Wallace "Wally" Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. In addition to Wood's hundreds of comic book pages, he also did magazine illustrations, advertising art, commercial-product art and packaging, gag cartoons, record-album covers, subway posters, syndicated comic strips, and trading cards. EC publisher Bill Gaines once stated, "He was just the greatest science-fiction artist there ever was".^{[citation needed]} Biographical anthology published by TwoMorrows in 2003. ... Biographical anthology published by TwoMorrows in 2003. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Menahga is a city located in Wadena County, Minnesota. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Entertaining Comics was headed by William Gaines but is better known by its publishing name of EC Comics. ... Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... Packaging is the enclosing of a physical object, typically a product that will be offered for sale. ... A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. ... Cartoons started in the 1930s and 40s. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ... 1942 US government war poster. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... William Maxwell Gaines (March 1, 1922–June 3, 1992), or Bill Gaines as he was called, was the founder of MAD Magazine but he was also noted for his efforts to create comic books of sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. ... A collection of well-known science-fiction novels and magazines Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. ...

Early life and career

Wood began reading and drawing comics at an early age, strongly influenced by the comic strip artwork of Roy Crane. He graduated from high school in 1944, signed on with the Merchant Marine near the end of World War II, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Paratroopers in 1946. He went from training at Fort Benning, Georgia, to occupied Japan, where he was assigned to the island of Hokkaido. Arriving in New York City after his discharge in summer 1948, he worked as a Bickford's busboy and briefly attending the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. He broke into the field of professional art as an assistant to George Wunder, who had taken over the Milt Caniff comic strip Terry and the Pirates. Royston Campbell Crane (November 22, 1901 - July 7, 1977) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip characters Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer. ... High school is the name used for the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China), the United Kingdom and the United States. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bickfords Restaurants and Cafeterias were mainstays in the New York City area from the 1920s through the 1960s. ... A busboy is an assistant to a waiter or waitress, mainly specializing in setting and clearing tables. ... The School of Visual Arts Main Building, circa 1992. ... George Wunder, (1912-1987) was a cartoonist who continued Terry and the Pirates after Milton Caniff left it in 1946. ... Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (February 28, 1907-May 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist most famous for Terry and the Pirates. ... Terry and the Pirates is the title of: a comic strip created by Milton Caniff; see: Terry and the Pirates (comic strip) a radio serial, based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the Pirates (radio serial) a television series, also based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the...

Artist-representative Renaldo Epworth helped Wood land his first comic-book assignments, although it is unclear if that included Wood's debut, the 10-page story "The Tip Off Woman" (cq) in the Fox Feature Syndicate Western Women Outlaws #4 (Jan. 1949). Wood's next work does not appear until Fox's romance comic My Confession #7 (Aug. 1949), at which time he begins working almost continuously on the company's similar My Experience, My Secret Life, My Love Story and My True Love Thrilling Confession Stories. His first signed work is believed to be in My Confession #8 (Oct. 1949), with the name "Woody" half-hidden on a theater marquee. He penciled and inked two stories in that issue: "I Was Unwanted" (9 pages) and "My Tarnished Reputation" (10 pages). Fox Feature Syndicate (a. ... Western fiction is a genre of literature that is typically set in any of the American states west of the Mississippi River and between the years of approximately 1860 and 1900. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article refers to the wide variety of writing called romantic. For literature from the European Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, see Romanticism: Art and Literature. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

1950s and the Silver Age

Panel from Sky Masters comic strip. Art by Jack Kirby (pencils) & Wally Wood (inks)

Working from a studio at West 64th Street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, Wood began to attract attention in 1950 with his highly detailed and imaginative science-fiction artwork for EC and for Avon Comics, some in collaboration with Joe Orlando. He drew for a wide variety of subjects and genres, including humor, horror, war fiction, romance, superheroes, and even "message" dramas (for EC's Shock SuspenStories). Image File history File links SkyMastersPanel. ... Image File history File links SkyMastersPanel. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joe Orlando was an illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist who was born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, and died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan. ... Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader. ... Superheroes is a danish pop/rock band. ... This article refers to the art form. ... Shock SuspenStories was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ...

