Al Capp (1909–1979)

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1. Al Capp

   Author of The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo, The best of Li'l Abner, Li'l Abner: Dailies, Vol. 1: 1934-1935

2. Will Eisner

   Author of Spirit Archives, Volume 1, The Dreamer, Spirit Archives, Volume 2

3. Walt Kelly

   Author of Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue Eyed Years With Pogo, The Incompleat Pogo, Pogo's Bats and the Belles Free

4. Milton Caniff

   Author of Male Call, In Formosa's Dire Straits: A Steve Canyon Adventure, Damma Exile: Four Complete Steve Canyon Adventures

5. George Herriman

   Author of Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1926: "There is a Heppy Land Furfur A-waay", Krazy & Ignatz 1929-1930: "A Mice, A Brick, A Lovely Night", Krazy & Ignatz 1931-1932: "A Kat a'Lilt with Song"

6. E.C. Segar

   Author of "I Yam What I Yam!", The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 5: Dailies 1928-1930, The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 11: Dailies 1937-1938

7. Chester Gould

   Author of The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy, 1931-1951, Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Volume 1: Dailies & Sundays (1931-1933), Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Volume 2: Dailies & Sundays (1933-1935)

8. Frank Frazetta

   Author of The Comics Journal Library (Burne Hogarth, Frank Frazetta, Mark Schultz, Russ Heath and Russ Manning), Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Sundays, Vol. 2: 1956-57, Johnny Comet

9. Jules Feiffer

   Author of The Great Comic Book of Heroes, Sick, Sick, Sick, Marriage is an Invasion of Privacy, and Other Dangerous Views

10. Harvey Kurtzman

    Author of Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book, From Aargh! to Zap!: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics, Harvey Kurtzman's Strange Adventures

11. Peter O'Donnell

    Author of Modesty Blaise: The Puppet Master, Modesty Blaise: Cry Wolf (Modesty Blaise (Graphic Novels)), Modesty Blaise: The Gallows Bird (Modesty Blaise (Graphic Novels))

12. Hal Foster

    Author of Prince Valiant, Volume 1: 1937-1938, Prince Valiant, Volume 2: 1939-1940, Prince Valiant, Volume 3: 1941-1942

13. Al Feldstein

    Author of Tales From The Crypt, Volume 1 (EC Archives), Weird Science, Volume 1 (EC Archives), Tales From The Crypt, Volume 2 (EC Archives)

14. Abner Dean

    Author of What am I doing here?, It's a long way to heaven, And on the eighth day

15. Maurice Horn

    Author of 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, The World Encyclopedia of Comics, Women in the Comics

16. Will (ne Eisenberg) Elder

    Author of Little Annie Fanny, Volume 1, Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art, Chicken Fat: Drawings, Sketches, Cartoons and Doodles

17. Frank King

    Author of Walt and Skeezix, Book 2, Walt and Skeezix: Book Three, Walt and Skeezix: Book Four: 1927-1928

18. Doug Marlette

    Author of In Your Face: A Cartoonist at Work, Even White Boys Get the Blues, Kudzu

19. Pat Oliphant

    Author of Fashions For The New World Order, Oliphant!: A cartoon collection, When We Can't See The Forest For The Bushes

20. Carl Barks

    Author of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Family (Gladstone Comic Album Series No. 21), Uncle Scrooge 1 - 20, The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck Four Color 9-223 (The Carl Barks Library, 1)