John Forte — comics creator

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Known forAdventure Comics

Issues credited334

Active1942–2025

Primary roleartist

John Forte is a comic book creator credited as artist, inker and letterer on 334 issues in our catalog, including Adventure Comics, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Uncanny Tales, active 1942–2025.

Known for

Adventure Comics #307

Adventure Comics #327

Adventure Comics #306

Adventure Comics #289

Fight Comics #57

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #25

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Full bibliography · 122 series

Adventure Comics (1938) · 41

#280 #287 #289 #290 #293 #294 #295 #296 #297 #298 #299 #300 #304 #305 #306 #307 #310 #311 #312 #314 #315 #318 #320 #321 #322 #323 #324 #325 #327 #332 #333 #334 #335 #336 #337 #338 #339 #403 #411 #501 #502

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) · 23

#39 #40 #41 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #51 #53 #54 #56 #61 #65 #70 #73 #80 #84 #85 #87 #104 #109 #111

Uncanny Tales (1952) · 20

#6 #8 #34 #41 #76 #78 #85 #97 #118 #144 #152 #182 #183 #187 #16 #39 #40 #42 #72 #73

Secrets of the Unknown (1962) · 13

#4 #15 #128 #152 #154 #187 #189 #238 #248 #21 #24 #60 #114

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963) · 12

#2 #15 #111 #133 #134 #141 #161 #167 #215 #218 #42 #89

Superman (1939) · 11

#137 #139 #143 #155 #15/1967 #17/1967 #21/1967 #5/1968 #16/1968 #1/1969 #3/1969

Heart Throbs (1949) · 10

#11 #20 #28 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #41 #60

Fight Comics (1940) · 9

#46 #50 #56 #57 #1 #65 #[nn]#67 #2

Modern Comics (1945) · 9

#89 #91 #92 #93 #94 #95 #97 #98 #99

Mystic (1951) · 9

#44 #45 #60 #11 #15 #20 #28 #37 #52

Creepy Worlds (1962) · 9

#19 #25 #149 #178 #215 #223 #57 #79 #98

Teräsmiehen Poika (1961) · 8

#2/1963 #12/1963 #11/1964 #8/1964 #1/1965 #11/1965 #4/1965 #7/1965

Jungle Comics (1940) · 7

#81 #83 #89 #119 #120 #124 #125

Unknown Worlds (1960) · 7

#3 #4 #6 #7 #8 #19 #38

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) · 7

#25 #26 #28 #29 #32 #57 #86

G.I. Sweethearts (1953) · 6

#35 #36 #39 #41 #42 #43

Mystery Tales (1952) · 6

#21 #22 #30 #33 #42 #46

Forbidden Worlds (1951) · 6

#74 #72 #75 #76 #89 #109

Adventures into the Unknown (1948) · 6

#94 #109 #120 #123 #138 #7

Action Comics (1938) · 6

#265 #270 #295 #305 #343 #377

Jumbo Comics (1938) · 5

#88 #121 #122 #132 #140

Superboy (1949) · 5

#100 #136 #177 #178 #180

Sinister Tales (1964) · 5

#9 #189 #205 #42 #51

Superman Supacomic (1959) · 5

#63 #66 #80 #85 #152

Astounding Stories (1966) · 5

#13 #104 #137 #168 #193

The Best of DC (1979) · 5

#33 #42 #44 #46 #64

Strange Tales (1951) · 4

#27 #38 #40 #64

Marvel Tales (1949) · 3

#94 #124 #158

Blackhawk (1944) · 3

#29 #32 #31

Diary Loves (1949) · 3

#10 #20 #25

Love Confessions (1949) · 3

#16 #19 #43

Police Comics (1941) · 3

#122 #125 #126

Journey into Mystery (1952) · 3

#9 #40 #55

Girls' Romances (1950) · 3

#41 #53 #56

Confessions of the Lovelorn (1956) · 3

#105 #108 #112

World's Finest Comics (1941) · 3

#112 #116 #125

Race for the Moon (1962) · 3

#11 #15 #22

Sheriff Klassiker (1964) · 3

#910 #21 #7

Stålmannen (1949) · 3

