The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is a nonprofit, internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use my.comics.org to track and manage your comic collection.

Volunteers Wanted For Adding New Comics

Each week, a small number of GCD volunteers add listings to our database for the new comics released that week in North America. These are just the basic listings, not full indexes. This makes it easier for other volunteers who upload covers and for indexers, as well as for people using my.comics.org.

Each volunteer covers one publisher or a small group of publishers ("D publishers except DC", for example). From public sources such as ComicsList and Diamond Previews online, they add the issues and make note of the prices and a few other details. We are looking for additional volunteers for this weekly task.

Follow this link for a description of the process and a list of which publishers are currently covered.

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GCD Comics Timeline

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Denis Lebrun (b. 1958)

1958 April 30
Lebrun's first published art was cartoons and strip 'Rolling with Roger' for the Tampa Neighbor newspaper. He created the daily strip 'Aw Heck' for the Tampa Times (1976-1979) and Clearwater Sun (1979-1980).

In 1981, Lebrun started assisting Mike Gersher and then Stan Drake on 'Blondie', with writer Dean Young. Lebrun became lead artist after Drake's death in 1997. He left the strip in July 2005.

Michael McAdam (b. 1969)

1969 April 30
McAdam is a writer, actor, and voice-over creator who loves comics, cartoons, gaming, and nerditry.

Sal Trapani (b. 1927)

1927 April 30 - 1999 July 14
Sal Trapani was the founder of the Society of American Vintage-Radio Enthusiasts and co-founded Renaissance Radio Productions (professional actors).
Trapani was also a member of Sons of the Desert, a Laurel and Hardy appreciation society.

おかだアンミツ (b. ????)

????? April 30
Anmitsu Okada (おかだアンミツ) is a freelance manga artist and illustrator. Known for the manga series holoX MEETing!.

Michael Davis (b. 1958)

1958 April 29
Worked support as a colorist at Marvel 1985, and at DC 1989 to 1998, and as the director of talent development at Milestone 1991 to 1992.

Wilfred H. Fawcett (b. 1885)

1885 April 29 - 1940 February 7
Founder, owner, and publisher of Fawcett Publications from 1919 until his death in 1940. Founded Fawcett Comics in 1940.

Fawcett joined the U.S. Army at the age of 16 in 1902. He served two years and was wounded during the Philippine-American War that resulted in his return to the United States. In 1908, Fawcett became a clerk with the Railway Mail Service. He later joined the Minneapolis Journal as a police cub reporter. During the First World War, Fawcett re-enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1918 and served as a Captain working for the Star and Stripes newspaper. It was his time in the Army that he came to be known as Captain Billy and decided to become a publisher himself. In 1919, he created the humor and cartoon magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang.

Hallie Lambert (b. 1983)

1983 April 29
Actress and writer, whose writing credits include episodes of the Expanse TV series.

Frank Shuster (b. 1918)

1918 April 29 - 1996 month? day?
Younger brother of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster; worked as a letterer in the Siegel-Shuster studio. He served as a Warrant Officer in World War II from November 1942 to March 1946, though continued to contribute lettering to the Superman strip through October 1943.

Jen Soska (b. 1983)

1983 April 29
Jen Soska is the identical twin of her writing partner, Sylvia. In addition to their comics work, they have been actors, stunt performers, writers, directors and producers in the film industry.

Sylvia Soska (b. 1983)

1983 April 29
Sylvia Soska is the identical twin of her writing partner, Jen. In addition to their comics work, they have been actors, stunt performers, writers, directors and producers in the film industry.