Authors

This page provides a list of authors whose work as been adapted for use in DC Comics.
== A ==
=== Douglas Adams ===
Douglas Adams (March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001) was a British author and humorist best known for writing the satirical novels and . His first three Hitchhiker's Guide novels were adapted to comic form at DC.
== B ==
=== Edgar Rice Burroughs ===
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an early 20th century fiction author who created the characters of Tarzan, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, and Korak. Tarzan was adapted numerous times at DC Comics, most notably in , and Korak received his own series with . John Carter's adventures were adapted in , and he was a major player in the second volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
== D ==
=== Arthur Conan Doyle ===
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) was a British author who created Sherlock Holmes, one of the most famous characters in all of fiction, and wrote many stories around him collected in four novels, most famously . Holmes, along with his assistant, Doctor Watson, and his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, have been adapted several times in various pieces of media, including DC Comics. Most notably, was adapted into and , and Professor Moriarty acted as the main antagonist in the first volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
== L ==
=== H. P. Lovecraft ===
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, known then simply as weird fiction. His fictitious book, the Necronomicon, has featured in some DC Comics stories, although his work strangely is largely untapped in the DCU.
== P ==
=== Edgar Allan Poe ===
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author and poet known for a variety of macabre short stories and poems. He was adapted into a character in DC Comics on a few occasions, most notably in Batman: Nevermore, which also took heavy inspiration from his works.
== S ==
=== Mary Shelley ===
Mary Shelley (August 30, 1797 - February 1, 1851) was a British novelist and the author of used as fodder for almost two centuries in fantastic tales. The DC Universe has its own versions of both Victor Frankenstein and his creation (known simply in DC lore as Frankenstein), as well as other characters based on Shelley's novel, such as the Spawn of Frankenstein, Frederick von Frankenstein, and Young Frankenstein. The Bride is also a recurring character in DC lore, based on a character from 's , a sequel to of Shelley's novel.
=== Robert Louis Stevenson ===
Robert Louis Stevenson (November 13, 1850 - December 3, 1894) was a Scottish novelist and poet who wrote the classic novels and . Treasure Island was adapted to comic form from to , and Mister Hyde has been adapted in comics numerous times, often as a villain.
=== Bram Stoker ===
Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 - April 20, 1912) was the Irish author of , one of the most famous pieces of English literature of which the title character has been adapted countless times across various mediums, including DC Comics (see Dracula). One of the other main characters from the novel, Mina Harker, was also adapted as one of the leads in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
== W ==
=== H.G. Wells ===
Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was a Victorian era science-fiction author who penned the classic novels , , , and . The main protagonist of The Invisible Man, Hawley Griffin, was one of the main characters in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the book's second volume took much inspiration from The War of the Worlds. In the main DC Universe, Project Moreau takes its name from his novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and Wells himself has been adapted as a character on a few occasions (see H.G. Wells).
=== Phillip Wylie ===
Phillip Wylie (May 12, 1902 - October 25, 1971) was an America pulp writer of pulp science fiction, best known for his novels and . The WildStorm Productions series Legend was inspired by the former.
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