Wilfredo Limbana "Fred" Carrillo (1926–August 2005) was a

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comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and g ...

Biography

Fred Carrillo was born in

Kalibo Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Kalibo''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kalibo''; tgl, Bayan ng Kalibo), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

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, Philippines. He began his career drawing propaganda material for the guerrilla movement in

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during World War II. After the war, he began his career as a professional artist. Carrillo studied fine arts and architecture at the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...

. He worked for

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in the 1970s and 1980s and drew mystery titles such as '' Ghosts'', ''

Phantom Stranger The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an ...

'', ''

Secrets of Haunted House ''Secrets of Haunted House'' was a horror-suspense comics anthology series published by American company DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 and 1979 to 1982. Publication history The series began in April–May 1975. Like its predecessor '' Secrets of ...

'', '' The Unexpected'', ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'', and '' The Witching Hour''. After leaving the comics industry, he worked on various animation projects. Some of the television series with which he was involved include ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular anima ...

'', '' The Transformers'', and ''

Bionic Six is a 1987 animated television series. It was produced by Universal Television and animated by TMS Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS Entertainment) and distributed, through first-run syndication, by MCA Inc., MCA TV, years before the la ...

''. Carrillo died in August 2005.

Bibliography

Charlton Comics

* '' Tales of the Mysterious Traveler'' #14 (1985)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

Weekly'' #617, 631–634 (1988–1989) * ''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #4 (1977) * '' Ghosts'' #23, 32, 36–37, 41–42, 49, 57–58, 64–66, 79, 85, 87, 99–100, 105–106, 109 (1974–1982) * ''

G.I. Combat ''G.I. Combat'' was an American comics anthology featuring war stories. It was published from 1952 until 1956 by Quality Comics, followed by DC Comics until its final issue in 1987. In 2012 it was briefly revived. Publication history The focu ...

'' #188–189, 193, 196, 202–203, 210–211, 213, 215, 217, 220, 226, 236, 274, 276, 281 (1976–1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #215, 265, 289, 296–297, 305 (1973–1982) * '' House of Secrets'' #110, 145 (1973–1977) * ''

'' vol. 2 #38–41 (1975–1976) * '' The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #7–13 (Phantom Stranger backup stories) (1982–1983) * ''

'' #15, 23–24, 28, 33, 35, 44, 46 (1979–1982) * '' Star Spangled War Stories'' #189 (1975) * ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental List of swamp monsters, creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or mo ...

'' #24 (1976) * ''

Time Warp Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, film, and advertisements. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularize ...

'' #4–5 (1980) * '' The Unexpected'' #138, 141, 159, 163, 173–174, 181, 185–186, 189, 191–192, 217 (1972–1981) * '' Unknown Soldier'' #219–221, 226–228 (1978–1979) * ''

Weird Mystery Tales ''Weird Mystery Tales'' was a mystery horror comics anthology published by DC Comics from July–August 1972 to November 1975. Publication history 100 Page Super Spectacular The title ''Weird Mystery Tales'' was first used for '' DC 100 Page S ...

'' #20, 23 (1975) * ''

'' #40, 58, 65, 90, 94–95, 97, 102, 104–105, 107, 113–121, 123–124 (1975–1983) * '' The Witching Hour'' #48, 50–51, 56, 58, 62–63, 66, 68, 74–75, 80, 83–85 (1974–1978)

Gold Key Comics

* ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, sup ...

'' #65 (1975)

Marvel Comics

* ''

Impossible Man The Impossible Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #11 (February 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby. The Impossible ...

'' #2 (1991) * ''In His Steps'' SC (1994) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #170–171, 173, 182 (1990–1991)

Pendulum Press

* ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...

'' #1 (1977) * ''

White Fang ''White Fang'' is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in ''Outing'' magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in Oc ...

'' #1 (1977)

Topps Comics

* '' Jurassic Park: Raptor'' #2 (1993)

Warren Publishing

* ''

Creepy Creepiness is the state of being wikt:creepy, creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or wikt:unease, unease. A person who exhibits creepy behaviour is called a creep. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others. The ...

'' #116, 122, 126–131, 133–136, 138, 140–141 (1980–1982) * ''

Eerie ''Eerie'' was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like '' Mad'', it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's volunta ...

'' #138 (1983)

References

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