Photo: REUTERS/Ian Waldie. Margot Kidder played Lois Lane along side Christopher Reeve's Superman in the first four comic book superhero turned into Superman movies. The Canadian born actress later went on to play part of Brigette Crosby in Smallville, set back in time when Clark Kent was just a kid.
Average Cartoonist Yearly Salary in the United States. Cartoonists earn a median salary of $42,610 per year. Salaries typically start from $18,450 and go up to $91,200. Learn more about the Cartoonist job market for salaries of real jobs in your area.
But further analysis will bring up the question of pay. The answer to how much a comic book artist is paid depends on the terms of employment, your reputation as an artist, and your page output. The average salary of a comic book artist is, generally speaking, $20,000. But pay and benefits, if any, vary widely based on the company and terms of employment.