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Influential comic creator, editor, and cartoonist who was the founding editor of MAD Magazine. In 1989 Kurtzman was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Editor.
William "Bill" Gaines, publisher and editor at EC Comics, comic book hall of fame member, anti-censorship hero who testified before Congress during the Wertham "Seduction of the Innocent" witch-hunt.
Golden Age artist, writer, editor best known for his work for EC Comics and Mad Magazine. Retired in 1984, Feldstein now primarily paints western and wildlife themed art. Inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.
Frank Frazetta had the unique ability to create images of larger-than-life characters that become indelibly etched in our memories.
Co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics and its editor-in-chief. Nominated for 1993 Eisner Award for Best Editor for his work on Bleeding Heart, Eightball, Love and Rockets, among others.
A pioneer of the modern graphic novel, Hogarth worked on Tarzan for 12 years. Elected into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2010.
Harlan Ellison was an American writer primarily known for his prose fiction and non-fiction essays. In addition to some original comics writing, he allowed many of his stories to be adapted to comics.
Artist who started out at EC and went on to greater fame working at MAD Magazine.
Comic book artist
Editor in Chief at Marvel Comics in the 1970's. He also wrote several comics for Marvel. He would later go on to edit titles for DC.
Associate Publisher and editor at Fantagraphics.
Writer for DC and Marvel who worked on several major characters and teams in both universes and later launched several Malibu Ultraverse and Valiant titles.
Mad Magazine cartoonist and inventor of the fold-in who also did work for Timely and Atlas Comics during the 40's and 50's.
American illustrator and gallery artist best known for his groundbreaking work in comic books during the Golden and Silver ages.
One-time Editor in Chief at Marvel, Wolfman is probably best known for his work on Marvel horror books such as Tomb of Dracula as well as Crisis on Infinite Earths and the Teen Titans for DC. Inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame in 2011.
Writer and editor, Len Wein created famous characters such as Swamp Thing, Human Target and Wolverine. Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics during Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen.
Prolific writer for Marvel in the Seventies, creating such titles as Howard the Duck and Omega the Unknown, among others.
Gerard F. "Gerry" Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher (with artist Ross Andru) and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. He is also known for co-creating the DC Comics superhero Firestorm (with artist Al Milgrom), and for scripting the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.
Dennis "Denny" O'Neil was an influential writer and editor for Marvel and DC for almost 40 years. His notable writing includes legendary runs on Batman and Green Arrow/Green Lantern as well as Daredevil, Iron Man, Azrael, Catwoman, and The Question. He was known for infusing mature themes into superhero comics.
Comic book artist and writer. A founder of Underground Comics movement.
One of the few women working in comics in the Golden and Silver Ages, Marie Severin is a Harvey and Eisner award winning artist. Her brother is comic book artist John Severin.
Jonathan T. "Johnny" Craig (April 25, 1926, Pleasantville, New York – September 13, 2001), a.k.a. Jay Taycee and F.C. Aljohn, was an American comic book artist best known for his work with the influential EC Comics line of the 1950s. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2005.
Mark Schultz is a comic book artist. He has been awarded five Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, an Inkpot Award, a Spectrum Award, and three Haxtur Awards.
One of the medium's most prolific artistic legends, Jack Kirby, "The King of Comics," was an artist, writer, and editor whose work spanned the Golden, Silver, Bronze and Modern ages of comics. Kirby created and co-created a multitude of Marvel and DC's most popular characters and many others, too. Kirby was one of the most respected artists of his time (though he didn't have personal knowledge of that, until later on), and remains so today.
Artist of various magazines
A comic book creator mostly known for his work on war related comics.
Frank Miller is one of the comic industry's most well known writer/artists. He is famous for his gritty, noir style and his revisions on classic heroes like Daredevil and Batman, as well in his creator-owned series Sin City.
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