Dwight Graydon "Gray" Morrow (March 7, 1934 – November 6, 2001)Gray Morrow
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illustrator of

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, magazine covers and paperback books. He is co-creator of the

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muck-monster the

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and of

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vigilante El Diablo.

Biography

Early life and career

Morrow was born in

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from the original on November 10, 2013. where he attended North Side High School. He recalled in 1973 that, "Comic art was certainly the first artform I remember being impressed with ... ose gorgeous gory newsstand spreads ..." After serving as editor of his high-school yearbook, for which he did cartoons and illustration, and working a number of odd jobs including "soda jerk, street repairman, tie designer, exercise boy on the race track circuit, etc.," he enrolled in the

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in Chicago, Illinois, in late summer 1954, studying two nights a week for three months under Jerry Warshaw for "the total of my entire formal art training." His first formal commission "was something like a bank ad or a tie design when I was still in my teens."''The Collector'', p. 41 He joined the city's Feldkamp-Malloy art studio, later being fired. Feeling encouraged by a meeting with

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artist

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, Morrow submitted strip samples to various syndicates with no luck. Undaunted, he moved to New York City in winter 1955 and by the following spring had met fellow young comics artists

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

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, and

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. He sold his first

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story, a romance tale, to

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, which went out of business before it could be published. Morrow next did two stories for another company — a

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with original characters and an adaptation of

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", but this company, too, went defunct. He then worked for Williamson and Wood doing backgrounds and layouts, and through Williamson began contributing to Atlas Comics, the 1950s iteration of

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stories plus at least four Westerns and one war story on titles

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d July 1956 to June 1957.Gray Morrow
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Morrow illustrated several stories for

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in the 1950s, including horror, suspense and science fiction. He later did covers and stories for the company's New Trend comics and Picto-Fiction magazines. In late 1956, Morrow was drafted into the

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. Stationed at

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and Wolmido Island, South Korea, with Fox Company, he did "illustrations and paintings for the officers' club, day rooms, insignias on helmets for their parades ... you know, anything and everything. That was my official duty." After being discharged in 1958, "My friend Angelo Torres took me around to a couple of his clients, one being 'Classics' .e.,_the_Gilberton_Company,_publisher_of_the_''Classics_Illustrated.html" ;"title="Gilberton_Company.html" ;"title=".e., the Gilberton Company">.e., the Gilberton Company, publisher of the ''Classics Illustrated">Gilberton_Company.html" ;"title=".e., the Gilberton Company">.e., the Gilberton Company, publisher of the ''Classics Illustrated'' comic-book series of literary adaptations], and I was given a script. One thing led to another and I was soon working on a regular basis. Prior to his Gilberton stint, Morrow contributed to one of the first black-and-white

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-edited ''Eerie Tales'' #1 (Nov. 1959) from Hastings Associates,

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and

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two four-page stories by an unknown writer, "The Stalker" and "Burn!"

1960s to 1970s

In the early 1960s, Morrow anonymously illustrated three literary adaptations for ''

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'': ''The Octopus'' by

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(#159, Nov. 1960); ''Master of the World'' by

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(#163, July 1961); and ''The Queen's Necklace'' by

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(#165, Jan. 1962), which he said he penciled and inked at the rate of "eight pages a day ... as fast as I've ever been able to go" since "I'd moved to California and needed those checks badly."Jones, p
221
Morrow also supplied drawings for chapters in ''Classics Illustrated Special Issue'' #159A, ''Rockets, Jets and Missiles'' (Dec. 1960), and in 13 ''World Around Us'' issues ranging from ''Prehistoric Animals'' (Nov. 1959) to ''Famous Teens'' (May 1961). One of those, #W28, ''Whaling'' (Dec. 1960), resulted in unexpected controversy when he accurately depicted