#14/1967 #4/1963 #13/1962

MV Comix (1968) · 3

#13/1969 #15/1969 #23/1972

All Star Adventure Comic (1959) · 3

#87 #89 #93

The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991) · 3

#1 #3 #4

Kaänga (2018) · 3

#19 #21 #22

Rangers Comics (1942) · 2

#37 #54

Murder Incorporated (1948) · 2

#1 #8

The Texan (1948) · 2

#9 #4

Love Diary (1949) · 2

#13 #4

Police Action (1954) · 2

#2 #3

Spellbound (1952) · 2

#21 #15

World of Fantasy (1956) · 2

#4 #12

Astonishing (1951) · 2

#56 #60

Girls' Love Stories (1949) · 2

#49 #51

Secret Hearts (1949) · 2

#45 #50

My Romantic Adventures (1956) · 2

#104 #123

Supermán (1952) · 2

#306 #544

80 Page Giant Magazine (1964) · 2

#1 #13

Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007) · 2

#1 #2

Weird Love (2014) · 2

#5 #21

Albi del Falco (1954) · 2

#342 #357

Captain Aero Comics (1942) · 1

#2 (8)

Crown Comics (1945) · 1

Western Thrillers (1948) · 1

Pancho Villa (1950) · 1

#[nn]

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

#[nn]

Butch Cassidy (1951) · 1

Geronimo (1950) · 1

The Dalton Boys (1951) · 1

Lovers' Lane (1949) · 1

#32

My Own Romance (1949) · 1

#28

Beware (1953) · 1

#15 [3]

Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952) · 1

#19

Crime Casebook (1953) · 1

#16

Justice (1947) · 1

#42

Battlefront (1952) · 1

#18

Romantic Story (1954) · 1

#23

Arrowhead (1954) · 1

Marines in Action (1953) · 1

Romantic Hearts (1953) · 1

#10

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1950) · 1

#38

Romantic Adventures (1949) · 1

#61

Love Letters (1954) · 1

#43

Girls in Love (1955) · 1

#51

Triple Western Pictorial Monthly (1955) · 1

Wedding Bells (1954) · 1

#14

G.I. Combat (1952) · 1

#42

Adventure into Mystery (1956) · 1

Love Tales (1949) · 1

#75

The World Around Us (1958) · 1

Love Romances (1949) · 1

#82

Colt Western Library (1959) · 1

#34

Midnight Mystery (1961) · 1

The Music Man (1963) · 1

#12-538-301

Five-Score Comic Monthly (1961) · 1

#61

Sheriff Classics (1964) · 1

#910

Star Western (1964) · 1

#10

Century Comic (1961) · 1

#95

Superman en Batman (1967) · 1

#8/1967

Super DC (1969) · 1

#10

Legion of Super-Heroes (1973) · 1

Giant Superman Album (1963) · 1

#21

Frankenstein & Ihmissusi (1974) · 1

#4/1974

Supercomic (1967) · 1

#82

Superman et Batman et Robin (1969) · 1

#63

Vault of Evil (1973) · 1

#17

Chamber of Chills (1972) · 1

#17

Super A (1977) · 1

Relatos Salvajes (1974) · 1

#44

Super Heroes Album (1976) · 1

#13

Stålmannen jubileumsalbum (1989) · 1

#[nn]

Superman in the Sixties (1999) · 1

#[nn]

Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (2000) · 1

#[nn]

USA Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009) · 1

Alter Ego (1999) · 1

#127

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017) · 1

Crypt of Horror (2005) · 1

#34

Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018) · 1

#[nn]

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (2018) · 1

Verbotene Welten (2019) · 1

#13

Weird Tales and Fantasy (2025) · 1

#[nn]

Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1953) · 1

#21

Jungle Comics [J.N.] (1951) · 1

#summer issue

Out of This World (1961) · 1

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