Joe Letterese — comics creator

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Known forKid Colt Outlaw

Issues credited732

Active1946–2026

Primary roleletterer

Joe Letterese is a comic book creator credited as letterer on 732 issues in our catalog, including Kid Colt Outlaw, Action Comics, Patsy and Hedy, active 1946–2026.

Known for

The Flash #110

Justice League of America #64

Superboy #89

Adventure Comics #307

Superboy #86

The Doom Patrol #86

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Full bibliography · 183 series

Kid Colt Outlaw (1949) · 50

#23 #18 #19 #25 #27 #42 #43 #45 #46 #48 #49 #50 #47 #51 #52 #54 #56 #61 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #67 #71 #72 #73 #75 #77 #79 #141 #142 #146 #148 #149 #150 #156 #160 #161 #165 #170 #178 #204 #210 #19 #23 #31

Mr. District Attorney (1948) · 38

#29 #30 #31 #33 #35 #36 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #56 #57 #58 #59 #60 #5 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #15 #16 #17 #23 #24

Action Comics (1938) · 36

#262 #264 #270 #290 #293 #297 #304 #309 #310 #311 #314 #315 #317 #319 #320 #321 #325 #326 #327 #328 #330 #331 #336 #337 #342 #343 #350 #352 #355 #356 #359 #367 #368 #384 #389 #390

Patsy and Hedy (1952) · 33

#3 #4 #5 #8 #9 #10 #11 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #37 #38 #39 #41 #42 #45 #46 #48 #51 #52 #55 #56 #58

Adventure Comics (1938) · 32

#250 #251 #266 #272 #301 #303 #304 #305 #306 #307 #309 #311 #315 #323 #370 #375 #378 #384 #386 #388 #389 #390 #391 #396 #398 #399 #403 #408 #412 #416 #494 #501

World's Finest Comics (1941) · 27

#141 #142 #143 #144 #145 #146 #147 #148 #150 #154 #157 #160 #162 #164 #165 #166 #167 #168 #171 #175 #182 #190 #194 #197 #223 #231 #245

Batman (1940) · 24

#34 #40 #46 #56 #57 #70 #27 #162 #163 #165 #168 #182 #188 #202 #204 #205 #211 #212 #213 #223 #265 #266 #268 #279

G.I. Combat (1957) · 24

#48 #101 #108 #109 #110 #116 #118 #119 #120 #121 #122 #123 #124 #125 #126 #127 #130 #159 #162 #168 #171 #172 #173 #186

Secret Hearts (1949) · 21

#54 #57 #100 #102 #103 #105 #107 #108 #113 #115 #117 #118 #120 #121 #122 #123 #129 #130 #132 #135 #149