Between 1957 and 1967, he produced both covers and interiors for more than 60 issues of the science-fiction digest Galaxy Science Fiction, illustrating such authors as Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Jack Finney, C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Robert Sheckley, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance. He also did six covers for Galaxy Science Fiction Novels between 1952 and 1958. His gag cartoons appeared in such men's magazines as Dude, Gent and Nugget. He inked the first eight months the of 1958-1961 newspaper comic strip Sky Masters of the Space Force, penciled by fellow comics legend Jack Kirby. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein in Galaxy, Sept. ... Isaac Asimov (courtesy of Jay Kay Klein) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 — March 2, 1982), often known by his initials PKD, and sometimes by the pen name Richard Phillips, was an American science fiction writer and novelist who changed the genre profoundly. ... Jack Finney (October 2, 1911 - November 16, 1995) was an American author. ... Cyril M. Kornbluth (July 23, 1923 - March 21, 1958 -- pen-names: Cecil Corwin and S.D. Gottesman;) was a science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians. ... Frederik Pohl (November 26, 1919—) is an American science fiction writer and editor who received the Grand Master Nebula in 1993. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY) is a prolific author best known for writing science fiction, a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ... Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928, New York – December 9, 2005, Poughkeepsie, New York) was an American Jewish author. ... Clifford Donald Simak ( August 3, 1904 - April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction author. ... John Holbrook Vance (b. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The March, 1963 cover of For Men Only promises, among other things, a tale of Swastika Slave Girls in Argentinas No-Escape Brothel Camp! Mens adventure is a genre of pulp magazines that had its heyday in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sky Masters of the Space Force is an American comic strip created by Jack Kirby, featuring the adventures of an American astronaut. ... In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ...

In 1966, Wood launched the independent magazine witzend. One of the first alternative comics, it featured the work of fellow professionals including names here; dubbed a "prozine" by the fanzine press, it was a precursor to the underground comics movement.^{[citation needed]} After the fourth issue, Wood turned the comic book over to Bill Pearson, who continued as editor and publisher through the 1970s and into the 1980s. 1966 (MCMLXVI) 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. ... Edited and published by Bill Pearson on an irregular schedule spanning decades, the alternative comic book witzend featured contributions by both newcomers to comics, leading comic book artists and professional illustrators. ... The term alternative comics is one of several labels applied to a range of comics that have appeared since about 1980, in the wake of the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 70s. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... Bill Pearson (born 1938 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota) is an American comic book writer, artist, editor and letterer. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1980s, in its most obvious sense, was the decade between 1980 and 1989. ...

Book-cover art by Wally Wood.

Wood worked on art and stories for both major comic-book companies and smaller publishers, from Marvel Comics (including its 1950s iteration as Atlas Comics), DC Comics (House of Mystery, Plop, Stalker, JSA, Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown), EC (Weird Fantasy, Weird Science), and Warren Publishing (Creepy), to Avon (Strange Worlds), Charlton (War and Attack, Jungle Jim), Fox (Martin Kane, Private Eye), Gold Key (MARS Patrol/Total War, Fantastic Voyage), Harvey (Unearthly Spectaculars), King Comics (Jungle Jim), Seaboard (The Destructor), Youthful (Capt. Science), and even the toy company Wham-O (Wham-O Giant Comics). Image File history File links WallyWoodBookCovers. ... Image File history File links WallyWoodBookCovers. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Warren Publishing was a publication company better known for the Warren adult comic magazines which were the major black and white horror magazines from the 1960s through the 1970s. ... Charlton Comics was a American comic book publishing house that existed from 1946 to 1986, based in Derby, Connecticut. ... Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing. ... Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey Publications) was an American comic book publisher, founded by Alfred Harvey and Robert B. Harvey. ... King Comics was a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, and an attempt by King to publish comics of their own characters, rather then thru other publishers. ... Atlas/Seaboard is the term that comic book historians and collectors use to refer to the short-lived line of comics published as Atlas Comics by Seaboard Periodicals, to differentiate it from Atlas Comics, the former name of Marvel Comics. ... A display of Roman toys, including several that would be familiar to children today: a doll, dice, rattles, and toy dishes for playing house. ... Wham-O is a toy company currently located in California, USA. They are known for inventing many of the most popular modern toys, including the hula hoop, the frisbee, and the predecessor of modern Nerf dart guns. ...

