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JOHN SEVERIN

Active: 1952–2019

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AS WRITER

152

AS ARTIST

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KEY ISSUES

49

SERIES

John Powers Severin was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat; for Marvel Comics, especially its war and Western comics; and for his 45-year stint with the satiric magazine Cracked. He was one of the founding cartoonists of Mad in 1952.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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MAD #4 cover

MAD

#4

Earliest catalogued appearances of Captain Marvel (DC) and The Shadow.

The Incredible Hulk #141 cover

The Incredible Hulk

#141

Earliest catalogued appearance of Doc Samson.

Strange Tales #138 cover

Strange Tales

#138

Earliest catalogued appearance of Eternity.

MAD #3 cover

MAD

#3

Earliest catalogued appearances of Lone Ranger and Tonto.

MAD #6 cover

MAD

#6

Earliest catalogued appearances of Jane Porter, King Kong, and Archimedes Q. Porter.

The Incredible Hulk #155 cover

The Incredible Hulk

#155

Earliest catalogued appearance of Shaper of Worlds.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Herb Trimpe 26 issues togetherDick Ayers 23 issues togetherJack Keller 20 issues togetherRoy Thomas 12 issues togetherStan Lee 12 issues togetherJoe Maneely 11 issues togetherArchie Goodwin 10 issues togetherJohn Arcudi 10 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Kid ColtHulkNick FuryThunderbolt RossClay HarderBetty RossDum Dum DuganGlenn TalbotGabriel JonesDino Manelli

Credits

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152 ISSUES · PAGE 1 OF 4

American Century #24 cover
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American Century

#24

Bat Lash #1 cover
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Bat Lash

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Bat Lash #2 cover
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Bat Lash

#2

Bat Lash #3 cover
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Bat Lash

#3

Bat Lash #4 cover
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Bat Lash

#4

Bat Lash #5 cover
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Bat Lash

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Bat Lash #6 cover
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Bat Lash

#6

Blackhawk #257 cover
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Blackhawk

#257

B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #2 cover
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B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs

#2

Capt. Storm #15 cover
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Capt. Storm

#15

Conan #18 cover
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Conan

#18

Dead of Night #3 cover
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Dead of Night

#3

Epic Illustrated #32 cover

Epic Illustrated

#32

Fear #8 cover
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Fear

#8

G.I. Combat #158 cover
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G.I. Combat

#158

G.I. Combat #166 cover
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G.I. Combat

#166

Gunsmoke Western #34 cover
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Gunsmoke Western

#34

Gunsmoke Western #35 cover
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Gunsmoke Western

#35

Gunsmoke Western #39 cover
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Gunsmoke Western

#39

Gunsmoke Western #41 cover
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Gunsmoke Western

#41

Gunsmoke Western #42 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#42

Gunsmoke Western #43 cover
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Gunsmoke Western

#43

Gunsmoke Western #57 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#57

Gunsmoke Western #58 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#58

Gunsmoke Western #59 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#59

Gunsmoke Western #60 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#60

Gunsmoke Western #61 cover

Gunsmoke Western

#61

Hulk! #19 cover

Hulk!

#19

Journey into Mystery #27 cover
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Journey into Mystery

#27

Kid Colt Outlaw #143 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#143

Kid Colt Outlaw #148 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#148

Kid Colt Outlaw #149 cover

Kid Colt Outlaw

#149

Kid Colt Outlaw #159 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#159

Kid Colt Outlaw #160 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#160

Kid Colt Outlaw #63 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#63

Kid Colt Outlaw #66 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#66

Kid Colt Outlaw #69 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#69

Kid Colt Outlaw #70 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#70

Kid Colt Outlaw #72 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#72

Kid Colt Outlaw #74 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#74

Kid Colt Outlaw #84 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#84

Kid Colt Outlaw #86 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#86

Kull and the Barbarians #1 cover

Kull and the Barbarians

#1

Love Romances #83 cover
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Love Romances

#83

MAD #1 cover
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MAD

#1

MAD #10 cover
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MAD

#10

MAD #2 cover
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MAD

#2

MAD #3 cover
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MAD

#3

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