List of comics creators appearing in comics

Several comic book and comic strip writers, artists, and others have appeared within the fictional world of comics, both their own and others'. Some appear as simple characters in the story, some appear as characters who break the fourth wall and address the reader directly, and some make cameo appearances in framing sequences to introduce a story and sometimes to have a last word.

" * " = "behind the scenes" stories not in regular continuity

* Cary Bates:: "Flash" vol. 1 #228 (August 1974): "The Day I Saved The Flash!":: "Justice League of America" #123 (October 1975): "Where On Earth Am I?":: "Justice League of America" #124 (November 1975): "Avenging Ghosts of the Justice Society!"
* Sol Brodsky:: "What If?" #11 (Oct. 1978): "What if the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?"
*Carl Burgos::"Strange Tales" #123 (Aug. 1964): "The Birth of the Beetle"
* Kurt Busiek:: "The Avengers" vol. 3, #14 (March 1999): "Hi, Honey... ...I'm Hooooome!" *
* John Byrne:: "Fantastic Four" #262 (January 1984): "The Trial of Mr. Fantastic" :: "Hulk" #1 (April 1999): "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Hulk (But Were Afraid To Ask!)"
* Hank Chapman:: "Astonishing" #4 (June 1951): "The Nightmare"
* Chris Claremont:: "X-Men" #98 (April 1976): "Merry Christmas, X-Men..."::"Man-Thing" vol. 2, #11 (July 1981): "Hell's Gate"
* Gene Colan:: "Daredevil Special" #1 (Sept. 1967): "At the Stroke of Midnight" *
* Gerry Conway:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper"A Rutland Halloween Parade tale by writer Denny O'Neil, featuring Tom Fagan and a number of DC creators.] :: "Justice League of America" #103 (Dec. 1972): "A Stranger Walks among Us!":: "Amazing Adventures" #16 (Jan. 1973): "And the "Juggernaut" Will Get You... If You Don't Watch Out!":: "Thor" #207 (Jan. 1973): "Firesword!":: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Peter David :: "The Incredible Hulk" #418 (June 1994) "We are Gathered Here"
* Steve Ditko:: "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual" #1 (1964): "How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man" *
* Steve Englehart:: "Justice League of America" #103 (Dec. 1972): "A Stranger Walks among Us!":: "Amazing Adventures" #16 (Jan. 1973): "And the "Juggernaut" Will Get You... If You Don't Watch Out!"A Rutland Halloween Parade story. The 1972 parade was featured in three stories split between Marvel and DC, which could be read separately but in fact made up a bizarre cross-company complete story mingling real and fictional characters. Marvel's "Amazing Adventures" #16 by Steve Englehart featured minor plot strands which were picked up on in DC's "Justice League of America" #103 by Len Wein. The same plot feature (revolving around Englehart's car) was then continued in "Thor" #207 by Gerry Conway. All stories featured Tom Fagan, Englehart, Conway, Wein and Glynis Wein (Len's first wife). See: Thomas, Roy (ed.) "Alter Ego: The Comic Book Artist Collection" (TwoMorrows Publishing, Mar. 2001), pp. 79-80] :: "Thor" #207 (Jan. 1973): "Firesword!"
* Lee Falk::"The Phantom": "Mystery of Cape Cod" (1986), "The Triads" (1994)
* Danny Fingeroth::"Man-Thing" vol. 2, #11 (July 1981): "Hell's Gate"
*Mike Friedrich::"Justice League of America" #89 (March 1971): "The Most Dangerous Dreams of All"
*Neil Gaiman::"Marvel 1602" #5 (Feb 2004) *
*Ron Garney:: "Hulk" #1 (April 1999): "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Hulk (But Were Afraid To Ask!)"
*Steve Gerber::"Man-Thing" (1974 series) #22: "POP Goes the Cosmos!"
*Archie Goodwin:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Mark Hanerfeld:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper"
* Jack C. Harris::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
* Mike Higgins:: "Fantastic Four" #262 (January 1984): "The Trial of Mr. Fantastic"
*Louise Jones::"Man-Thing" Vol. 2, #11 (July 1981): "Hell's Gate"
* Gil Kane::"Green Lantern" #29 (June 1964): "Half a Green Lantern is Better than None!" *::"Green Lantern" #45 (June 1966): "Prince Peril's Power Play"::"Judgement Day: Aftermath" (March 1998)
