List of Superman creators

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman, there are other contributors to Superman.

Creators of Superman[]

Jerry Siegel — co-creator, writer. Co-created several secondary characters including Lois Lane, Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor, Perry White, James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen, Jonathan and Martha Kent, Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Lena Luthor and George Taylor, among others.
Joe Shuster — co-creator, artist. Co-created several secondary characters including Lois Lane, Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor, Perry White, James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen, Jonathan and Martha Kent, Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Mr. Mxyzptlk and George Taylor, among others.

Notable contributors[]

Writers and artists[]

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
John Byrne (1986)	Man of Steel	Captain Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Sawyer Robert DuBois/Bloodsport Siobhan McDougal/Silver Banshee
Dan Jurgens (1991-present)	The Death of Superman	Doomsday Henry "Hank" Henshaw/Cyborg Superman Michael Jon Carter/Booster Gold Kenny Braverman/Conduit
Jack Kirby	Fourth World	Atlas Darkseid Desaad Morgan Edge Glorious Gordon Godfrey Granny Goodness Mad Harriet Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim Daniel "Terrible" Turpin The New Gods	Also created the organized crime group Intergang.
Jerry Ordway	The Death of Superman	Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowski Professor Emil Hamilton Catherine Jane "Cat" Grant William Matthews/Gog Ronald "Ron" Troupe

Writers only[]

Name/Tenure	Notable Stories/Titles	Notable Characters (Co-)Created By	Notes
Cary Bates	TBA	Faora Steven "Steve" Lombard Tobias "Toby" Manning/Terra-Man
Robert Bernstein	The Oldest Man In Metropolis	Lar Gand/Mon-El/Superboy Samuel "Sam" Lane Elinor "Ellie" Lane General Zod	Co-created The Phantom Zone.
Otto Binder	The Man Who Destroyed Krypton	Beppo the supermonkey Bizarro Black Zero Brainiac Kara Zor-El/Supergirl Zor-El Jax-Ur Alura Zor-El Krypto the Superdog Lucy Lane John Corben/Metallo Professor Phineas Potter Streaky the Supercat Titano the Super-Ape	Co-created the location of Kandor.
Gerry Conway		Kara Zor-L/Karen Starr/Power Girl
Leo Dorfman	TBA	Peter "Pete" Ross
Bill Finger	TBA	Lana Lang Lori Lemaris	Known as the Co-Creator of fellow comic book hero Batman.
Geoff Johns	Superman: Up, Up and Away! Superman: Secret Origin Superman: New Krypton	Lor-Zod/Christopher "Chris" Kent Thara Ak-Var	He is also known for his work on The WB/The CW's Smallville.
Elliot S. Maggin	Must There Be a Superman? Superman: Last Son of Krypton Superman Miracle Monday	Inspector William Henderson
Gardner Fox	TBA	Clark Luthor/Ultraman
Edmond Hamilton	TBA	Joseph Meach/Composite Superman
Karl Kesel	TBA	Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy
Jeph Loeb	Superman for All Seasons
Alan Moore	Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Grant Morrison	All-Star Superman	Kal Kent/Future Superman
George Pérez		Police Commissioner David Corporon
James Robinson		Thara Ak-Var
Alvin Schwartz		Police Chief Douglas Parker
Louise Simonson		Kenny Braverman/Conduit
Roger Slifer
Roger Stern		Colin Thornton/Lord Satanus
Mark Waid
Marv Wolfman		Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowski Catherine Jane "Cat" Grant

Artists only[]

Name/Tenure	Notable Characters (Co-)Created By	Notes
Brett Breeding	Colin Thornton/Lord Satanus Angelica Blaze/Blaze
Tom Grummett	Kon-El/Superboy Ron Troupe
Jesus Merino
Jim Mooney
George Papp	Pete Ross General Zod
Al Plastino	Kara Zor-El/Supergirl	Co-creator of the location of Kandor.
	Lana Lang
Curt Swan

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Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster Other writers and artists
Characters	Superman Lois Lane Lex Luthor Jimmy Olsen Perry White List of Superman supporting characters List of Superman enemies
Locations	Fortress of Solitude Kandor Krypton Metropolis Big Belly Burger Daily Planet LexCorp Suicide Slum Other areas, landmarks, institutions and businesses Phantom Zone Smallville
History and themes	Character and cast Dynasty Supermen of America Kryptonian Origin Publication history Action Comics #1 Action Comics #1000 Superman and Lois Lane Symbol Superboy (Kal-El)
Ongoing publications	Action Comics Batman/Superman Supergirl Superman
In other media	In film
Related	Alternative versions of Superman Metropolis, Illinois Superman (gene) Joanne Siegel
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List of Superman creators

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Creators of Superman[]

Notable contributors[]

Writers and artists[]

Writers only[]

Artists only[]

See also[]