Tom Peyer Last updated August 24, 2025 Biography Peyer started drawing political cartoons and illustrations for various student underground newspapers in his hometown of Syracuse, New York, while in high school. His professional career began as a newspaper cartoonist for The Syracuse New Times , an alternative weekly newspaper in Syracuse, New York . In this role, he came to the attention of Roger Stern , a Syracuse resident.
Peyer was an editor at DC Comics/Vertigo during the same time as Mark Waid , and the two have been frequent collaborators. Another long-time collaborator is writer Hart Seely , with whom Peyer created a collection of found poetry based on the calls of baseball icon Phil Rizzuto .
Selected bibliography As writer DC Comics Titles published by DC Comics and its various imprints include:
Action Comics , #723, 757 Adventure Comics , 80-Page Giant (1998) Adventures of Superman Annual #8 (1996), #536, 570"All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant" (1999) Atom Special (1993) #1 and 2 The Authority (1999)#23–26 ("Transfer of Power") Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #15 ("Far from the Tree") Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #169–171 ("Irresistible", Parts One, Two, and Three)Big Book of... #6 ("Big Book of Little Criminals") and 7 ("Big Book of Hoaxes") Cruel and Unusual (with co-author Jamie Delano , pencils by John McCrea and inks by Andrew Chiu , Vertigo , 4-issue mini-series, 1999 ) DC 2000 (2000), #1 and 2 Doctor Fate (1988), #35 and 36Elseworlds 80 Page Giant (1999), #1Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (1999), #1–6The Flash 80-Page Giant (1998), #2The Flash Secret Files (1997), #2 The Flash (1987) Annual 8, #238–243 Golden Age Secret Files (2001), #1 Hourman #1–25Impulse (1995), Annual 02, #19 and 28JLA 80-Page Giant (1998), #1 and 2JLA in Crisis Secret Files and Origins (1998), #1JLA Secret Files and Origins (1997), 33JLA: Tomorrow Woman (1998), #1Justice Leagues Part I: Twilight's Last Gleaming Justice Leagues Part VI: Dawn's Early Light The Justice Society Returns L.E.G.I.O.N. (1989), Annual 05, #61–70Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (1998), #2Legends of the Legion (1998), #1–4 Legion of Super-Heroes (1989), Annual 06 and 07, #67–108, 110–121, #1000000Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow (1999)Legion: Secret Files (1998), #1 and 2Legionnaires (1993) , #19–34, 40, 44, 47, 54, 75, 1000000The Making of Hourman (1998), #1 New Gods (vol. 4) #1–5 (with co-author Rachel Pollack , and pencils by Luke Ross , DC Comics , 1995–1996)Power of the Atom (1988), #14–18 R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 (1994), #0–2R.E.B.E.L.S. '95 (1995), #3–14R.E.B.E.L.S. '96 (1996), #15–17Secret Origins 80-Page Giant (1998), #1Secret Origins of Super Villains (1999), #1Showcase '96 (1996), #11 and 12Silver Age: Doom Patrol (2000), #1 Superboy (1990), #13, 14 Supergirl (1996), Annual 02 Superman (1987), #31, 114Superman & Batman Magazine (1993), #3Superman Plus (1997), #1Superman: The Man of Steel (1991), #92Team Titans (1992), #11 and 12The Titans (1999), #42–50 V2K : Totems (with Richard Case , Duncan Fegredo and Dean Ormston , Vertigo , 2000)WildStorm Winter Special (2005)Marvel Comics Titles published by Marvel include:
Amazing Spider-Man Digital (2009) #13–15Amazing Spider-Man Family (2008), #8 The Amazing Spider-Man #623, 624, 628Spider-Man: The Gauntlet, vol. 03 Doom 2099 (1993), #41House of M (2005)House of M: Spider-Man, Fantastic Four & X-Men (2009)Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto (1997), #1Marvel Apes (2008), #1 and 2Marvel Apes: Amazing Spider-Monkey Special (2009), #1Marvel Apes: Grunt Line Special (2009), #1Marvel Apes: Speedball Special (2009), #1Marvel Apes: The Evolution Starts Here (2009)Marvel Team-Up (1997), #1–6, 8–11Marvel Valentine Special (1997), #1The Pulse: House of M Special (2005), #1 The Punisher (2001), #9–12Quicksilver (1997), #1–6Return to the Amalgam Age of Comics (1997)Volume 2 – "The Marvel Comics Collection" Spider-Man Team-Up (1995), #1Spider-Man: House of M (2005), #1–5Web of Spider-Man (2009), #2Wha...Huh? (2005), #1X-Nation 2099 (1996), #1–3Bongo Comics Titles published by Bongo include:
Bongo Comics Free-For-All (2006)Bongo Comics Presents Simpsons Super Spectacular (2006), #4 Simpsons Comics (1993), #125Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson (2000), #21–23, 25, 26, 28–30, 34, 42Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson vol. 06, "Big Beastly Book of Bart Simpson"Other publishers Titles published by various American publishers include:
Cthulhu Tales (2008), #1Dragonfly & Dragonflyman (2019), #1–5Go Boy 7: Human Action Machine (2003), #1–4Magnus Robot Fighter (1997), #1–18Noble Causes: Extended Family (2003), #2Rocket Comics: Ignite (2003), #1Smash Comics (1999), #1Solar, Man of the Atom: Hell on Earth (1998), #2Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen (2007), #1–5The Wrong Earth (2018), #1–6ZERO (1974), #2Zombie Tales: The Series (2008), #9As editor Animal Man (1988), Annual 1, #35–63. Black Orchid (1988), Annual 1, #1–4 Constantine : The Hellblazer Collection (2005)Doom Force Special (1992), #1 ("Judgment Day") Doom Patrol (1987), Annual 02, #44–71 Hellblazer (1988), #29–41 Kid Eternity (1993), #1–8 The Sandman (1989), #16–25 Shade, the Changing Man (1990), #1–12 Swamp Thing , #96–100Vertigo Jam (1993), #1Vertigo Visions: The Geek , #1Vertigo Visions: Phantom Stranger , #1 War of the Gods (1991), #2–4 Who's Who in the DC Universe , #9, 10, 15 Wonder Woman (1987), #43–62External links Interviews Interview with Tom Peyer, "Tek Jansen" comic author , No Fact Zone, February 16, 2007 Interview: Tom Peyer on 'The Flash' and 'Tek Jansen' , March 8, 2008 Tom Peyer: Time Is On His Side , Comics Bulletin Interview with Tom Peyer, comics author (audio) , War Rocket Ajax, October 18, 2009
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