Neal Adams was born June 15, 1941 and is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his work for DC Comics. Adams best known works include Batman and Green Arrow, he is also the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates. As well as being a beloved artist he is also an activist who helps secure creators rights, such as helping secure a pension and recognition for Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who are the creators for Superman.

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Adams early work and love for comics was first inspired in high school after he attended the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan. Here he was able to express himself and find his style, he eventually graduated in 1959 and moved to working in the comic industry. After an unsuccessful attempt at finding freelance work at DC Comics, he then turned to Archie Comics. While at Archie Comics, Adams began working on a superhero character called the Fly. This small piece of work is what helped break Adams into the comic world, his use of transitions and inking is what brought his pieces to life. Along with inking, he also began penciling, writing, and lettering pages for Archies's Joke Book Magazine. From this success he recieved a whopping $32.00 per commission and during his prime that was a lot of money. After his success at Archie Comics, he began working as a commercial artist working for brands such as AT&T, Goodyear Tire, and Boy's Life magazine.

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It wasn't until 1969, that he found true success and started working for Warren Publishing. While at Warren he would find himself working on Batman and X-Men comics. Adams also found success in helping to revamp the character of Green Lantern and Green Arrow. Amongst these success he won various awards for his work but his biggest accomplishment was being inducted into the Eisner Award's hall of fame. As while as being in the Eisner hall of fame, Adams  was inducted into the Inkwell Awards hall of fame  for his lifetime achievement and outstanding accomplishments.