MARK WAID

b. 1962Active: 1988–2026

935

AS WRITER

0

AS ARTIST

55

KEY ISSUES

176

SERIES

Mark Waid is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles The Flash, Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright as well as his work on Captain America, Fantastic Four and Daredevil for Marvel. Other comics publishers he has done work for include Fantagraphics, Event, Top Cow, Dynamite, and Archie Comics.

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

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Kingdom Come #2 cover

Kingdom Come

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Batwoman, Cyclone (DC Comics), and Americommando.

X-Men Alpha #1 cover

X-Men Alpha

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Dark Beast, Holocaust, Abyss (Marvel), and 1 more.

Secret Origins Annual #3 cover

Secret Origins Annual

#3

Earliest catalogued appearance of Dove (Granger).

Kingdom Come #1 cover

Kingdom Come

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Jakeem Thunder, Magog, Lightning, and 3 more.

Legion of Super-Heroes #6 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#6

Earliest catalogued appearances of Laurel Gand, Devlin O'Ryan, and Celeste McCauley.

Kingdom Come #4 cover

Kingdom Come

#4

Earliest catalogued appearance of Iris West.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 176 BY ISSUES CREDITED

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022

54 credited issues

52

2006

52 credited issues

Daredevil

2011

37 credited issues

Secret Origins

1986

28 credited issues

Action Comics

2016

27 credited issues

JLA

1997

23 credited issues

Captain America

1998

22 credited issues

Justice League Unlimited

2025

22 credited issues

Impulse

1995

21 credited issues

Doctor Strange

2018

20 credited issues

Daredevil

2014

20 credited issues

Champions

2016

18 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Chris Samnee 75 issues together Barry Kitson 63 issues together Dan Mora 56 issues together Geoff Johns 54 issues together Greg Rucka 54 issues together Grant Morrison 52 issues together Humberto Ramos 41 issues together Andy Kubert 30 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Superman Batman Wally West Martian Manhunter Dick Grayson Hal Jordan Wonder Woman Aquaman Captain America Green Arrow

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Absolute Power 2024 FCBD Special Edition #1 cover

Absolute Power 2024 FCBD Special Edition

#1

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Action Comics Weekly

#636

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 cover

All-New, All-Different Avengers

#1

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All-New, All-Different Avengers

#9

Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business #1 cover

Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business

#1

Captain America: The Legend #1 cover

Captain America: The Legend

#1

Daredevil #1 cover

Daredevil

#1

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Daredevil

#5

Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1 cover

Dark Crisis: The Dark Army

#1

Deadpool #1 cover

Deadpool

#1

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Detective Comics

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Doctor Spektor: Master of the Occult #1 cover

Doctor Spektor: Master of the Occult

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Doctor Strange #2 cover

Doctor Strange

#2

Doom Patrol #26 cover

Doom Patrol

#26

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Doom Patrol

#31

Empire #1 cover

Empire

#1

Flash Annual #6 cover

Flash Annual

#6

Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternative History of the Batman #1 cover

Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternative History of the Batman

#1

Hunter-Killer #0 cover

Hunter-Killer

#0

Hunter-Killer #2 cover

Hunter-Killer

#2

Hunter-Killer #3 cover

Hunter-Killer

#3

Impact Christmas Special #1 cover

Impact Christmas Special

#1

Impulse #1 cover

Impulse

#1

Impulse #23 cover

Impulse

#23

Impulse #27 cover

Impulse

#27

Impulse #3 cover

Impulse

#3

Impulse #4 cover

Impulse

#4

JLA #47 cover

JLA

#47

Justice League Quarterly #5 cover

Justice League Quarterly

#5

Justice League Task Force #15 cover

Justice League Task Force

#15

Ka-Zar #1 cover

Ka-Zar

#1

Kingdom Come #1 cover

Kingdom Come

#1

Kingdom Come #2 cover

Kingdom Come

#2

Kingdom Come #4 cover

Kingdom Come

#4

Legion of Super-Heroes #1 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#1

Legion of Super-Heroes #2 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#2

Legion of Super-Heroes #6 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#6

Legion of Super-Heroes #1 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#1

Legion of Super-Heroes #2 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes

#2

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #6 cover

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual

#6

Secret Origins #26 cover

Secret Origins

#26

Secret Origins Annual #3 cover

Secret Origins Annual

#3