John Howard Comber (8 January 1861 – 1903) was an English cricketer. Comber's batting and bowling style is unknown. He was born at Brighton, Sussex and died at Lowell, Massachusetts. Comber made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend in 1885. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex that season, against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton and Gloucestershire at the College Ground, Cheltenham. He struggled in his three first-class matches, scoring just 28 runs at an average of 5.60, with a high score of 8.