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Also Known As Jacob Kurtzberg
Born August 28, 1917 • New York City • New York
Died February 6, 1994 (aged 76) • Thousand Oaks • California
Notable Works Fantastic Four • X-Men

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A 2007 U.S. 41-cent postage stamp featuring the cover art of X-Men #1 from September 1963, showing the original X-Men battling Magneto, with comic-style text and bright colors.
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Stan Lee smiling and wearing sunglasses, a dark jacket, and a light sweater, standing in front of a colorful poster.
Stan Lee
American comic book writer
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
American artist and author
Miller, Frank
Frank Miller
American writer and artist
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Gil Kane
American artist
Todd McFarlane sits at a desk in a cluttered office filled with comic art, action figures, and collectibles, with shelves and framed artwork covering the walls behind him.
Todd McFarlane
Canadian-born comic book illustrator
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Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist
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George McManus
American cartoonist
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Leon Falk
American comic-strip writer
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
American cartoonist
Jim Davis
Jim Davis
American cartoonist
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay
American writer and cultural critic
Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry
American cartoonist, author, and playwright
Comic writer and Milestone Media cofounder
Dwayne McDuffie
American comic book writer and animated-film producer
Cartoonist Gary Larson, wearing glasses and a striped shirt, smiles while seated at a book signing event with stacks of books in the background.
Gary Larson
American cartoonist
Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
American satirist
The Simpsons Movie
Matt Groening
American cartoonist and animator
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
American cartoonist and writer
Scott Adams
Scott Adams
American cartoonist
Winsor McCay, 1908
Winsor McCay
American animator
Cathy Guisewite after winning an Emmy Award, 1987.
Cathy Guisewite
American cartoonist

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