Mike Butterworth

John Michael "Mike" Butterworth (Jan 10th 1924-October 4th 1986) was a comics writer from Nottingham, best known for his long running science fiction epic The Trigan Empire, which he co-created with artist Don Lawrence, though he also worked on numerous historical strips for titles such as The Comet and Sun, including Battler Britton. He also worked as an editor, helping create titles such as Valentine and Playhour. His career in comics was spent working for IPC/Fleetway Publications (he actually joined them when they were still Amalgamated Press) but in 1967 he went freelance and carved out a successful second career as a novelist, writing crime novels under his own name as well as Gothic romances under the pen name Carola Salisbury.