John Workman — comics creator

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Known forDoom Patrol

Issues credited1,243

Active1975–2004

Primary roleletterer

Born June 20, 1950, in Beckley, West Virginia, John Workman grew up largely in Glen Rogers, West Virginia, and Darlington, Maryland before settling in Aberdeen, Washington. An early enthusiasm for the George Reeves *Superman* television series set him on a path toward storytelling, and he pursued that interest formally by studying art and journalism at Grays Harbor College and Clark College, earning an Associate in Arts degree from Grays Harbor in 1970.

Workman has built one of the more quietly distinctive careers in American comics, working across an unusually wide range of crafts — lettering, coloring, inking, writing, and art — accumulating credits on more than 1,200 issues between 1975 and the present. He is perhaps best recognized for his long creative partnership with writer-artist Walter Simonson, most notably on *Thor*, and for lettering the complete run of *Doom Patrol* during the Grant Morrison and Rachel Pollack eras at DC Comics. His catalog also includes substantial work on *Fantastic Four*, *Legion of Super-Heroes*, *Shutter*, and *Sonic the Hedgehog*, reflecting a versatility that has kept him relevant across decades and publishers.

That breadth — the ability to shape a page through letterforms as confidently as through line and color — defines Workman's contribution to the medium. His lettering in particular has long been recognized by readers and professionals as a meaningful aesthetic element rather than mere functional text.

Known for

The Incredible Hulk #474

Incredible Hulk: The End #1

Detective Comics #463

Batman and the Outsiders #25

Thor #372

The Fury of Firestorm #62

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Full bibliography (first 1,000 of 1,243) · 280 series

Doom Patrol (1987) · 67

#1 #2 #3 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #14 #15 #16 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #43 #44 #45 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58 #[1] [1992 Edition]#59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #70 #71 #72 #80 #84 #85 #1 [2004 Edition]#2

The X-Files (1995) · 44

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #3 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #-2 #-1 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41

Fantastic Four (1961) · 40

#276 #277 #278 #279 #280 #281 #282 #283 #284 #285 #286 #288 #289 #290 #291 #292 #293 #294 #295 #296 #297 #298 #299 #300 #302 #306 #307 #308 #309 #311 #312 #313 #314 #315 #316 #319 #321 #322 #323 #344

Thor (1966) · 28

#338 #342 #343 #351 #354 #357 #363 #365 #366 #369 #372 #373 #374 #376 #377 #379 #380 #381 #382 #386 #387 #389 #392 #393 #394 #396 #398 #474

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) · 25

#14 #15 #16 #18 #19 #21 #22 #23 #24 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #39 #40 #41 #42

Orion (2000) · 22

#1 #3 #4 #5 #7 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

Detective Comics (1937) · 19

#456 #461 #463 #471 #472 #495 #550 #552 #553 #555 #556 #557 #558 #559 #569 #570 #571 #763 #784

Aquaman (1994) · 19

#55 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 #72 #73 #74 #75

Captain Atom (1987) · 17

#35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41 #43 #44 #45 #47 #48 #49 #50 #52 #53 #54

Fantastic Force (1994) · 16

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17

Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero - The Newmatic Man (1995) · 15

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #15 #16 #17 #1

GrimJack (1984) · 13

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #13 #24

Michael Moorcock's Multiverse (1997) · 13

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #[nn]

Spider-Girl (1998) · 13

#26 #29 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #40 #42 #45 #46 #47

Savage Dragon (1993) · 13

#107 #108 #109 #110 #111 #112 #113 #114 #115 #116 #117 #118 #119

Mars Attacks (1994) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 11

#309 #332 #-1 #455 #456 #457 #458 #462 #468 #469 #474

Flash Gordon (1988) · 11

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2

Batman and the Outsiders (1983) · 10

#22 #23 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32

Starman (1994) · 10

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #[1]

Blackhawk (1989) · 9

#7 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16

Goddess (1995) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #[nn]

The X-Files: Season One (1997) · 9

#Pilot Episode #Deep Throat #Squeeze #Conduit #Ice #Space #Fire #Beyond The Sea #Shadows

