| Richard Burton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor, Publisher |
| Pseudonym(s) | "Burt" |
Notable works | Comic Media News fanzine Eagle Awards co-founder Editor of 2000 AD. |
| Awards | Eagle Award (1977, 1978) |
Richard Burton is a British comic publisher and editor who had a lengthy career at IPC Magazines. While an assistant editor at 2000 AD, he became known to readers as Tharg the Mighty's bumbling assistant Burt, who appeared in a number of strips with him. (Burton was later top editor at 2000 AD.) Earlier in his career, Burton published the popular fanzine Comic Media News, and was a co-founder of the Eagle Awards.