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whalers: In the end, the problematic chapter, "The Long Voyage", retained what one comics historian called "a respectable number of African-American whalemen." Morrow, however, recalled, " ey had me make them all white. I had to change their features." Concurrently, Morrow also illustrated entries in the

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juvenile book series "Childhood of Famous Americans", continuing with that publisher after Gilberton ceased production of new titles. Morrow's art appears in ''

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: Young Kentucky Orator'' (1963), ''

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: Young Protector'' and other entries. Some, including ''

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, Black Leader of Colonial Patriots'', '' Teddy Roosevelt, Young

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'', and ''

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: Young Baseball Pioneer'', were reprinted by successor publishers in the 1980s and 1990s. Morrow next began a three-year association with

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's line of black-and-white horror-comics magazines in 1964, starting with the six-page story "Bewitched!," written by

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, in ''

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'' #1, and contributed over a dozen stories to that magazine and its sister publication ''

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'', as well as to the

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magazine ''

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'', through 1967. He also painted four horror covers for Warren. For competitor

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, he drew the eight-page "The Skin And Bones Syndrome" for ''Psycho'' #1 (Jan. 1971), and co-created the muck-monster

, with writers

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and

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, in

' first entry into the adult-oriented comics-magazine market, the black-and-white ''

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'' #1 (May 1971). Gray-Morrow

By 1970, Morrow was married to Betty Morrow, who wrote a story he drew, "The Journey", in the early independent comic ''

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'' #7 (1970).Roach, Cooke, p
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/ref> That same year he returned to color comics, drawing several supernatural-fantasy stories for

' ''

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'', '' House of Secrets'' and ''

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'', as well as a smattering of romance and superhero tales. He also drew Western stories, and with writer

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co-created the

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'' #2 (Oct. 1970). He did a small amount of work for Marvel during this time, with the cover and a romance story for ''My Love'' #14 (Nov. 1971), a Man-Thing cover and story in ''

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'' #10 (Oct. 1972), two " Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars" stories in ''

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'' #20-21 (Nov. 1972 - Jan. 1973), and virtually his only Marvel superhero story, a 10-page

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feature in ''

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'' #144 (Dec. 1971). By 1973, Morrow had served as an uncredited ghost artist or art assistant on the syndicated comic strips ''

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'' by John Prentice, ''

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'' by

and '' Big Ben Bolt'' by

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. He took over the ''

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'' strip in 1979 and the ''

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'' Sunday strip from 1983 to 2001. He recalled trying out for ''

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'', saying he provided a sample "when trip creator

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decided to go into semi-retirement. It was done in August and published in October or November of '71. It was done as a sample when Foster interviewed eand a couple of others (

and John Cullen Murphy) to take over."''The Collector'', p. 43 Through 1974 and early 1975, he edited and frequently drew stories for

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of non-teen-humor titles,

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, including ''Chilling Adventures in Sorcery'', its successor ''Red Circle Sorcery'', and the single-issue ''The Super Cops'', based on two real-life

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detectives. Following this, he specialized in covers and stories for such black-and-white Marvel magazines as ''Masters of Terror'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Afterward, through 1976, he was

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' black-and-white magazine ''Space: 1999'', based on the TV series of that name. Active in the early independent comics of the 1970s, Morrow contributed mostly spot illustrations, covers and pinups rather than stories to titles including publisher David Jablin's ''Imagination'' #1 (1971); Mark Feldman's ''I'll Be Damned'' #4 (1971); John Carbonaro's ''Phase'' #1 (Sept. 1971); Doug Murray & Richard Garrison ''Heritage'' #1A and 1B (1972); and Gary Berman & Adam Malin's ''Infinity'' #2, 3B, 4-5 (1970?-1973). In 1978, he began publishing, in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine, a series of stories that would be collected in 2012 as chapters of the

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''Orion''. Likewise, his ''

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'' feature "Amora", which he both wrote and drew, was collected as ''Heritage presents ... Amora'', from the

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publisher Heritage in 1971. He illustrated and colored each of the several