Incredible Hulk (2000) · 9

#13 #15 #16 #18 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

Boris the Bear (1986) · 8

#1 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19

Hammerlocke (1992) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

Hulk (1999) · 8

#3 #4 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11

Batman: Family (2002) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Firestorm (1990) · 7

#94 #95 #96 #97 #98 #99 #100

The Shadow Strikes (1989) · 7

#8 #9 #10 #12 #13 #14 #15

Nevada (1998) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #[nn]

Lords of the Ultra-Realm (1986) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Jurassic Park (1993) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #0 #[nn]

Heavy Liquid (1999) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #[nn]

Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (1984) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) · 5

#33 #34 #35 #37 #38

Silver Surfer (1987) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Cosmic Odyssey (1988) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]

GrimJack Casefiles (1990) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Wildstar: Sky Zero (1993) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]

The X-Files Special Edition (1995) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Industrial Gothic (1995) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Xena: Warrior Princess (1997) · 5

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4

Faith (1999) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Disavowed (2000) · 5

#1 #2 #4 #5 #6

100% (2002) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Batman: Nevermore (2003) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Beware the Creeper (2003) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Batman (1940) · 4

#288 #289 #384 #395

Starstruck (1985) · 4

#3 #4 #5 #6

Secret Origins (1986) · 4

#8 #43 #48 #49

Mecha (1987) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Fury of Firestorm (1982) · 4

#60 #61 #62 #63

Wild Dog (1987) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Phantom Stranger (1987) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

World of Krypton (1987) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Hard Boiled (1990) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Angel and the Ape (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Sindy (1991) · 4

#2 #3 #4 #5

Mister E (1991) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

RoboCop versus the Terminator (1992) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Midnight Men (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Airtight Garage (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Thor Corps (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Sachs & Violens (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Star Slammers (1994) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Prince Valiant (1994) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

NewMen (1994) · 4

#14 #16 #18 #20

Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (1995) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Heretic (1996) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The X-Files: Ground Zero (1997) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

ZombieWorld: Winter's Dregs (1998) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Superman: The Doomsday Wars (1998) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Body Doubles (1999) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Accelerate (2000) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool (2001) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Wonder Woman (1975) · 3

#132 #230 #2

The Transformers (1984) · 3

#7 #8 #4

The Outsiders (1985) · 3

#13 #15 #16

Underworld (1987) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Time Twisters (1987) · 3

#12 #19 #20

Bugs Bunny (1990) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The New Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap: Till Death Do Us Part (1990) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Timber Wolf (1992) · 3

#3 #4 #5

Sebastian O (1993) · 3

#2 #3 #[nn]

The Punisher: War Zone (1992) · 3

#20 #21 #22

XXX Women (1993) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Justice League of America Archives (1992) · 3

#2 #4 #7

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1995) · 3

#3 #1 #2

Legend of Supreme (1994) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger (1995) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Wildstar (1995) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The X-Files Comics Digest (1995) · 3

#1 #2 #3

NewForce (1996) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Batman Black and White (1996) · 3

#1 #2 #[1]

Star Crossed (1997) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Xena: Warrior Princess: The Orpheus Trilogy (1998) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Xena: Warrior Princess: And the Original Olympics (1998) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Nighthawk (1998) · 3

#1 #2 #3

USAgent (2001) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Batman / Aliens II (2002) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Outsiders (2003) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Reign of the Zodiac (2003) · 3

#1 #2 #4

The Gray Area (2004) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Freedom Fighters (1976) · 2

#8 #14

Mister Miracle (1971) · 2

#20 #24

Weird War Tales (1971) · 2

#66 #68

Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) · 2

#6 #[37]