Green Lantern (1960) · 16

#6 #31 #34 #35 #60 #61 #62 #64 #65 #66 #68 #70 #71 #74 #75 #88

Heart Throbs (1957) · 15

#58 #61 #90 #93 #96 #98 #99 #108 #109 #111 #113 #114 #118 #119 #146

Falling in Love (1955) · 14

#74 #76 #77 #94 #95 #96 #98 #100 #105 #112 #118 #120 #122 #128

Strange Tales (1951) · 13

#4 #7 #9 #18 #22 #30 #31 #33 #51 #53 #55 #65 #98

Marines in Battle (1954) · 13

#2 #3 #4 #7 #9 #10 #12 #14 #16 #17 #18 #20 #21

Superman (1939) · 13

#141 #156 #194 #199 #200 #201 #203 #245 #252 #257 #275 #290 #292

Young Love (1963) · 12

#44 #46 #56 #57 #58 #59 #62 #63 #65 #67 #68 #114

Marines in Action (1955) · 11

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #11 #12 #14

Superboy (1949) · 11

#86 #89 #129 #144 #148 #156 #193 #201 #202 #209 #211

Western Comics (1948) · 10

#16 #18 #66 #68 #71 #72 #75 #76 #83 #84

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) · 10

#2 #5 #30 #63 #101 #102 #103 #110 #122 #123

The Ringo Kid (1970) · 10

#3 #10 #11 #15 #16 #17 #22 #23 #25 #26

Battle (1951) · 9

#1 #6 #8 #32 #38 #46 #47 #50 #58

My Own Romance (1949) · 9

#30 #34 #36 #37 #38 #42 #44 #54 #56

Swing with Scooter (1966) · 9

#3 #6 #7 #9 #10 #12 #14 #16 #21

The Witching Hour (1969) · 9

#2 #15 #18 #19 #21 #22 #27 #35 #69

Annie Oakley (1948) · 8

#1 #6 #7 #8 #9 #11 #2 #9

Stories of Romance (1956) · 8

#5 #6 #7 #8 #10 #11 #12 #13

The Flash (1959) · 8

#110 #133 #140 #155 #166 #175 #216 #217

Strange Tales of the Unusual (1955) · 7

#1 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #11

Quick Trigger Western (1956) · 7

#1 #13 #14 #15 #16 #18 #7

Our Fighting Forces (1954) · 7

#86 #104 #105 #107 #109 #110 #144

Metal Men (1963) · 7

#25 #27 #28 #29 #31 #32 #38

The Unexpected (1968) · 7

#106 #108 #109 #124 #133 #138 #180

Tarzan (1972) · 7

#217 #220 #222 #223 #228 #229 #231

Journey into Mystery (1952) · 6

#27 #36 #38 #42 #82 #16

Western Gunfighters (1956) · 6

#20 #22 #25 #27 #7 #7

Challengers of the Unknown (1958) · 6

#4 #7 #8 #9 #61 #2

Star Spangled War Stories (1952) · 6

#104 #114 #130 #131 #132 #135

Justice League of America (1960) · 6

#17 #38 #59 #61 #64 #65

Girls' Love Stories (1949) · 6

#104 #105 #107 #108 #124 #172

The Superman Family (1974) · 6

#167 #168 #170 #171 #173 #175

Astonishing (1951) · 5

#12 #13 #44 #51 #53

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) · 5

#59 #119 #122 #128 #131

Detective Comics (1937) · 5

#350 #351 #372 #438 #439

Teen Titans (1966) · 5

#7 #13 #16 #17 #21

Plastic Man (1966) · 5

#8 #9 #10 #12 #13

Limited Collectors' Edition (1972) · 5

#C-34 #C-39 #C-45 #C-48 #C-52

Adventures into Terror (1950) · 4

#13 #17 #23 #24

Western Outlaws (1954) · 4

#5 #7 #10 #20

Adventure into Mystery (1956) · 4

#3 #5 #7 #8

Frontier Western (1956) · 4

#7 #8 #9 #10

Showcase (1956) · 4

#23 #65 #68 #74

Our Army at War (1952) · 4

#119 #178 #180 #185

Super DC Giant (1970) · 4

#S-15 #S-22 #S-25 #S-26

Suspense (1949) · 3

#9 #12 #13

Combat (1952) · 3

#1 #3 #4

Cowboy Action (1955) · 3

#5 #8 #11

Wyatt Earp (1955) · 3

#1 #7 #10

Gunsmoke Western (1955) · 3

#32 #1 #70

World of Fantasy (1956) · 3

#2 #4 #17

Western Trails (1957) · 3

#1 #1 #2

The Atom (1962) · 3

#8 #35 #37

Capt. Storm (1964) · 3

#16 #17 #18

DC Special (1968) · 3

#11 #18 #19

All Star Adventure Comic (1959) · 3

#89 #94 #95

The Phantom Stranger (1969) · 3

#33 #33 #40

Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (1972) · 3

#50 #51 #53

The Best of DC (1979) · 3

#18 #22 #24

Caped Crusader Classics! (1988) · 3

#3 #4 #6

Bumper Batcomic (1976) · 3

#10 #11 #14

Twin Hearts (1958) · 3

#152 #159 #164

Crime Cases Comics (1950) · 2

#8 #10

All True Crime (1949) · 2

#48 #52

Battle Action (1952) · 2

#2 #4

Menace (1953) · 2

#2 #3

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1950) · 2

#24 #51

My Girl Pearl (1955) · 2

#2 #3

Black Knight (1955) · 2

#4 #2

World of Suspense (1956) · 2

#1 #6

Sherry the Showgirl (1956) · 2

#1 #3

G.I. Tales (1957) · 2

#4 #5

Lorna the Jungle Girl (1954) · 2

#23 #24

Showgirls (1957) · 2

#1 #2

The Kid from Dodge City (1957) · 2

