WILLIAMSON, AL |
| Source (some data) |
| | AL WILLIAMSON | NULL |
| Name and vital stats |
| | WILLIAMSON, AL [1931- ] (artist; writer) | NULL |
| Biographical |
| | Birthplace: Columbia; moved to the U.S.A. in '43 | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | [with Angelo Torres]: SMITHFIELD COBB; ZENO BECKWITH | NULL |
| | ALBRET BLEVINSON [with Bret Blevins]; BALDO SMUDGE | NULL |
| | HAROLD WILLIAMS; ROY WILLIAMS [with Roy Krenkel] | NULL |
| Education |
| | Cartoonists and Illustrators School | NULL |
| | Pratt Institute | NULL |
| | Trained with Burne Hogarth | NULL |
| Family in arts |
| | Wife: Arlene Williamson | NULL |
| Influences |
| | Alex Raymond; Carlos Clemen | NULL |
| Member |
| | National Cartoonists Society | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Artist: Album covers: 1966 Official Adventures of Flash Gordon | > 66 |
| | Artist: Books: 1965/83 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Master of Adventure '65; Art of All Williamson '83 | > 65 83 |
| | Artist: Magazines: Marvel Science Fiction 1952 | > 52 |
| Other career notes |
| | Teacher: Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts | NULL |
| Additional biography |
| | Amazing Heroes #137, 1988 | NULL |
| | Cartoonist PROfiles #3 | NULL |
| | Comics Journal #90, 1984; #100, 1985 | NULL |
| | Comics Scene #10, 1982 | NULL |
| | E.C. Lives! 1972 | NULL |
| | Great Comic Book Artists, 1986 | NULL |
| | Rocket's Blast-Comicollecor #96-98, 1972; #102, 1973 | NULL |
| | Spa Fon, c1966 | NULL |
| | Third Rail #1, 1981 | NULL |
| | World Encyclopedia of Comics, 1976/99 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Best Inker: Harvey Award (Chicago) 1988 | > 88 |
| | Comics Fandom's Alley Award Best Penciller 1966 | > 66 |
| | Eisner Award Best Inker 1991/97 | > 91 97 |
| | Harvey Award Best Inker 1988/89/90/91/93 | > 88 89 90 91 93 |
| | National Cartoonists Society Best Artist (story comic) 1966 | > 66 |
| Syndication |
| | BIG BEN BOLT (asst pen&ink/) 1963-76- for King Features Syndicate | > 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 |
| | FLASH GORDON [daily] (asst lay/) 1955 two weeks; for King Features Syndicate | > 55 |
| | FLASH GORDON [daily] (bkgrd/) 1953 a few; for King Features Syndicate | > 53 |
| | FLASH GORDON [daily] (ghost lay/) 1955 two weeks; for King Features Syndicate | > 55 |
| | FLASH GORDON [Sunday] (ghost lay & pen/) 1999 for King Features Syndicate | > 99 |
| | JOHNNY COMET / ACE MC COY [daily] (asst pen&ink/) c1952 one week for McNaught Syndicate | > 52 |
| | RIP KIRBY [daily] (asst lay/) 1960 six months for King Features Syndicate | > 60 |
| | RIP KIRBY [daily] (asst pen/) 1960-64 for King Features Syndicate | > 60 61 62 63 64 |
| | RIP KIRBY [daily] (ghost pen&ink/) 1964-65 for King Features Syndicate | > 64 65 |
| | SECRET AGENT CORRIGAN [daily] (pen/ink/) 1967-86 for King Features Syndicate | > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 |
| | STAR WARS [daily] (pen/ink/) 1981-84 for King Features Syndicate | > 81 82 83 84 |
| | STAR WARS [Sunday] (pen/ink/) 1981-84 for King Features Syndicate | > 81 82 83 84 |
| | TARZAN [Sunday] (asst pen&ink/) 1948-49 one month for United Feature Syndicate | > 48 49 |
| QUALITY COMIC ART PRODUCTIONS |
| | SECRET AGENT CORRIGAN (pen/ink/) 1980 two graphic album reprints | > 80 |
| SAN FRANCISCO COMIC BOOK COMPANY |
| | ALL STARS~ (pen/ink/) 1970 | > 70 |
| Promotional comics |
| | FLASH GORDON (pen/ink/) 1970-71 for Union Carbide | > 70 71 |
| BIG APPLE PRODUCTIONS |
| | BIG APPLE COMIX~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| COMIC ART PUBLISHERS |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1972 in FLASH GORDON graphic album | > 72 |
| COMICO THE COMIC COMPANY |
| | Adventure (ink/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | COMICO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL~ (ink/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | Covers (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | Illustration (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | JONNY QUEST (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| DRAGON LADY PRESS (Canada) |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| EDWIN APRILL |
| | SECRET AGENT X-9 (pen/ink/) 1968-72 reprint in CARTOONIST SHOWCASE | > 68 69 70 71 72 |
| KITCHEN SINK PRESS |
| | Introduction (wr/) 1986 for HAWKS OF THE SEA graphic album | > 86 |
| | Introduction (wr/) 1989 for CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS graphic album | > 89 |
| | Introduction (wr/) 1990 for FLASH GORDON graphic album | > 90 |
| NBM PUBLISHING, INC. (U.K.) |