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stories that the author self-adapted for the 96-page graphic short-story collection ''The Illustrated Roger Zelazny'', produced by Byron Preiss Enterprizes and published by Baronet Publishing in February 1979. In addition to comics, Morrow in the 1960s and 1970s was an illustrator for many

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magazines, with examples of his work gracing most of the covers of the American version of the

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paperback-book series. He did regular interior artwork for ''

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'' from 1964 to 1968 including the illustrations for the original Galaxy Science Fiction publication of the

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-winning novella ''

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'' by

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. Additionally, he drew for satirical-humor magazine '' National Lampoon''

Later career

In the 1980s, he wrote and drew

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' three-issue ''Edge of Chaos'' (July 1983 - Jan. 1984), a science-fiction retelling of the story of the

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. Through the decade he did sporadic but diverse work for Marvel and DC, ranging from stories of

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to those of Mark Hazzard: Merc, as well as horror and science-fiction stories for

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; satirical humor for ''

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''; "The Sex Vampires from Outer Space" and other stories for the same publisher's black-and-white comics magazine ''Monsters Attack''; and ''Marvel Graphic Novel: Dreamwalker'' (1989), a 63-page

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thriller written by actors

Miguel Ferrer Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film ''RoboCop''. Other film roles include Quigley in '' Blank Check'' (1994), Harbinger in ''Hot Shots! Part D ...

and

Bill Mumy Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, and musician and a figure in the science-fiction community/comic book fandom. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, which included television appeara ...

. He drew the comics adaptations of the '' Sheena'' and ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

'' movies in 1984. Morrow briefly drew DC's ''

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'' series in 1988. The following decade, continuing his trend of wide-ranging work, he drew the superhero feature "Powerline", by writers D. G. Chichester and Margaret Clark, in several issues of the Marvel/

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anthology '' A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass''; inked

Michael Davis Lawrence Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

on writer

Mike Grell Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of ...

's DC Comics miniseries '' Shado: Song of the Dragon'' #1-4; contributed to DC's " The Big Book of ..." trade paperback line of non-fiction vignettes on a variety of topics; drew the Historical Souvenir Co.'s 40-page, non-fiction ''Epic Battles of the Civil War #2 - Shiloh'' (1998); drew children's

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

adventurers for

Hamilton Comics Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilton ...

and adult-oriented stories for ''

Penthouse Comix ''Penthouse Comix'' was an American mass-market, magazine-sized comic book, published by Penthouse International/General Media Communications from spring 1994 through July 1998. Founded and initially edited by George Caragonne and Horatio Weisfel ...

''; and did work for such

independent comics Alternative comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to mainstream superhero comics which i ...

publishers as

Aardwolf Publishing Clifford Meth is an American writer, editor, and publisher best known for his dark fiction, as well as his publishing imprint Aardwolf Publishing. He has said that his work is often "self-consciously Jewish." Early life Meth grew up in Rockaway, ...

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

and NBM, and the

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publisher

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. His last new work was his posthumously published contribution, with four other artists, to the 10-page story "Letters From a Broken Apple", written by Neil Kleid, in Alternative Comics' benefit one-shot '' 9-11 Emergency Relief'' (Jan. 2002).

Other work

Morrow worked in

television animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

, including on a ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

'' TV series, and was a member of The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839. He painted or drew the theatrical

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for the

Al Adamson Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor known as a prolific director of B-grade horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The son of silent film stars Victor Adamson a ...

horror film ''

Five Bloody Graves ''Five Bloody Graves'' is an American western film directed by Al Adamson and starring Robert Dix, Scott Brady, Jim Davis, John Carradine, Paula Raymond. Fruita, Utah was used as a setting for the film. Cast *Robert Dix as Ben Thompson *Scott Br ...

'' (1970), and drew the

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

cover of the premiere issue of ''

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''.

