Swamp Thing, created by Bernie Wrightson.

Bernie "Berni" Wrightson (born October 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comics. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Swampthing1. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baltimore skyline at night Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area... Jump to: navigation, search Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Horror can mean several things: Horror (emotion) Horror fiction Horror film This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Example Illustration 1. ... // Controversy regarding the terminology Note: Although it takes the form of a plural noun, the common usage when referring to comics Scholars disagree on the definition of comics; some claim its printed format is crucial, some emphasize the interdependence of image and text, and others its sequential nature. ...

He received training in art from reading comics, especially those produced by EC as well as through a correspondence course. Entertaining Comics was headed by William Gaines but is better known by its publishing name of EC Comics. ... An old-fashioned form of distance learning, a correspondence course is a course in which the student studies at home, receiving his/her work by mail and sending it back to the instructor in the same fashion. ...

Wrightson began working in 1966 for The Baltimore Sun as an illustrator. In 1967, after meeting artist Frank Frazetta in a comic convention in New York he was inspired to produce his own stories. In 1968 he showed copies of his sequential art to DC Comics editor Dick Giordano and was given a job. Wrightson began spelling his name "Berni" in his professional work to distinguish himself from an Olympic diver named Bernie Wrightson, but later restored the final E to his name. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Baltimore Sun is the major newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, with a daily press run of about 430,000 copies, and a Sunday run of 540,000 copies. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is one of the worlds most influential fantasy and science fiction artists. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18... Jump to: navigation, search 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... ... Jump to: navigation, search The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Richard Joseph Dick Giordano (July 20, 1932 - ) is a United States comic book artist and editor. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... Jump to: navigation, search Diving has several meanings:- Jumping or falling deliberately, often acrobatically, into water. ...

Bernie Wrightson, 1977.

His first professional comic work appeared in House of Mystery #179 in 1968. He continued to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and their principal rival, Marvel Comics. In 1971 he co-created the massive muck creature Swamp Thing with writer Len Wein for DC. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Swampthing3. ... House of Mystery was a horror anthology comic book series published by DC Comics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Marvel Comics, NYSE: MVL (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Swamp Thing (vol. ... Len Wein (June 12, 1948 - ) is an American comic book writer and editor. ...

By 1974 he had left DC to work at Warren where he produced a series of original horror work as well as adaptations of stories by H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Though he continued to produce sequential art, he also began producing artwork for numerous posters, prints, calendars, and even coloring books. He produced the poster for the film Creepshow and album covers for a number of bands including Meatloaf. He has also contributed illustrations for writer Stephen King's werewolf story "Cycle of the Werewolf". Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A warren is a network of rabbit burrows. ... Jump to: navigation, search H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. ... Jump to: navigation, search This daguerreotype of Poe was taken less than a year before his death at the age of 40. ... Poster of Creepshow Creepshow is a 1982 horror movie directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. ... A meatloaf is a meat dish consisisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for horror novels. ... Cycle of the Werewolf is a horror novel released in 1983 by Stephen King, featuring illustrations by renowned comic book artist Bernie Wrightson. ...

Bernie Wrightson spent seven years drawing approximately 50 highly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, which some people consider his masterpiece.

Most recently, Wrightson contributed production designs for the Reavers in the 2005 film Serenity [1]. Reavers are a group of humans from the Joss Whedon televison series Firefly and Serenity, the movie based on that series. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serenity is a 2005 film written and directed by Joss Whedon. ...

Checklist of comics by Bernie Wrightson

• Swamp Thing 1–10 (DC Comics)
• House of Mystery 183,186,195,204,207,221,224,226,228 (DC Comics)
• House of Secrets 85,87, 89-90, 92-94, 96, 100 (DC Comics)
• The Shadow 3 (DC Comics)
• Spectre 9 (Volume 1) (DC Comics)
• Bernie Wrightson: Master of the Macabre 1-5
• Creepy magazine 62-63,87,103,113 (Warren)
• Eerie magazine 61-62,64 (Warren)

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External link

• Wrightson's official site