Paul Ryan (September 23, 1949 – March 6, 2016) was an American comic book and comic strip cartoonist. Ryan worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on a number of super-hero comics. Until his death in 2016, he worked on The Phantom for King Features Syndicate. He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Ryan died in Worcester, Massachusetts of cancer on March 6, 2016. He was aged 66.