Everett Raymond Kinstler — comics creator

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Known forWild Bill Hickok

Issues credited101

Active1944–2025

Primary rolecover pencils

Everett Raymond Kinstler (August 5, 1926 – May 26, 2019) is best known for his official portraits of Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, both displayed in the White House, but his career began in the pulps and comic books of the 1940s and 1950s. Born in New York City, he entered the field as a teenager, drawing and inking for titles like *Wild Bill Hickok*, *Jesse James*, and *White Princess of the Jungle*. His clean, dynamic linework also appeared in *Captain Steve Savage* and *Strange Worlds*, and he contributed to *Gwandanaland Comics*. Kinstler’s comic-book output was concentrated in the postwar era, with credits spanning 101 issues from 1944 into the 2020s through reprints. He later transitioned to fine art and portraiture, becoming one of America’s most respected portraitists. His legacy bridges two worlds: the energetic, affordable adventure comics of his youth and the formal dignity of presidential likenesses. He received numerous honors, including the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait of a Nation Prize, and his work is held in major institutions. Kinstler’s career is a rare example of a creator who moved from pulp storytelling to high-profile official art without losing the technical skill honed in comics.

Full bibliography · 86 series

Wild Bill Hickok (1949) · 25

#6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #12 #13 #13 #14 #15 #17 #19 #20 #21 #22 #2 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #7

Jesse James (1951) · 21

#3 #3 #4 #4 #6 #9 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #6 #21 #22 #23 #24 #5 #26 #27 #28 #29

Captain Steve Savage (1950) · 9

#2 #3 #4 #7 #8 #10 #11 #2 #4

Kit Carson (1950) · 7

#[1]#2 #3 #5 #6 #7 #8

Strange Worlds (1950) · 7

#3 #6 #7 #8 #21 #22 #3

White Princess of the Jungle (1951) · 7

#1 #3 #5 #3 #2 #5 #1

Gwandanaland Comics (2016) · 6

#84 #590 #598 #2250 #484 #2751

Realistic Romances (1951) · 5

#1 #5 #8 #16 #8

U.S. Tank Commandos (1952) · 4

#2 #3 #1 #8

Prison Break! (1951) · 3

#2 #4 #5

All True Detective Cases (1952) · 3

#[nn]#3 #4

Jesse James Comics (1952) · 3

#3 #9 #8

Wild Bill Hickok Comics (1952) · 3

#6 #2 #5

Romantic Love (1954) · 3

#20 #22 #23

Tom Mix Western (1948) · 2

#8 #11

Geronimo (1950) · 2

#2 #3

Intimate Confessions (1951) · 2

#3 #4

Gangsters and Gunmolls (1951) · 2

#2 #4

Police Line-Up (1951) · 2

#2 #3

Boy Detective (1951) · 2

#3 #4

U.S. Paratroops (1952) · 2

#2 #8

Parole Breakers (1951) · 2

#2 #3

Redskin Comic (1953) · 2

#3 #5

Strange Planets (1958) · 2

#1 #16

Sheriff Klassiker (1964) · 2

#908 #909

The Fighting Yank (1942) · 1

Startling Comics (1940) · 1

#28

Flash Comics (1940) · 1

#87

Hopalong Cassidy (1943) · 1

#24

Secret Hearts (1949) · 1

Teddy Roosevelt and His Rough Riders (1950) · 1

Pancho Villa (1950) · 1

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Sheriff Bob Dixon's Chuck Wagon (1950) · 1

King of the Bad Men of Deadwood (1950) · 1

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Badmen of the West (1951) · 1

Black Hawk -- Tomahawk Indian War (1951) · 1

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The Unknown Man (1951) · 1

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White Chief of the Pawnee Indians (1951) · 1

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Chief Victorio's Apache Massacre (1951) · 1

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The Dalton Boys (1951) · 1

Boy Detective Comics (1952) · 1

Jesse James Annual (1952) · 1

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Phantom Witch Doctor (1952) · 1

Prison Riot (1952) · 1

Red Mountain Featuring Quantrell's Raiders (1952) · 1

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War Dogs of the U.S. Army (1952) · 1

War-Dogs of the U. S. Army (1952) · 1

Weird Thrillers (1951) · 1

Western Bandits (1952) · 1

The Savage Raids of Chief Geronimo (1952) · 1

Fighting Indians of the Wild West (1952) · 1

Murderous Gangsters (1951) · 1

Baseball Thrills (1951) · 1

Behind Prison Bars (1952) · 1

City of the Living Dead (1952) · 1

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Space Busters (1952) · 1

Fighting Undersea Commandos (1952) · 1

Cowpuncher (1953) · 1

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Fighting Daniel Boone (1953) · 1

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Kit Carson and the Blackfeet Warriors (1953) · 1

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Last of the Comanches (1953) · 1

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Roy Rogers Comics (1948) · 1

#73

Lovers' Lane (1949) · 1

#41

Aventura (1954) · 1

Fighting Davy Crockett (1955) · 1

Dream of Love (1958) · 1

Dynamic Adventures (1958) · 1

Firehair (1958) · 1

Great Western (1958) · 1

Hollywood Secrets of Romance (1958) · 1

Indians of the Wild West (1958) · 1

Kaänga (1958) · 1

Love and Marriage (1958) · 1

Red Mask (1958) · 1

Top Adventure Comics (1958) · 1

Whip Wilson (1958) · 1

The World Around Us (1958) · 1

#10

The Gunfighters (1963) · 1

#11

Hand of Zorro (2002) · 1

Golden Legends (2009) · 1

Classic Comics (2020) · 1

#15

Black Magic Comics (1952) · 1

#12

Cuentos de Brujas (1951) · 1

#138

Kit Carson Comics (1952) · 1

Space Detective (1951) · 1

The Saint Detective Cases (1951) · 1

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