Personal life

By 1973, when he was living in Brooklyn, Morrow was married with a family that included adopted children.Roach, Cooke, p
75
Question: "Did you have children?" Morrow: "Adopted children." He was living in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, and suffering from

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

when he died November 6, 2001, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was survived by his later wife, Pocho Morrow.

Awards

Morrow was nominated for the

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for best professional artist in 1966, 1967, and 1968. In 2005, he was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Associates Hall of Fame in

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, located in the

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Bibliography

Books

* *''Babes & Bimbos: The Unseen Art of Gray Morrow''
WorldCat.org. Retrieved March 24, 2012

Comics

Alternative Comics

* '' 9-11 Emergency Relief'' #1 (2002)

Archie Comics

* ''Archie's Super Hero Comics Digest Magazine'' #2 (Black Hood) (1979) * ''Archie's Super Hero Special'' #1 (1978) * ''

Black Hood The Black Hood is a fictional character created by MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics) during the period known as the "Golden Age of Comic Books". The Black Hood first appeared in ''Top-Notch Comics #9'', October 1940 and became one of MLJ ...

'' #1, 3 (1983) * '' Blue Ribbon Comics'' vol 2. #8 (1984) * '' Chilling Adventures in Sorcery'' #3–5 (1973–1974) * '' Mad House'' #97 (1975) * ''Red Circle Sorcery'' #6–8, 10–11 (1974–1975) * ''

The Super Cops ''The Super Cops'' is a 1974 action adventure film directed by Gordon Parks and starring Ron Leibman and David Selby. The film is based on the book ''The Super Cops: The True Story of the Cops Called Batman and Robin'' by L. H. Whittemore. The ...

'' #1 (1974) * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures'' is a comic book series published from August 1988 to October 1995 by Archie Comics, based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It is mainly based on t ...

'' #62, 65–66 (1994–1995)

Baronet Publishing

* ''The Illustrated

'' (1979)

Charlton Comics

* '' Space: 1999'' #1–3, 5–6, 8 (1975–1976)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...

'' #53–55 (1991) * ''Dark Horse Presents Annual'' (1998) * ''

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around the world, with "Old Indy" bookend segments filmed in Wilmington, Nort ...

'' #3–6 (1992)

DC Comics

* ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' #413–415 (Zatanna); #417, 422 (

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without Right, legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a pers ...

) (1971–1972) * ''

'' #2–4, 10–11 ( El Diablo) (1970–1972) * '' Batman Annual'' #13 (1989) * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual'' #3 (1993) * ''Christmas with the Super-Heroes'' #2 (1989) * ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring back ...

'' #65 (

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

Madame Xanadu Madame Xanadu is a comic book mysticism, mystic published by DC Comics. The character is identified with Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the magician (fantasy), sorceress from Arthurian mythology made popular by Thomas Malory, Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Mo ...

) (1984) * ''

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 ...

'' #159–161 (1973) * ''

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

: The Wonder Year'' #1–4 (1993) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (1986) * ''

'' #192, 196, 255, 320 (1971–1983) * '' House of Secrets'' #86, 89–90 (1970–1971) * ''

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the ...

'' #90–92 (1985) * ''

'' #1–2 (1986) * ''

Outsiders Outsider(s) may refer to: Film * Outsider (1997 film), ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film * Outsider (2012 film), ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film * Outsiders (1980 film), ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a ...

'' #12 (1986) * '' Scarlett'' #5–9 (1993) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' vol. 2 #21 (Jonah Hex) (1987) * '' Shado: Song of the Dragon'' #1–4 (1992) * ''

'' vol. 2 #9–15 (1987–1988) * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' #28, 35–36, 56, ''Annual'' #1 (1986–1990) * '' Supergirl Movie Special'' #1 (1985) * ''

'' #238 (World of Krypton) (1971) * ''

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics. The series focusing on the adventures of Lois Lane began publication with a March/April 1958 cover date and ended its run in September/October 1 ...

