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Mark Waid

Writer on 1,464 issues · cover artist on 2 issues · colorist on 1 issue

Mark Waid is credited as writer on 1,464 issues, cover artist on 2 issues and colorist on 1 issue in grailworth's catalog, 1,104 issues of them across 181 series we value. Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include The Shield, Brigadier General M. B. Higgins, Big Daddy and Buster.

Characters they introduced

Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of The Shield1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Brigadier General M. B. Higgins (!mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Big Daddy (Len Rothco, Web agent, !mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Buster (Karen Thomas, Web agent, !mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Rad1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Win1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of The Shield1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Mann-X (Richard Mannecks, !mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Mary Masterson (!mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Lt. Devon Hall (!mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Arvell Hauser (!mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Sergeant Major Kale (!mpact)1991Cover of The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991) The Legend of the Shield #1 (1991)First appearance of Major General Regal (!mpact)1991Cover of Deadpool #1 (1994) Deadpool #1 (1994)First appearance of Emrys Killebrew (from Deadpool, Weapon X Program)1994Cover of Deadpool #2 (1994) Deadpool #2 (1994)First appearance of Daniel Peyer (from Deadpool)1994Cover of Showcase '96 #12 (1996) Showcase '96 #12 (1996)First appearance of Taptree (of L.E.G.I.O.N.)1997Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of Accomplished Perfect Physician (Yao Fei)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of August General in Iron (Fang Zhifu)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of The Ghost Fox Killer (secret identity unknown)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of Immortal Man-in-Darkness2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of The Celestial Archer (Xu Tao)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of Shaolin Robot (no secret identity)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of The Mother of Champions (Wu Mei-Xing)2006Cover of 52 #6 (2006) 52 #6 (2006)First appearance of The Seven Deadly Brothers (Yang Kei-Ying)2006

Every issue

52 (2006) 44 issues

Absolute Power (2024) 4 issues

Absolute Power: Ground Zero (2024) 1 issue

Action Comics (1938) 4 issues

Action Comics (2011) 28 issues

Adventures of Superman (1987) 1 issue

All Flash (2007) 1 issue

All-New All-Different Avengers Annual (2016) 1 issue

All-New, All-Different Avengers (2016) 15 issues

All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant (1999) 1 issue

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 23 issues

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) 3 issues

Archie (2015) 20 issues

Archie 1941 (2018) 3 issues

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1952) 1 issue

Avengers (1963) 3 issues

Avengers (2017) 35 issues

Avengers: No Road Home (2019) 10 issues

Avenging Spider-Man (2012) 1 issue

Banana Number One (2026) 1 issue

Batman & Robin: Year One - Dynamic Duos (2026) 2 issues

Batman / Superman / Weird Al: World's Weirdest (2026) 1 issue

Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2022) 54 issues

Batman and Robin: Year One (2024) 12 issues

Batman in Barcelona: Dragon's Knight (2009) 1 issue

Batman vs. Robin (2022) 5 issues

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual (1993) 1 issue

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Special (2010) 1 issue

Black Widow (2016) 11 issues

The Brave and the Bold (2007) 16 issues

Captain America (1968) 11 issues

Captain America (1998) 23 issues

Captain America (2005) 1 issue

Captain America (2017) 10 issues

Captain America: Man Out of Time (2011) 3 issues

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) 10 issues

Captain America: The Legend (1996) 1 issue

Champions (2016) 17 issues

City of Heroes (2005) 3 issues

The Comet (1991) 15 issues

Countdown (2007) 2 issues

Crossgen Tales (2023) 1 issue

Crucible (1993) 6 issues

The Crusaders (1992) 5 issues

Daredevil (2011) 37 issues

Daredevil (2014) 20 issues

Dark Crisis: Big Bang (2023) 1 issue

Dark Crisis: The Dark Army (2023) 1 issue

DC / Marvel: Superman / Spider-Man (2026) 1 issue

DC Universe Special: Superman (2008) 1 issue

DC Universe: Trinity (1993) 2 issues

Deadpool (1994) 4 issues

Deadpool (2013) 1 issue

Detective Comics (1937) 1 issue

Detective Comics (2011) 1 issue

Doctor Strange (2018) 20 issues

Dr. Strange (2020) 1 issue

Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (1999) 1 issue

Empire (2003) 4 issues

Empire: Uprising (2015) 1 issue

Fantastic Four (1998) 36 issues

Fantastic Four (2018) 1 issue

Fantastic Four Fanfare (2025) 1 issue

Fantastic Four: Antithesis (2020) 4 issues

Flash (1987) 88 issues

The Flash (2007) 5 issues

The Flash (2016) 1 issue

The Flash (2023) 5 issues

Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (1999) 5 issues

Flash / Green Lantern: Faster Friends (1997) 1 issue

Flash 80-Page Giant (1998) 1 issue

Flash Annual (1987) 4 issues

The Flash TV Special (1991) 1 issue

Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Civil War II) (2016) 1 issue