Wild Things (1986) · 2

#1 #2

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) · 2

#15 #21

Dark Horse Presents (1986) · 2

#1 #6

The Sensational She-Hulk (1989) · 2

#1 #2

Etc (1989) · 2

#4 #5

Avatar (1991) · 2

#1 #2

The Transmutation of Ike Garuda (1991) · 2

#1 #2

The Legion of Night (1991) · 2

#1 #2

L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 (1992) · 2

#36 #37

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992) · 2

#38 #64

Robin 3000 (1992) · 2

#1 #2

Kid Eternity (1993) · 2

#1 #2

The Return of Disney's Aladdin (1993) · 2

#1 #2

Q-Unit (1993) · 2

#[nn]#1

Hero Premiere Edition (1993) · 2

#5 #6

Chiller (1993) · 2

#1 #2

Dragon Lines: Way of the Warrior (1993) · 2

#1 #2

The Shadow (1994) · 2

#1 #2

The Books of Magic (1994) · 2

#5 #[2]

The X-Files Annual (1995) · 2

#1 #2

The X-Files Magazine (1996) · 2

#1 #2

Junk Culture (1997) · 2

#1 #2

Xena: Warrior Princess vs Callisto (1998) · 2

#1 #2

JLA: World Without Grown-Ups (1998) · 2

#1 #2

Xena: Warrior Princess: The Wrath of Hera (1998) · 2

#1 #2

Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table (1998) · 2

#1 #2

Batman: The Ankh (2001) · 2

#1 #2

Dominion (2003) · 2

#1 #2

Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer (2004) · 2

#2 #1

1963 (1993) · 1

The Seattle Simpleton (1975) · 1

Comixtrips (1975) · 1

Star*Reach (1974) · 1

Metal Men (1963) · 1

#52

Challengers of the Unknown (1958) · 1

#83

House of Secrets (1956) · 1

#148

The Comics Journal (1977) · 1

#37

Batman Pocketbook (1978) · 1

National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody (1978) · 1

#[nn]

Gasm (1977) · 1

The Amazing World of DC Comics (1974) · 1

#17

Doorway to Nightmare (1978) · 1

Alien: The Illustrated Story (1979) · 1

#[nn]

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977) · 1

Spécial USA (1983) · 1

National Lampoon Magazine (1970) · 1

#60

Marvel Age Annual (1985) · 1

The Avengers (1963) · 1

#253

Blue Devil (1984) · 1

#11

Nexus (1985) · 1

The Badger (1985) · 1

Doctor Strange (1974) · 1

#71

The Avengers Annual (1967) · 1

#14

The Futurians by Dave Cockrum (1985) · 1

The Mighty Thor (1984) · 1

#10

Codename: Danger (1985) · 1

Shadow of the Batman (1985) · 1

The Ape (1986) · 1

#[nn]

Squadron Supreme (1985) · 1

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) · 1

Balder the Brave (1985) · 1

Secret Wars II Special (1986) · 1

Vigilante Annual (1985) · 1

The Honeymooners (1987) · 1

Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) · 1

#10

Boris the Bear Instant Color Classics (1987) · 1

Robotech Masters (1985) · 1

#18

Fantastic Four [So Much Fun] (1987) · 1

#306

Robotech: The New Generation (1985) · 1

#18

Superman (1987) · 1

#10

Amazing Adventure (1988) · 1

Black Cross Special (1988) · 1

Trekker Collection (1988) · 1

#[nn]

Justice League International (1987) · 1

#11

2000 A. D. Presents (1987) · 1

#23 [US]

The New Mutants Annual (1984) · 1

Tailgunner Jo (1988) · 1

Tommy and the Monsters (1989) · 1

The Prisoner (1988) · 1

Wasteland (1987) · 1

#17

Nexus Legends (1989) · 1

Suicide Squad (1987) · 1

#36

The Mighty Thor: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill (1989) · 1

#[nn]

Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternative History of the Batman (1989) · 1

#[nn]

Clive Barker's Night Breed (1990) · 1

L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 Annual (1990) · 1

The New Titans Annual (1989) · 1

Wild Cards (1990) · 1

The Original Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap (1991) · 1

#[nn]

Maggots (1991) · 1

Walt Disney's Sebastian (1992) · 1

Thor: Alone Against the Celestials (1992) · 1

#[nn]