At just 25 years old, Wood, over scripts and pencil breakdowns by Jules Feiffer, drew two months of Will Eisner's classic, Sunday-supplement newspaper comic book The Spirit, on the story arc "The Spirit in Outer Space". Later, Wood expamded into book illustrations, including for the picture-cover editions (though not the dust-jacket editions) of titles in the 1959 Aladdin Books reissues of the 1947 Bobbs Merrill "Childhood of Famous Americans" series. (See examples at right.) Jules Feiffer (born January 26, 1929) is a syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author. ... Will Eisner (March 3, 1917, Brooklyn, New York City – January 3, 2005, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) was an acclaimed American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. ... In June of 1940 Will Eisner created The Spirit, a comic serial that appeared weekly in a Sunday newspaper insert (which contained four or five stories, each seven to eight pages long). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For Marvel during the Silver Age of comic books, his work as [enciler-inker of Daredevil #5-8 and inker (over Bob Powell) of issues #9-11 established the title character's distinctive red costume (in issue #7; see cover at left). Wood also penciled and inked the first four 10-page installments of the company's "Dr. Doom" feature in Astonishing Tales #1-4 (Aug. 1970 - Feb. 1971), and both wrote and drew anthological horror/suspense tales in Tower of Shadows #5-8 (May-Nov. 1970). Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... For people who perform risky stunts as a profession, see stunt performer. ... Bob Powell (born Stanley Pawlowski or Stanley Pulowski [sources differ], 1917; died 1967) is an American comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, including the features Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Mr. ... Cover to Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four #5. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Daredevil #7 (April 1964): Wood's best-known work for Marvel Comics, the issue debuting Daredevil's modern red costume

Additionally, he inked The Avengers #20-22 and the "Iron Man" feature in Tales of Suspense, both over penciler Don Heck, as well as the "Human Torch" feature in Strange Tales #134, over Powell, in 1965; Captain America #127, over Gene Colan, in 1970; Kull the Conquerer #1, over Ross Andru and "Red Wolf" in Marvel Spotlight #1, over Syd Shores, in 1971; and The Cat #1, over Marie Severin, in 1972. He inked fellow comic-book legend Jack Kirby on the covers of The Avengers #20-21 and The X-Men #14, and — in one of the final assignments — he returned to a character he helped define, inking Frank Miller's cover of Daredevil #164 (May 1980). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x614, 74 KB) Summary Cover of Daredevil vol. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x614, 74 KB) Summary Cover of Daredevil vol. ... For people who perform risky stunts as a profession, see stunt performer. ... The Avengers are a Marvel superhero team, consisting of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes. ... Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Tales of Suspense was a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ... Don Heck (January 2, 1929-1995) was a comic book artist best known for co-creating the character Iron Man, and for his long run penciling The Avengers in the 1960s. ... The Human Torch is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... Strange Tales is the name of several comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926) is an American comic book illustrator who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... A complete edition of Kulls stories from 1969 Kull of Atlantis or Kull the Conqueror is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard. ... Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #136 pencilled by Andru. ... Marvel Spotlight is the name of several comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ... Syd Shores (born 1916, died March 6, 1973) is an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America in both during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books and the 1960s Silver Age. ... Hellcat, real name Patsy Walker, is a fictional character and superhero who has appeared in various comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Cover to Sub-Mariner #9 . ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

In 1965, Wood created T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for Tower Comics. In circles concerned with copyright and intellectual property issues, he is known as the creator of the satirical Disneyland Memorial Orgy poster, which first appeared in Paul Krassner's magazine The Realist. During the 1960s, he did many trading cards and humor products for Topps Chewing Gum, including concept roughs for Topps' famed "Mars Attacks" cards prior to the final art by Bob Powell and Norman Saunders. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a team of comic book superheroes originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. ... Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents by Wally Wood. ... Copyright symbol. ... Intellectual property or IP refers to a legal entitlement which sometimes attaches to the expressed form of an idea, or to some other intangible subject matter. ... Satire is a literary technique not of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... The Disneyland Memorial Orgy is a black and white drawing done by Wally Wood for humorist Paul Krassners underground publication The Realist. ... Paul Krassner (born April 9, 1932) was editor and frequent contributor to the Freethought magazine The Realist, which, first published in 1958, is a very early example of the underground countercultural press in the US. The Realist was published intermittently until 2001. ... Norman Saunders (1907-1989) was a prolific commercial artist who produced paintings for pulp magazines, paperbacks, mens magazines, comic books, and trading cards. ...

