COMIC ARTIST

Peter David

1956 - 2025

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Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor. David's Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Peter David is the 167th most popular comic artist (up from 214th in 2024), the 11,719th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,533rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Comic Artist.

Peter David is a prolific and acclaimed comic book writer best known for his lengthy runs writing The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man 2099 for Marvel Comics. His work is celebrated for its blend of humor, characterization, and creative storytelling.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Peter David ranks 167 out of 226. Before him are Mort Walker, Yoshitoshi ABe, Marv Wolfman, Oh! great, Jim Starlin, and Alison Bechdel. After him are Tooru Fujisawa, Jules Feiffer, Bill Watterson, Yuu Watase, Atsushi Ohkubo, and Harvey Pekar.

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Among people born in 1956, Peter David ranks 544. Before him are Guy Stéphan, Uri Caine, Patricio Hernández, Kumiko Okae, Víctor Púa, and Dinah Manoff. After him are Bruno Tshibala, Augusto Santos Silva, Lise-Marie Morerod, Daniel Willems, Mike McCallum, and Yodrak Salakjai. Among people deceased in 2025, Peter David ranks 416. Before him are Bob Uecker, Gus Williams, Kamini Kaushal, Aaron Boupendza, Viktor Shustikov, and Andrejs Prohorenkovs. After him are Jules Feiffer, Mike McCallum, Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, Ian Watkins, Yoshiharu Horii, and Alevtina Olyunina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter David ranks 11,721 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Kulick (1950), Lucy Shapiro (1940), Sonny Fortune (1939), Grady Booch (1955), Dinah Manoff (1956), and Sunny Lane (1980). After him are Isabel Jewell (1907), Adam Yauch (1964), Ann Reinking (1949), Illeana Douglas (1965), America Ferrera (1984), and John Cornyn (1952).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Peter David ranks 41. Before him are Neal Adams (1941), Mike Mignola (1960), Mort Walker (1923), Marv Wolfman (1946), Jim Starlin (1949), and Alison Bechdel (1960). After him are Jules Feiffer (1929), Bill Watterson (1958), Harvey Pekar (1939), Robert Kirkman (1978), Len Wein (1948), and Scott McCloud (1960).

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