'' #111 ( Rose and the Thorn) (1971) * ''

'' #208 (1972) * ''Who's Who in Star Trek'' #1–2 (1987) * '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #4, 7, 25–26 (1985–1987) * ''Who's Who Update '88'' #4 (1988) * '' The Witching Hour'' #10, 13, 15–16 (1970–1971) * ''

World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...

'' #245–248 (Vigilante) (1977) * '' Young Love'' #80, 82 (1970) * ''

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with a ...

Special'' #1 (1987)

=Paradox Press

= * '' The Big Book Of Bad'' (1998) * ''The Big Book of Hoaxes'' (1996) * ''The Big Book of Losers'' (1997) * ''The Big Book of the '70s'' (2000) * ''The Big Book of the Weird Wild West'' (1998) * ''The Big Book of Thugs'' (1996) * ''The Big Book of Vice'' (1999)

Eclipse Comics

* ''3-D Alien Terror'' #1 (1986) * '' Alien Encounters'' #10 (1986) * ''

Tales of Terror ''Tales of Terror'' is a 1962 American International Pictures horror film in colour and Panavision, produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson, and Roger Corman, who also directed. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson, and th ...

'' #3–4 (1985–1986) * '' Twisted Tales'' #10 (1984)

Fantagraphics

* ''Cosmic Kliti'' #1 (1991)

Forbidden Fruit Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden. As a ...

* ''Gray Morrow's Private Commissions'' #1–2 (1992)

Gilberton Company

* ''

'' #159, 163, 165, 169 (1960–1969) * ''Classics Illustrated Special Issue'' #159A (1960) * ''

The World Around Us ''The World Around Us'' was an Australian documentary television series that aired on the Seven Network between 1979 until 2006. It regularly showed documentaries which featured the likes of Malcolm Douglas and Sir David Attenborough. Pres ...

'' #15, 18–19, 23, 25–26, 28, 30, 32 (1959–1961)

Globe Communications

* ''

'' #228, 241 (1987–1988) * ''Monsters Attack'' #1–5 (1989–1990)

Hamilton Comics

* ''Dread of Night'' #1 (1991) * ''Grave Tales'' #1 (1991) * ''Maggots'' #3 (1992) * '' Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #1, 4, 6 (1995)

HM Communications, Inc.

* '' Heavy Metal'' #v1#10, #v1#12–13, #v2#1, #v2#3–8, #v3#1, #v3#3, #v3#5, #v6#8 (1978–1982)

Marvel Comics

* ''

'' #10 (

) (1972) * ''Astonishing'' #52, 61 (1956–1957) * ''

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. ...

'' #32 (1993) * ''Battlefront'' #41 (1956) * ''

'' #144 (1971) * ''

'' #20–21 (1972–1973) * ''

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

'' #3 (1992) * ''Frontier Western'' #8 (1957) * ''

Heroes for Hope ''Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men'' is a 1985 Marvel comic book designed to raise awareness about hunger in Africa. Proceeds from the comic went to the American Friends Service Committee, to assist in their work on behalf of African famine r ...

Starring the X-Men'' #1 (1985) * '' Hook Magazine'' #1 (1992) * ''

Journey into Mystery ''Journey into Mystery'' is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stori ...

'' #41–42 (1956–1957) * ''

Journey into Unknown Worlds ''Journey into Unknown Worlds'' was a science-fiction/horror/fantasy title from Atlas (pre-Marvel) Comics published during the 1950s. The series continued from Timely Comics' teen-humor series ''Teen Comics'' and ran from Sept. 1950 - Aug. 1957. ...

'' #48 (1956) * ''

Kid Colt, Outlaw ''Kid Colt, Outlaw'' is a comic book title featuring the character Kid Colt originally published by Atlas Comics beginning in 1948 and later Marvel Comics. Publication history Kid Colt and his horse Steel first appeared in ''Kid Colt'' #1 (Augu ...

