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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman; there are other contributors to Superman.
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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman; there are other contributors to Superman.
The following list is of people who have both written and drawn Superman comics.
| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created by | Notes |
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| John Byrne (1986) | |||
| Dan Jurgens (1991-present) | |||
| Jack Kirby | Also created the organized crime group Intergang. | ||
| Jerry Ordway |
| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cary Bates | TBA | ||
| Robert Bernstein |
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| Co-created the Phantom Zone. |
| Otto Binder |
| Co-created the location of Kandor. | |
| Gerry Conway | |||
| Leo Dorfman | TBA | ||
| Bill Finger | TBA | Known as the co-creator of fellow comic book hero Batman. | |
| Geoff Johns | He is also known for his work on The WB/The CW's Smallville . | ||
| Elliot S. Maggin |
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| Gardner Fox | TBA | ||
| Edmond Hamilton | TBA | ||
| Karl Kesel | TBA | ||
| Jeph Loeb | |||
| Alan Moore | |||
| Grant Morrison | |||
| George Pérez |
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| James Robinson | |||
| Alvin Schwartz | |||
| Louise Simonson | |||
| Roger Slifer | |||
| Roger Stern | |||
| Mark Waid | |||
| Marv Wolfman |
| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created By | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Breeding | |||
| Tom Grummett | |||
| Jesus Merino | |||
| Jim Mooney | |||
| George Papp | |||
| Al Plastino | Co-creator of the location of Kandor. | ||
| John Sikel | |||
| Curt Swan |
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