List of notable silent comics
Argentina
- The cartoons of Santiago Cornejo (Corne).[10]
- The cartoons of Guillermo Mordillo.[11]
- Most comics by Quino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado) (except for Mafalda).[12]
Australia
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
Belgium
- 25 Images de la Passion d'un Homme (25 Images of a Man's Passion) by Frans Masereel.[13]
- Balthazar by Bob de Moor.[14]
- Cet Aimable M. Mops (The Loveable M. Mops) by Hergé.[15]
- Fireplug kung fu by Eco.[16]
- Game Over by Midam.[17]
- Histoire Sans Paroles (Story Without Words) by Frans Masereel.[13]
- The Idea (The Idea) by Frans Masereel.[13]
- Klopstock by Sinap (pseudonym of Armand Panis).[18]
- Love Story by Eco.[16]
- Les Malheurs de Charlie by Jem [19]
- Het Manneke by Marc Payot [20] and Paul Ausloos.[21]
- Maurice Rosy made a surreal pantomime comic about hat-like creatures in a seemingly Martian landscape in 1966, which never received a proper title.[22]
- Max L'Explorateur (Max the Explorer) by Guy Bara.[2]
- Les Mille et Une Aventures d'Oscar by Jean Léo.[23]
- Mon Livre D'Heures (My Book of Hours) by Frans Masereel.[13]
- Otto by Frodo De Decker.[24]
- De Perfesser by Punt.[25]
- Plunk by Luc Cromheecke and Laurent Letzer.[26]
- Polo by Willem Dolphyn [27]
- Pollopof by Marc Sleen.[28]
- Poussy by Peyo.[29]
- Prosper by Ploeg.[30]
- Rik en zijn Veiligheidschef by Gaston Ebinger.[31]
- De Slag om Turnhout by Conz.[32]
- Le Soleil (The Sun) by Frans Masereel.[13]
- La Ville (The City) by Frans Masereel.[13]
Canada
- The Life and Times of Conrad Black by George Walker.
- The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson by George Walker.
- Pour un Dîner de Noël by Raoul Barré.[33]
- Southern Cross by Laurence Hyde.
- Tales From The Vase by Billy Mavreas.[34]
China
- Mr. Chu and Aunt Eight by Mak Man-chung [35] (occasionally makes use of pantomime).
- Old Master Q by Alfonso Wong (occasionally makes use of pantomime).[36]
- Sanmao by Zhang Leping.[37]
- The cartoons of Tango Gao.[38]
Cuba
- Geste Hypergraphique by Roberto Altmann, a comic book with abstract imagery, a surreal plot and symbols and freeform interpunction. While there are speech balloons it's unreadable gibberish, making it somewhat of a pantomime comic.[39]
Denmark
- Alfredo by Cosper and Jørgen Mogensen.[40]
- The cartoons and comics by Herluf Bidstrup.[41]
- Chas by Frederik Bramming.[42]
- Ferd'nand by Henning Dahl Mikkelsen.[4]
- Frederik by Frederik Bramming.[42]
- Morkelige Mr. Mox by Cosper.[40]
- Professor Phidus by Kaj Pindal.[43]
- Rasmus by Jørgen Clevin.[44]
Finland
France
- Arzach by Moebius.[46]
- L'Enclos by Blexbolex.[47]
- Lily Sprint by Bindle.[48]
- Match by Grégory Panaccione
- Malabar, the mascot of chewing gum brand Malabar, whose adventures were told in pantomime comics. The first artist to draw the series was Jean-René Le Moing.[49]
- Mistouflet by Aldé.[50]
- Monsieur Mouche by Rab.[51]
- Monsieur Pépin by Piem.[52]
- La Mouche by Lewis Trondheim.[53]
- Un océan d'amour by Grégory Panaccione and Wilfrid Lupano.
- Le Pantin by Michel Alzéal.[54]
- Passages by Thibault Poursin.[55]
- Petit Père Noël by Thierry Robin and Lewis Trondheim.[56]
- Le Petit President by J. Lap.[57]
- Pervers Pépère by Marcel Gotlib.[58]
- Poustiquet by Bindle.[48]
- Professeur Nimbus by André Daix.[59]
- Riri by Maurice Chénechot.[60]
- Les Souris by Pierre Clément.[61]
- La Théorie du Chaos by Pierre Schelle.[62]
- Turlupin by Piem.[52]
Germany
- Die 5 Schreckensteiner by Ferdinand Barlog.[63]
- Die Abenteur des kleinen Ako by Klaus Vonderwerth.[64]
- Albert by Klaus Vonderwerth.[64]
- Alpha...directions by Jens Harder.
- Beta ... civilisations part 1 by Jens Harder.
- Dackel Willi by Hans Kossatz.[65]
- Fäustchen by Horst von Möllendorff.[66]
- Der kleine Herr Jakob by Hans Jürgen Press.[67]
- Der Löwe Adolar by Becker-Kasch.[68]
- Männer ohner Worte by Frank Flöthmann.[69]
- Pascha Bumsti by Ferdinand Barlog.[63]
- Schicksal (Destiny) by Otto Nückel.
- Spacedog by Hendrik Dorgathen.[70]
- Une semaine de bonté by Max Ernst.
