Jake "Buddy" Saunders (born 1947) is an American author and businessman, working in the fields of comic books and science fiction.

As part of the "Texas Trio" (with Larry Herndon and Howard Keltner),[2] Saunders published the fanzine Star-Studded Comics from 1963–1972.

It featured early work by George R. R. Martin,[3] Grass Green, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, Sam Grainger, Alan Weiss, Dave Cockrum, Mike Vosburg, Biljo White, and Keltner,[4] among others, and featured the early appearances of Dr. Weird, Xal-Kor, Wildman and The Eye.

In addition, during this period Saunders was a regular contributor (as an artist) to the seminal comic book fanzine Rocket's Blast Comicollector (RBCC).

[8][9] Saunders also made unsupported claims on his blog, Buddy's Soapbox, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump via voter fraud.