Doom Force Special (1992) · 1

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990) · 1

Superman Special (1992) · 1

Blood and Glory [Punisher / Captain America] (1992) · 1

1963: Horus, Lord of Light (Hero Premiere Edition) (1993) · 1

#[nn]

Ray Bradbury Comics Special Edition (1993) · 1

Fighting Fem Classics (1992) · 1

Xxxenophile (1989) · 1

Jack Kirby's Secret City Saga (1993) · 1

Dragon Lines (1993) · 1

Cyberforce (1993) · 1

Justice League Quarterly (1990) · 1

#12

Icon (1993) · 1

Doom Patrol Annual (1988) · 1

Sally Forth (1993) · 1

Fury (1994) · 1

UltraForce (1994) · 1

L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 Annual (1994) · 1

Sabretooth Classic (1994) · 1

Mars Attacks Graphic Album (1994) · 1

#[nn]

Atom Special (1993) · 1

Bravura (1994) · 1

The X-Files Ashcan (1995) · 1

The X-Files / Hero Illustrated Special (1995) · 1

#[nn]

Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds (1995) · 1

Supreme Annual (1995) · 1

The X-Files Collection (1995) · 1

TV Guide (1953) · 1

#28 / 2207

The X-Files Firebird (1995) · 1

#[nn]

Underworld Unleashed: Apokolips -- Dark Uprising (1995) · 1

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Comic Book (1996) · 1

#[nn]

Wizard Ace Edition #11: Mars Attacks #1 (1996) · 1

#11

Wizard Ace Edition #6: Dark Horse Presents #1 (1996) · 1

Wizard Presents: The X-Files (1996) · 1

#1/2

Life, the Universe and Everything (1996) · 1

Mars Attacks Baseball Special (1996) · 1

Star Slammers Special (1996) · 1

#[nn]

Teknophage Versus Zeerus (1996) · 1

X-Men Mutant Massacre (1996) · 1

#[nn]

The X-Files: The Haunting (1996) · 1

#[nn]

Michael Moorcock's Multiverse Preview (1997) · 1

#[nn]

Starship Troopers: Brute Creations (1997) · 1

#[nn]

The Official Xena: Warrior Princess Magazine (1997) · 1

Wizard Ace Edition #19: X-Files #1 (1997) · 1

#19

Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991) · 1

#65

Wonder Woman: Amazonia (1997) · 1

#[nn]

The X-Files: Night Lights (1997) · 1

#[nn]

The X-Files AfterFlight (1997) · 1

#[nn]

The X-Files: Internal Affairs (1997) · 1

#[nn]

Xena: Warrior Princess: Year One (1997) · 1

The X-Files: Remote Control (1997) · 1

#[nn]

Body Doubles (Villains) (1998) · 1

Darkseid (Villains) (1998) · 1

Robin / Argent Double-Shot (1998) · 1

Supergirl / Prysm Double-Shot (1998) · 1

The X-Files: Skin Deep (1998) · 1

#[nn]

The Creeper (1997) · 1

The Marriage of Hercules and Xena (1998) · 1

The Blair Witch Project (1999) · 1

Wild Times: Deathblow (1999) · 1

Superman Annual (1987) · 1

#11

Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant (1999) · 1

Batman: Dreamland (2000) · 1

#[nn]

Jughead with Archie Digest (1974) · 1

#157

Hulk 2000 (2000) · 1

#[nn]

Justice Leagues: JL? (2001) · 1

Justice Leagues: JLA (2001) · 1

Justice Leagues: Justice League of Atlantis (2001) · 1

Incredible Hulk: Dogs of War (2001) · 1

#[nn]

Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War (2001) · 1

The Art of John Van Fleet (2002) · 1

#[nn]

DC First: Batgirl / Joker (2002) · 1

DC First: Green Lantern / Green Lantern (2002) · 1

Incredible Hulk: The End (2002) · 1

Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) · 1

#32

Batman: Golden Streets of Gotham (2003) · 1

#[nn]

Birds of Prey (1999) · 1

#51

Batman / Aliens Two (2003) · 1

#[nn]

Outsiders Double Feature (2003) · 1

Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the Archies (2004) · 1

#[nn]

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