The Green Hornet (2013) 3 issues

Green Lantern (1990) 2 issues

Green Lantern 80-Page Giant (1998) 1 issue

Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992) 1 issue

Green Lantern Secret Files (1998) 1 issue

History of the Marvel Universe (2019) 6 issues

Hulk (2014) 4 issues

Hunter-Killer (2005) 13 issues

Impact Christmas Special (1991) 1 issue

Impulse (1995) 24 issues

Incorruptible (2009) 9 issues

The Incredibles: Family Matters (2009) 2 issues

Indestructible Hulk (2013) 20 issues

Invisible Woman (2019) 5 issues

Irredeemable (2009) 36 issues

Irredeemable Special (2010) 1 issue

JLA (1997) 23 issues

JLA Secret Files (1997) 1 issue

JLX (1996) 1 issue

Jughead (2015) 1 issue

Justice League America (1989) 1 issue

Justice League International (1993) 3 issues

Justice League Quarterly (1990) 6 issues

Justice League Task Force (1993) 8 issues

Justice League Unlimited (2025) 22 issues

Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare (1996) 3 issues

Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special (2025) 1 issue

Justice League: Knight Vision Special (2026) 1 issue

Ka-Zar (1997) 14 issues

The Kingdom (1999) 2 issues

Kingdom Come (1996) 4 issues

The Kingdom: Kid Flash (1999) 1 issue

The Kingdom: Nightstar (1999) 1 issue

The Kingdom: Offspring (1999) 1 issue

The Kingdom: Planet Krypton (1999) 1 issue

The Kingdom: Son of the Bat (1999) 1 issue

Knight Terrors: Shazam! (2023) 2 issues

Lazarus Planet: Alpha (2023) 1 issue

Lazarus Planet: Omega (2023) 1 issue

The Legend of the Shield (1991) 9 issues

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) 14 issues

Legion of Super-Heroes (2005) 13 issues

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990) 1 issue

Legionnaires (1993) 5 issues

Legionnaires Annual (1994) 1 issue

Mad About DC (2026) 1 issue

Marvel (2020) 1 issue

Marvel Age (2023) 1 issue

Marvel Comics (2019) 1 issue

Marvel Comics Presents (2019) 1 issue

Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts (2025) 1 issue

Metamorpho (1993) 4 issues

National Comics (1999) 1 issue

Negation (2002) 2 issues

New History of the DC Universe (2025) 4 issues

New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident (2026) 1 issue

Onslaught: Marvel (1996) 1 issue

Onslaught: X-Men (1996) 1 issue

Original Sin (2014) 5 issues

Princess Leia (2015) 5 issues

The Ray (1994) 1 issue

Riverdale High (1990) 1 issue

The Rocketeer / The Spirit: Pulp Friction (2013) 1 issue

Rocketeer Adventures (2011) 1 issue

The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (2012) 1 issue

S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) 11 issues

Secret Origins (1986) 1 issue

Shazam! (2023) 9 issues

Showcase '96 (1996) 1 issue

Sigil (2000) 5 issues

Silver Age 80-Page Giant (2000) 1 issue

Silver Age: Dial H for Hero (2000) 1 issue

Silver Age: The Brave and the Bold (2000) 1 issue

Spider-Man 2099 Special (1995) 1 issue

Spider-Man Family (2007) 1 issue

Spider-Man: House of M (2005) 5 issues

Steed and Mrs. Peel (2012) 4 issues

Strange (2010) 2 issues

Strange Fruit (2015) 4 issues

Summer of Supergirl Special (2026) 1 issue

Summer of Superman Special (2025) 1 issue

Super Soldier (1996) 1 issue

Super Soldier: Man of War (1997) 1 issue

Superboy (1990) 1 issue

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (2006) 14 issues

Superman (1987) 1 issue

Superman Red and Blue (2021) 1 issue

Superman: Birthright (2003) 12 issues

Superman: Kal-El Returns Special (2023) 1 issue

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor (2023) 3 issues

Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) 1 issue

Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee (2023) 1 issue

Teen Titans / Legion Special (2004) 1 issue

The Traveler (2010) 2 issues

Underworld Unleashed (1995) 3 issues

The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh (2009) 3 issues

Valor (1992) 8 issues

Veronica (1989) 1 issue

The Web Annual (1992) 1 issue

Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988) 1 issue

World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023) 6 issues

X-Men (1963) 2 issues

X-Men (1991) 7 issues

X-Men Omega (1995) 1 issue

X-Men Unlimited (1993) 1 issue

X-Men: Alpha (1995) 1 issue

X-O Manowar (1997) 10 issues

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