#1 #2

Strange Suspense Stories (1955) · 2

#37 #38

Century Plus Comic (1960) · 2

#45 #57

Tomahawk (1950) · 2

#72 #79

Tales of Suspense (1959) · 2

#27 #31

Modeling with Millie (1963) · 2

#24 #27

The Doom Patrol (1964) · 2

#86 #116

The Inferior Five (1967) · 2

#1 #6

The Brave and the Bold (1955) · 2

#75 #137

Super DC (1969) · 2

#4 #13

Strange Adventures (1950) · 2

#218 #222

Superman Supacomic (1959) · 2

#123 #127

House of Mystery (1951) · 2

#202 #247

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) · 2

#20 #38

Secrets of the Unknown (1962) · 2

#148 #246

Super-Team Family (1975) · 2

#1 #6

DC Super Stars (1976) · 2

#4 #12

Uncanny Tales (1963) · 2

#129 #4

Weird Mystery Tales (1972) · 2

#33 #41

Hulk Comic (1979) · 2

#1 #2

Terror Tales Album (1977) · 2

#11 #16

Astounding Stories (1966) · 2

#171 #25

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963) · 2

#228 #72

Sinister Tales (1964) · 2

#35 #82

Lawbreakers Always Lose (1948) · 1

Cowboy Trails (1949) · 1

#31

Mystery Tales (1952) · 1

#10

War Comics (1950) · 1

#19

Battle! (1954) · 1

Crazy (1953) · 1

World's Greatest Songs (1954) · 1

True Secrets (1950) · 1

#28

Two Gun Kid (1953) · 1

#21

Black Rider (1950) · 1

#27

Rugged Action (1954) · 1

Billy Buckskin (1955) · 1

Western Tales of Black Rider (1955) · 1

#31

Battleground (1954) · 1

#10

Ringo Kid (1954) · 1

#11

Matt Slade, Gunfighter (1956) · 1

A Date with Millie (1956) · 1

Six Gun Western (1957) · 1

World of Mystery (1956) · 1

Six-Gun Western (1957) · 1

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) · 1

#14

Navy Tales (1957) · 1

Marvel Tales (1949) · 1

#159

The Romances of Nurse Helen Grant (1957) · 1

Kid Colt, Outlaw Album (1958) · 1

Miss America (1953) · 1

#91

Kid Colt Outlaw Giant (1960) · 1

Teen-Age Romance (1960) · 1

#77

Giant Battle (1950) · 1

Love Romances (1949) · 1

#99

Tales to Astonish (1959) · 1

#33

Mystery in Space (1951) · 1

#88

Hawkman (1964) · 1

Marvel Tales Annual (1964) · 1

Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965) · 1

80 Page Giant Magazine (1964) · 1

#13

Batman vs. the Penguin (1966) · 1

#4 (D2970)

Giant Superboy Album (1965) · 1

Tales of the Unexpected (1956) · 1

#104

Aquaman (1962) · 1

#40

Captain Action (1968) · 1

Angel and the Ape (1968) · 1

From Beyond the Unknown (1969) · 1

Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (1965) · 1

#52

Creepy Worlds (1962) · 1

#133

Justice League Double Double Comics (1968) · 1

Astonishing Tales (1970) · 1

#14

The Mighty Marvel Western (1968) · 1

#23

Giant Superman Album (1963) · 1

#21

Love Stories (1972) · 1

#151

Supergirl (1972) · 1

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973) · 1

#59

Young Romance (1963) · 1

#200

Weird Western Tales (1972) · 1

#26

The Amazing World of DC Comics (1974) · 1

#10

Claw the Unconquered (1975) · 1

Starfire (1976) · 1

Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales (1979) · 1

The Secret Origin of the Flash [Leaf Comic Book Candy] (1980) · 1

Trail Blazers of the West (1980) · 1

#[nn]

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980) · 1

#11

Jonah Hex (1977) · 1

#60

Art of John Romita (1996) · 1

#[nn]

Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999) · 1

#[nn]

Green Lantern Archives (1993) · 1

Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular, No. 1, 1975 Issue (2000) · 1

#[nn]

A DC Universe Christmas (2000) · 1

#[nn]

Showcase Presents: Teen Titans (2006) · 1

Crypt of Horror (2005) · 1

#26

The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017) · 1

The Flash: The Silver Age (2016) · 1

Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016) · 1

Sky Masters of the Space Force: Missions secrètes (2021) · 1

#[nn]

Limited Collectors' Edition C-48 (Superman vs. the Flash) (Facsimile Edition) (2025) · 1

#[nn]

Secret Origins Super-Villains: Limited Collectors' Edition Vol. 1 C-39 (Facsimile Edition) (2026) · 1

#[nn]

Rawhide Kid (1955) · 1

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