Over several decades, numerous artists worked at the Wood Studio. Associates and assistants included Dan Adkins, Richard Bassford, Tony Coleman, Nick Cuti, Leo and Diane Dillon, Larry Hama, Russ Jones, Paul Kirchner, Joe Orlando, Bill Pearson, Al Sirois, Ralph Reese, Bhob Stewart, Tatjana Wood and Mike Zeck. Dan Adkins, born 1937 in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States, is a prolific American illustrator who worked mainly for comic books and science fiction magazines. ... Airbrush illustration by Richard Bassford Richard Bassford is an American illustrator who has worked in both advertising and comic books. ... Nick Cuti was a writer who worked in the comics industry. ... Leo and Diane Dillon are a husband and wife team of illustrators. ... Larry Hama (June 7, 1949 - ) is a Japanese American writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1970s. ... Cover painting by Russ Jones Debut issue of Creepy, edited by Russ Jones in 1963 for Warren Publishing. ... Joe Orlando was an illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist who was born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, and died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan. ... Bill Pearson (born 1938 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota) is an American comic book writer, artist, editor and letterer. ... Ralph Reese is an American artist who attended the High School of Art and Design before beginning his art career as an assistant to Wally Wood during the mid-1960s. ... Mike Zeck in an American comic book illustrator. ...

Final years

In the 1970s, following bouts with alcoholism, Wood suffered from kidney failure. A stroke in 1978 caused a loss of vision in one eye. Faced with declining health and career prospects, he committed suicide. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Alcoholism is a dependency on alcoholic beverages characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence, tolerance (increasing difficulty in becoming drunk), and withdrawal symptoms. ... Renal failure is when the kidneys fail to function properly. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Vision can refer to: Visual perception is one of the senses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

EC and Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman, who had worked closely with Wood during the 1950s, once commented, "Wally had a tension in him, an intensity that he locked away in an internal steam boiler. I think it ate away his insides, and the work really used him up. I think he delivered some of the finest work that was ever drawn, and I think it's to his credit that he put so much intensity into his work at great sacrifice to himself."^{[citation needed]} Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 - February 21, 1993), U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. ...

Awards and recognition

Among his awards, Wallace Wood received three from the National Cartoonists Society, for the Comic Book Division in 1957, 1959, and 1965. He won the 1965 Alley Award for Best Pencil Artist, the 1966 Alley for Best Inking Work, and was the runner-up for the 1968 Alley for Best Inking Artist. Wood earned two Best Professional Artist nominations for the Science Fiction Achievement Hugo Award (1959, 1960). In Angouleme, France, in 1978, Wood received the Best Foreign Cartoonist Award. He was a finalist for induction into the Shazam Awards Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1989, he was named to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, followed by the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1992. The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Alley Awards were awards originally sponsored by Alter-Ego, a magazine edited by Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Ronn Foss, and Mike Friedrich. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) 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. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. ... An Eisner Award is given for creative achievement in comic books, one of the most prestigious such awards in North America. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Wood's art was hugely influential from the early 1950s and into the 21st century. Traces of his style are evident in the work of numerous cartoonists and illustrators, including Bassford, Reese, Hama, Kyle Baker, Hilary Barta, Sid Check, Rand Holmes, Wayne Howard, Howard Nostrand, Mark Schultz, William Stout, Tom Sutton, Bruce Timm, Bill Wray and Bernie Wrightson. Template:Squirrels The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. ... Kyle Baker (born 1965 in Queens, New York City, United States) is an American writer and illustrator of comic books as well as an animator. ... Mark Schultz is an American comicbook writer and artist. ... Tom Sutton (April 15, 1937- May 2002), a. ... Harley Quinn (concept Paul Dini) was brought to life by Timms acclaimed style Image:Timm. ... Bill Wray is a cartoonist who has worked on animated TV series. ... Swamp Thing, created by Bernie Wrightson. ...

References

• Illustrated Profile by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
• "Wallace Wood: The Tragedy of a Master S.F. Cartoonist"
• John Hitchcock's Wally Wood Letters and Photo Album
• Michael T. Gilbert profile of Wood
• Neil Riehle's Splash Pages: Wally Wood Gallery and Online Checklist
• The Grand Comics Database
• National Cartoonist Society Awards
• "Childhood of Famous Americans" (1947 original issue)
• Library site for Tom Edison, Boy Inventor (1959 reissue)
• Stewart, Bhob, ed., Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003) trade paperback ISBN 1893905233, hardcover ISBN 1893905284

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External links

• Artists Influenced by Wood
• Ben Varkentine Review of Bhob Stewart's Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood
• Is This Tomorrow? Wally Wood Trading Card
• MAD Magazine