'' #60 (1956) * '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' #1–2, 4, 8, 10–11 (1986–1987) * ''

Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...

'' #9 (Man-Thing) (1983) * ''

Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establi ...

: The Dreamwalker'' (1989) * ''

Marvel Super Special ''Marvel Comics Super Special'' was a 41-issue series of one-shot comic-magazines published by Marvel Comics from 1977 to 1986. They were cover-priced $1.50 to $2.50, while regular color comics were priced 30 cents to 60 cents, Beginning with issue ...

'' #34 ( Sheena) (1984) * '' Marvel Tales'' #150, 152, 156 (1956–1957) * '' Monsters Unleashed'' #3 (1973) * ''My Love'' #14 (1971) * ''Mystery Tales'' #50 (1957) * '' Mystic'' #51 (1956) * ''

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which las ...

'' #51 (1989) * ''Quick-Trigger Western'' #18 (1957) * ''

'' #1–2 (1971–1973) * ''Savage Tales'' vol. 2 #1–2, 7 (1985–1986) * ''Strange Stories of Suspense'' #13 (1957) * ''

Strange Tales ''Strange Tales'' is a Marvel Comics comics anthology, anthology series. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions. Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (feature), Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their d ...

'' #52, 54, 57 (1956–1957) * ''Strange Tales of the Unusual'' #10 (1957) * ''Two-Gun Western'' #9–10 (1957) * '' Uncanny Tales'' #46, 51 (1956–1957) * ''

'' #5 (1975) * ''

Western Gunfighters ''Western Gunfighters'' is the name of two American Western-anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics. That initial Atlas series ran eight issues, from 1956 to 1957, and featured artists includi ...

'' #26 (1957) * ''

World of Fantasy ''World of Fantasy'' was a science fiction/fantasy comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor company, Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. Lasting from 1956 to 1959, it included the work of several notable comics a ...

'' #7 (1957)

=Epic Comics

= * ''

Clive Barker's Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is an English/American horror media franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. Based on the novella by English author Clive Barker titled ''The Hellbound Heart'', ...

'' #8 (1991) * ''Powerline'' #4–7 (1989) * '' A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass'' #1, 3–4, 6–7 (1990) * ''

Wild Cards ''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George R. ...

'' #4 (1990)

Pacific Comics

* ''

Alien Worlds ''Alien Worlds'' is an American science fiction anthology comic that was published by Pacific Comics and, later, Eclipse Comics, in the early 1980s. It was edited by Bruce Jones and April Campbell.Johnston, Rich"When Diamond Comic Distributor ...

'' #7 (1984) * ''

Edge of Chaos The edge of chaos is a transition space between order and disorder that is hypothesized to exist within a wide variety of systems. This transition zone is a region of bounded instability that engenders a constant dynamic interplay between order ...

'' #1–3 (1983–1984)

Penthouse

* ''

'' #2–7 (1994–1995)

Valiant Comics

* ''Nintendo Comics System'' #1 (1991)

Warren Publishing

* ''

'' #1–3 (1965–1966) * ''

'' #1–7, 9–10, 13, 20, 24, 26, 55, 87 (1964–1977) * ''

'' #2, 4, 15, 19 (1966–1968)

Wonderful Publishing Company

* ''

'' #6–7 (1969–1970)

References

External links

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Biography

Early life and career

1960s to 1970s

Later career

Other work

Personal life

Awards

Bibliography

Books

Comics

Alternative Comics

Archie Comics

Baronet Publishing

Charlton Comics

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

=Paradox Press

Eclipse Comics

Fantagraphics

Forbidden Fruit Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden. As a ...

Gilberton Company

Globe Communications

Hamilton Comics

HM Communications, Inc.

Marvel Comics

=Epic Comics

Pacific Comics

Penthouse

Valiant Comics

Warren Publishing

Wonderful Publishing Company

References

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