Al Williamson

Al Williamson (d. 2010) was an American comic-book artist and illustrator. He began his career at the age of 17 as an assistant on the Tarzan newspaper strip. He later worked for EC Comics, drawing science-fiction stories for titles including “Weird Science” and “Weird Fantasy.” In the late 1950s, he illustrated western, jungle, and war stories for Atlas Comics, the forerunner of Marvel. Williamson contributed to Warren Publishing’s “Creepy” and “Eerie” and worked on “Flash Gordon.” He illustrated the newspaper strip “Secret Agent Corrigan” for 13 years and the “Star Wars” newspaper strip for three years. From the late 1980s onward, he increasingly worked as an inker. His work on “Daredevil” and “Spider-Man 2099” earned several Harvey Awards, and his inks for “Atomic Age” received an Eisner Award.