* Jack Kirby:: "Justice Traps the Guilty" #56 (Nov. 1953): Cover:: "The Fantastic Four" #10 (Jan. 1963): "The Return of Doctor Doom":: "Fantastic Four Special" #5 (Nov. 1967): "This is a Plot?" * :: "X-Men" #98 (April 1976): "Merry Christmas, X-Men...":: "What If?" #11 (Oct. 1978): "What if the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?"
* Andy Kubert::"Marvel 1602" #5 (Feb 2004) *
* Stan Lee:: "All Winners Comics" #2 (Fall 1941): "Winners All" (two-page text story):: "Astonishing" #4 (June 1951): "The Nightmare":: "The Fantastic Four" #10 (Jan. 1963): "The Return of Doctor Doom":: "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual" #1 (1964): "How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man" *::"Strange Tales" #123 (Aug. 1964): "The Birth of the Beetle":: "Daredevil" #29 (June 1967): "Unmasked":: "Daredevil Special" #1 (Sept. 1967): "At the Stroke of Midnight" *:: "Fantastic Four Special" #5 (Nov. 1967): "This is a Plot?" *:: "The Amazing Spider-Man Special" #5 (Nov. 1968): "Here We Go-a-Plotting" *:: "Chamber of Darkness" #2 (Dec. 1969) "The Day of the Red Death" (host):: "Detective Comics" #452 (Oct. 1975) "Crackdown on the Crime Exchange" (unconfirmed):: "X-Men" #98 (April 1976): "Merry Christmas, X-Men...":: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town" :: "What If?" #11 (Oct. 1978): "What if the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?":: "Stan Lee Meets Superheroes" (five issues from Nov. 2006)
* Larry Lieber:: "The Amazing Spider-Man Special" #5 (Nov. 1968): "Here We Go-a-Plotting" *
* Elliot S! Maggin:: "Justice League of America" #123 (October 1975): "Where On Earth Am I?":: "Justice League of America" #124 (November 1975): "Avenging Ghosts of the Justice Society!"
*Al Milgrom::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
* Grant Morrison::"Animal Man" #26
* Dennis O'Neil:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper"
* George Pérez:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town":: "The Avengers" vol. 3, #14 (March 1999): "Hi, Honey... ...I'm Hooooome!" *
* John Romita, Sr.:: "The Amazing Spider-Man Special" #5 (Nov. 1968): "Here We Go-a-Plotting" *
*Bob Rozakis::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
*Marie Severin:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Julius Schwartz:: "Flash" #179 (May 1968): "Flash - Fact Or Fiction" :: "Justice League of America" #103 (Dec. 1972): "A Stranger Walks among Us!" (mentioned, not seen):: "X-Men" #98 (April 1976): "Merry Christmas, X-Men..."
* Joe Simon:: "Justice Traps the Guilty" #56 (Nov. 1953): Cover
*Joe Sinnott:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Bob Smith::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
* Milt Snappin::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
* Flo Steinberg:: "What If?" #11 (Oct. 1978): "What if the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?"
* Roy Thomas:: "Fantastic Four Special" #5 (Nov. 1967): "This is a Plot?" *:: "The Amazing Spider-Man Special" #5 (Nov. 1968): "Here We Go-a-Plotting" *:: "The Avengers" #83 (Dec. 1970): "Come On In... The Revolution's Fine!" [The first Rutland, Vermont Rutland Halloween Parade real-life crossover tale. Featuring Tom Fagan, Thomas and Thomas' then-wife Jean] :: "Marvel Feature" #2 (Mar. 1972): "Nightmare on Bald Mountain" [A Rutland Halloween Parade tale, featuring Fagan and the Thomas'] :: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Anthony Tollin::"Detective Comics" #482 (February/March 1979): "Bat-Mite’s New York Adventure"
* John Verpoorten:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Len Wein:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper":: "Justice League of America" #103 (Dec. 1972): "A Stranger Walks among Us!":: "Amazing Adventures" #16 (Jan. 1973): "And the "Juggernaut" Will Get You... If You Don't Watch Out!":: "Thor" #207 (Jan. 1973): "Firesword!":: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Alan Weiss:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper"
* Bernie Wrightson:: "Batman" #237 (Dec. 1971): "Night of the Reaper"
* Marv Wolfman:: "Fantastic Four" #176 (Nov. 1976): "Improbable As It May Seem — The Impossible Man Is Back In Town"
* Catherine Yronwode:: "Miracleman" #8 (Jun. 1986)

References

"All appearances sourced from original or reprinted comics, unless otherwise noted."