John Adams

John Adams, the second President of the United States and American Founding Father, appeared in comics as a historical figure alongside fellow luminaries such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.

Few figures from American history have made the leap to comics pages quite like John Adams, who first appeared all the way back in 1919 during the Platinum Age in Harvey's Weekly #30 — making him one of the earliest historical personalities to find a home in the sequential art form. Across nearly a century of publication (1919–2018), this Founding Father has kept genuinely distinguished company, sharing pages with the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison. His most notable comics appearances include Action Presidents and Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father, both published by HarperCollins, where history comes alive for readers young and old. For collectors with a taste for where civics and comics intersect, Adams is a fascinating thread running through nearly the entire history of the medium itself.