Austin Briggs (Aug 9, 1908 - Oct 10, 1973) was a cartoonist and illustrator. He was an assistant to Alex Raymond on the Flash Gordon comic strip, and was the first artist/writer on the Flash Gordon daily strip, from 1940 to 1944. In 1944, Briggs also took over the Sunday strips. In 1969, Briggs was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.