| | RAY BRADBURY CHRONICLES~ (pen/ink/) 1992 graphic album reprint | > 92 |
| | TARZAN IN COLOR~ (pen/) 1996 graphic album reprint | > 96 |
| NOSTALGIA PRESS |
| | Introduction (wr/) 1967 for FLASH GORDON graphic album | > 67 |
| PACIFIC COMICS |
| | ALIEN WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1982-83 | > 82 83 |
| RENEGADE PRESS |
| | RENEGADE ROMANCE~ (pen/ink/) c1987 | > 87 |
| WALLY WOOD |
| | SAVAGE WORLD (wr/pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | TIME SPIRITS (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| Note on comics career |
| | Comic-book work often pencils only or collaborations | NULL |
| Fan & trade zines |
| | All-Stars (pen/ink/) 1965 back cover | > 65 |
| AMERICAN COMICS GROUP |
| | ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN~ (ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | FORBIDDEN WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | Mystery / occult (pen/) 1957-c60 | > 57 58 59 60 |
| | OUT OF THE NIGHT~ (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | Romance (pen/) 1950s | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS |
| | FLY, THE (pen/) 1959 | > 59 |
| AVON COMICS |
| | CHIEF VICTORIO (pen/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | Science fantasy (pen/) 1950s | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| | Western (pen/) 1951 | > 51 |
| BANTAM BOOKS |
| | SECRET WORLD OF ROY WILLIAMS, THE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1957 graphic album | > 57 |
| BETTER PUBLICATIONS |
| | Romance (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | CHEYENNE KID (pen/) 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | TEXAS RANGERS (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | TEXAS RANGERS IN ACTION~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | Western (pen/) 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | WILD BILL HICKOK (pen/) c1958 | > 58 |
| | WYATT EARP (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
| | CLASSIC STAR WARS~ (pen/ink/) 1992 graphic album reprint | > 92 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1992 | > 92 |
| DC COMICS |
| | Covers (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1984 | > 84 |
| | SUPERBOY (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | SUPERMAN (ink/some pen/)?? 1984-86 | > 84 85 86 |
| | SUPERMAN AND CLARK KENT (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | SUPERMAN AND SUPERBOY (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | SUPERMAN AND SWAMP THING (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | Western (pen/) 1950s | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| | WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (ink/) 1985/87 entries | > 85 87 |
| | WITCHING HOUR, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1971 | > 71 |
| DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | DODGE CITY DAYS (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | GUNSMOKE~ (pen/) 1958-59 | > 58 59 |
| | War (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| EASTERN COLOR PRINTING |
| | Covers (pen/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | Horror (pen/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | NEW HEROIC COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1948-49/51 | > 48 49 51 |
| | Non-fiction (pen/ink/) 1948-49/51 | > 48 49 51 |
| | Romance (pen/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | Science fantasy (pen/) 1952 | > 52 |
| EC COMICS |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1953/55 | > 53 55 |
| | CRIME SUSPENSTORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | INCREDIBLE SCIENCE FICTION~ (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | PIRACY~ (pen/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | SHOCK ILLUSTRATED~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | TALES FROM THE CRYPT~ (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | VALOR~ (pen/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | VAULT OF HORROR~ (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | WEIRD FANTASY~ (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | WEIRD SCIENCE~ (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | WEIRD SCIENCE-FANTASY~ (pen/ink/) 1954-55 | > 54 55 |
| ECLIPSE ENTERPRISES |
| | ALIEN WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1984 | > 84 |
| | CLIFF HANGER~ (pen/ink/) 1987 graphic album reprint | > 87 |
| | Covers (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1984 | > 84 |
| | Support (prod/) 1986 3-D process | > 86 |
| | WORLD OF WOOD~ (pen/ink/) late-1980s reprint | > 87 88 89 |
| FAWCETT COMICS |
