Comic Book Editor

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created...

Jim Shooter (born September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic book. When he was 14 years old, Shooter began selling stories to DC Comics for Adventure Comics, beginning with...

Julius "Julie" Schwartz (June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he was...

Karen Berger is the editor of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, and one of the 1990s' most influential comic book editors. Karen Berger was born on February 26 1958. Berger majored in English literature and art history at Brooklyn College, and upon her graduation in...

Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940,, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics,...

Mortimer Weisinger (April 25, 1915 - May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' Superman during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, and...

Joseph "Joe" Quesada (born December 1 1962), is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents. He studied at the School of Visual Arts, where he received...

Dennis O'Neil, often credited as Denny O'Neil, is a comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of books until his retirement. Dennis O'Neil was born into a Catholic...

Scott Lee Peterson (October 24, 1972) is an American man who was convicted of the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, who had been eight months pregnant at the time, and their unborn son, Conner. Peterson's case dominated the American media for many months. Peterson...

Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) was American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips. His comics...

Sheldon Mayer (April 1, 1917 - December 21, 1991) was an American comic book writer and artist. He is not to be confused with fellow Golden Age comics professional Sheldon Moldoff. He worked at the Fleischer animation studios and the McClure syndicate before becoming...

Tom Brevoort is an American comic book editor. Since the 1980s, he has worked for Marvel Comics. Brevoort started as an intern and worked his way up to an assistant editor and later an editor in his own right. As of 2007, he holds the title of Executive Editor with...

Eddie Berganza is an editor for DC Comics who has also worked in the film industry. He has been recognized for his work with nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Editor in 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Joey Cavalieri is a writer who has also served as an editor in the comic book field. His writing credits include The Huntress, The Oz-Wonderland War, The Flash, and World's Finest Comics series, all from DC. He first joined DC full-time in 1982 after working three...

Jenette Kahn is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to President and Editor-in-chief. After 26 years with the oldest comics company in the United States, she stepped down in 2002 to...

Michael "Mike" Carlin is a comic book writer and editor, he worked principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, and is currently an Executive Editor at DC Comics. Mike Carlin started out in the business at Marvel Comics as a writer and...