, NY profession: artist popular work: Red Barry

MEL GRAFF

birthdate: 1907 birthplace: Cleveland, OH died: November 2 1975 profession: artist popular work: Secret Agent X-9

JERRY GRANDENETTI

profession: artist popular work: the Spirit

CLARENCE GRAY

birthdate: 1902 birthplace: Toledo, Ohio died: January 7 1957 profession: artist popular work: Brick Bradford

HAROLD GRAY

birthdate: January 20 1894 birthplace: Kankakee, IL died: May 10 1968 profession: artist, writer, creator popular work: Little Orphan Annie