- Vater und Sohn by E.O. Plauen, aka Erich Ohser.[71]
Hungary
- Jucika by Pál Pusztai.[72][73]
- Séta Álomországban by Bit (a.k.a. Nándor Honti). One particular episode, A Francia Bonne Álma (lit. 'The French Nurse's Dream' or 'The French Nanny's Dream'), took the interest of famous psychologists Sándor Ferenczi and Sigmund Freud.[74]
Italy
Japan
- Gon by Masashi Tanaka.[76]
- Kuri-chan by Susumu Nemoto [77]
Mexico
- Pedrito by William de la Torre.[78]
Netherlands
- Adrian Backfish (a SF-story in the Doe-het-zelfdodingsgids of) Eric Schreurs
- Annemoon by Patty Klein and Piet Wijn.[79]
- Bertje Branie by Ger Sligte.[80]
- Boes by Wil Raymakers and Thys Wilms.[6]
- Flossie by Gerard Wiegel.[81]
- Gutsman by Erik Kriek.[82]
- Het Leven in Karikatuur by Leendert Jordaan.[83]
- Loeki de Leeuw by Wil Raymakers.[6]
- Mea Culpa by Peter Kalberkamp.[84]
- Mieke Meijer by Ger Sligte.[80]
- Paradiso by Len Munnik.[85]
- Pieterje Stastok by Steiner.[86]
- Professor Pi by Bob Van den Born.[87]
- Simpelman by Wim van Wieringen.[88]
Norway
- Grosz by Lars Fiske.
- Sshhhh! by Jason.[89]
Philippines
- Beelzebub by Malang Santos.[90]
- Chain Gang Charlie by Malang Santos.[90]
- Kosmé the Cop [Retired] by Malang Santos.[90]
- Malangs Menagerie by Malang Santos.[90]
- Pocholo by Malang Santos.[90]
Poland
- Josephine by Elisabeth Brozowska.[91]
- Professor Filutek by Zbigniew Lengren.[92]
- Sans Titre by Jerzy Skarzynski.[93]
Spain
- Cándído by José Luis Martin Mena, aka Mena.[94]
- Don Celes by Olmo [95]
- The work of OPS (pseudonym of Andrés Rábago).[96]
Sweden
- Adamson (known as Silent Sam in the USA) by Oscar Jacobsson.[97]
- Ba-Ba by Sten Rinaldo.[98]
- Gorillan Gusten by Jan Romare.[99]
- Götlund by Birger Malmborg.[100]
- Gus by Gunnar Persson.[101]
- Mannen Som Gör Vad Som Faller Honom In (The Man Who Does Whatever Comes To His Mind) by Oskar Andersson.[102]
- Mullvaden Malte by Jan Romare.[99]
- Pyton by Jan Romare.[99]
- Ugglan Urban by Jan Romare.[99]
- Ur Igelkotten Huberts Dagbok by Jan Romare.[99]
Switzerland
- Alberto by Daniel Bosshart.[103]
- Dead End by Thomas Ott.[104]
- Geteilter Traum by Daniel Bosshart.
- Greetings from Hellville by Thomas Ott.
- Max by Pericle Luigi Giovannetti.[105]
- Tales of Error by Thomas Ott.
Taiwan
- Ichthyophobia by Li Lung-chieh.[106]
United Kingdom
- Brenda Breeze by Rolfe.[107]
- Caesar by Tim.[108]
- Chicko by Norman Thelwell.[109]
- Come on, Steve! by Roland Davies.[110]
- Les Aventures des Deux Barbus (The Adventures of the Bearded Duo) by Harold Mack for the Marten Toonder studios.[111]
- Little Dead-Eye Dick by Charles Holt.[112]
- Louie by Harry Hanan.[113]
- Perkins by John Miles.[114]
- The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.[115]
- Sporting Sam by Reg Wootton.[116]
- THHRP! by Leo Baxendale.[117]
- Uncle Charlie by Peter Laing.[118]
United States
- Age of Reptiles by Ricardo Delgado.
- The Ambassador by Otto Soglow.[7]
- Bozo by Foxo Reardon.[119][120]
- Doctor Bill by Jack Tippit.[121]
- Fox Bunny Funny by Andy Hartzell.[122]
- Frank by Jim Woodring.[9]
- Gods' Man by Lynd Ward.[123]
- Grindstone George by Clifton Meek.[124]
- Hannah by Courtney Dunkel[125]
- Hawks & Doves by Al Jaffee.[126]
- He Done Her Wrong by Milt Gross.[127]
- Henry by Carl Thomas Anderson.[128]
- Herman by Clyde Lamb.[129]
- Hi and Jinx by Jonny Hawkins.[130]
- Johnny Mouse by Clifton Meek.[124]
- Korgi by Christian Slade.
- Lancelittle by Paul Sellers.[131]
- Little Farmer by Kern Pederson.[132]
- Little Umjiji by Syd B. Griffin.[133]
- Liō by Mark Tatulli.[134]
- The Little King by Otto Soglow.[135][7]
- A Mad Look At... and Marginals by Sergio Aragones.[1]
- Madman's Drum by Lynd Ward.[123]
- No Comment by Vahan Shirvanian.[136]
- Owly by Andy Runton.
- Prelude to a Million Years by Lynd Ward.[123]
- Sad Sack by George Baker started out as a pantomime comic, but later became a speech balloon comic.[137]
- Sentinel Louie by Otto Soglow.[7]
- Song Without Words by Lynd Ward.[123]
- Splinters by William Steinigans (started out as pantomime comic, but after some episodes it began using dialogue).[138]
- Spy vs. Spy by Antonio Prohías.[139]
- Sticks and Stones by Peter Kuper.[140]
- Sticky by Dale Lazarov and Steve MacIsaac.
- The Strange World of Mr. Mum by Irving Phillips.[141]
- The System by Peter Kuper.[140]
- Tall Tales by Al Jaffee.[126]
- Travelin' Gus by Otto Soglow.[7]
- Vertigo by Lynd Ward.[123]
- Wild Pilgrimage by Lynd Ward.[123]
- Wordless Workshop by Roy Doty.[142]
Yugoslavia
- Ljuba Truba by Milorad Dobrić.[143]
