Francis Godwin (October 20, 1889 – August 5, 1959) was an American illustrator and comic strip artist, notable for his strip Connie and his book illustrations for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Robin Hood and King Arthur.

[1] Studying in New York at the Art Students League, Godwin became friends with James Montgomery Flagg and two shared a studio together.

In the wood and metal shop on the ground floor of his Bucks County, Pennsylvania, studio, he built a live-steam working model locomotive measuring four feet long.

Most of Godwin's comic strips over the years were for the Ledger Syndicate, including Vignettes of Life (1924–1927); Connie (1927–1944); Babe Bunting (1930–1939); The Wet Blanket (c. 1933–c.

[7] Hal Foster, Milton Caniff and Alex Raymond continue to be reprinted with regularity, while Godwin's strips are difficult to find.