List of Jewish American cartoonists

This is an alphabetized list of notable Jewish American cartoonists. Jewish Americans took the lead role in creating the comics industry.^[1]

• Neal Adams, comic book artist^[2]
• Ralph Bakshi, animator (Fritz the Cat, Lord of the Rings)^[3][4]
• Brian Michael Bendis, comic book writer^[5]
• Dave Berg, cartoonist (Mad)^[1]
• Sol Brodsky, comic book artist and Marvel Comics executive
• John Broome^[6]
• Al Capp, cartoonist (Li'l Abner)^[7][8]
• Roz Chast, cartoonist (New Yorker)^[9]
• Howard Chaykin, comic book writer^[10]
• Daniel Clowes, alternative comics writer (Ghost World)^[11]
• Gene Colan, comic book artist (Daredevil)^[12]
• Sophie Crumb, alternative comics artist (Jewish mother)
• Peter David, comics writer and "writer of stuff" ^[13]
• Kim Deitch, comics artist
• Arnold Drake
• Mort Drucker, cartoonist (Mad)
• Will Eisner, comics artist (The Spirit)^[7][14]
• Will Elder, cartoonist (Mad magazine)
• Miriam Engelberg, comics writer (Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person)
• Lee Falk, cartoonist (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician)
• Jules Feiffer, cartoonist^[15]
• Lyonel Feininger, cartoonist (Kin-der-Kids) ^[14]
• Al Feldstein, cartoonist (MAD Magazine)
• Bill Finger, comics artist (Batman)
• Dave Fleischer, animator; brother of Max Fleischer
• Max Fleischer, animator (Popeye, Betty Boop); father of director Richard Fleischer
• Friz Freleng, animator (Looney Tunes)
• Max Gaines, founder of EC Comics, pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book^[1]
• William Gaines, comics artist and MAD founder^[1]
• Leo Garel, cartoonist for Playboy and The New Yorker
• Rube Goldberg, cartoonist^[7][16]
• Jordan B. Gorfinkel, comic book writer (Batman) and cartoonist^[17]
• Steve Greenberg, editorial cartoonist
• Milt Gross, Gross Exaggerations^[14]
• Allan Heinberg, comic book writer (Young Avengers)^[18]
• Herblock, cartoonist; three Pulitzer Prizes^[19]
• Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Abie the Agent, Desperate Desmond)^[20]
• Alex Hirsch, animator and writer, Gravity Falls
• Al Hirschfeld, caricaturist^[21]
• Al Jaffee, cartoonist (MAD Magazine)^[16]
• Bob Kane, comics artist (Batman)^[14]
• Gil Kane, comics artist (Green Lantern)^[22][23]
• Jack Kirby, comics artist (Captain America, Hulk)^[24]
• Neil Kleid, cartoonist, graphic designer^[14]
• Aline Kominsky-Crumb, cartoonist (Dirty Laundry)^[25]
• Adam Kubert, comics artist^[14]
• Andy Kubert, comics artist
• Joe Kubert, comics artist^[14]
• Harvey Kurtzman, comics artist and MAD editor^[26]
• Mell Lazarus, cartoonist (Momma, Miss Peach)^[27][28][29]
• Stan Lee, comics writer (co-creator of Spider-Man, co-creator of X-Men, The Hulk, Fantastic Four)^[24]
• Larry Lieber
• Jeph Loeb, comics writer (Batman: The Long Halloween)
• Robert Mankoff^[9]
• Clifford Meth, comics writer and editor (The Futurians)
• Josh Neufeld, Xeric Award-winning cartoonist (A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge)
• Martin Nodell, comics artist (Green Lantern)^[30]
• Paul Palnik, cartoonist, writer (The God of Cartoons)
• Harvey Pekar, comix writer (American Splendor)^[31]
• Rachel Pollack, comic book writer (Doom Patrol); see also "Authors"
• Trina Robbins, comix writer^[26]
• Julius Schwartz, comic book and magazine editor
• Joe Shuster, comics artist (Superman)^[32]
• Jerome Siegel, comics artist (Superman)^[32]
• Joe Simon, comics artist (Captain America)
• Art Spiegelman, comics writer (Maus)^[7][33]
• William Steig, cartoonist and children's writer
• Saul Steinberg, cartoonist and illustrator
• Hilda Terry, cartoonist (Teena)
• Lauren Weinstein, comic book artist
• Mort Weisinger, comic book and magazine editor
• Morris Weiss, comic book and comic strip artist (Margie)
• Judd Winick, comics writer and artist (Pedro & Me, Green Lantern)
• Marv Wolfman, comic book writer
• Zeke Zekley, cartoonist on Bringing up Father

See also

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

References

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External links

• "The creation of a Jewish cartoon space in the New York and Warsaw Yiddish press, 1884—1939", Portnoy, Edward A., The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2008