| | CAPTAIN VIDEO (ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | Romance (ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| FEATURE COMICS |
| | AMERICAN EAGLE (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | FARGO KID (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | Western (pen/) 1955/58 | > 55 58 |
| GILBERTON |
| | FIRST MEN IN MOON, THE (pen/ink/) 1958 adaptation | > 58 |
| | WORLD AROUND US (pen/ink/) 1959-60 | > 59 60 |
| HARVEY COMICS |
| | ALARMING ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1962-63 | > 62 63 |
| | ALARMING TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | BLAST OFF~ (pen/ink/) 1965 from inventory | > 65 |
| | CLAWFANG (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | DOUBLE-DARE ADVENTURES~ (ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | RACE FOR THE MOON~ (ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| HILLMAN PERIODICALS |
| | Western (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | CAPTAIN COMET, SPACE PILOT (pen/) 1958 reprint | > 58 |
| KING COMICS |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | FLASH GORDON (wr/pen/ink/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES |
| | JET POWERS (pen/) 1951 | > 51 |
| MAJOR MAGAZINES |
| | CRACKED~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | ADVENTURE INTO MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURES~ (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | ASTONISHING COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | ATOMIC AGE (ink/) 1990-91 | > 90 91 |
| | AVENGERS (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | Backup feature (pen/) 1955-57 in THE OUTLAW KID | > 55 56 57 |
| | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1957 in WYATT EARP | > 57 |
| | Backup feature (wr/) 1956-57 in MATT SLADE GUNFIGHTER | > 56 57 |
| | BATTLE~ (pen/ink/) 1957/59 | > 57 59 |
| | BATTLEFRONT~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | BATTLEGROUND~ (pen/ink/) 1956-57 | > 56 57 |
| | BLADE RUNNER (pen/ink/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | BOZZ CHRONICLES (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | CAPTAIN AMERICA (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | Cartoon / funny animals (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | CLOAK AND DAGGER (ink/) 1987-88/90-91 | > 87 88 90 91 |
| | CONAN (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | Cover (ink/) 1995 for OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE AVENGERS | > 95 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1956/82/85-92/95/97 | > 56 82 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 95 97 |
| | D.P. 7 (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | DAMAGE CONTROL (ink/) 1989 | > 89 |
| | DAREDEVIL (ink/) 1987/90-97 | > 87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 |
| | DEMOGOBLIN (ink/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | DR. STRANGE (ink/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | DRACULA (ink/) 1991-92 [Imprint: EPIC] | > 91 92 |
| | DROIDS (ink/) 1986-87 | > 86 87 |
| | EPIC ILLUSTRATED~ (pen/ink/) 1982/84/86 | > 82 84 86 |
| | FAFHRD AND GRAY MOUSER (ink/) 1990-91 [Imprint: EPIC] | > 90 91 |
| | Filler (pen/) 1955-56 in BUCKSKIN | > 55 56 |
| | FLASH GORDON (pen/ink/) 1995 | > 95 |
| | GHOST RIDER AND CAPTAIN AMERICA (ink/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | GUNSMOKE WESTERN~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | HULK (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | Illustration (ink/) 1991-92 | > 91 92 |
| | INHUMANS (ink/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | JANN OF THE JUNGLE (pen/) 1956-57 | > 56 57 |
| | JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | KID COLT OUTLAW~ (pen/) 1956/60 | > 56 60 |
| | MICROCHIP (ink/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | MOCKINGBIRD (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | MOON KNIGHT (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | Mystery / occult (pen/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | MYSTERY TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | MYSTIC~ (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | MYSTICAL TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | NAVY COMBAT~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | NEW WARRIORS (ink/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | NIGHTMARE (ink/) 1990 with Dr. Doom, Ghost Rider, and Wolverine | > 90 |
| | PSI-FORCE (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | PUNISHER, THE (ink/) 1989/91-92 | > 89 91 92 |
| | RAWHIDE KID~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | SOLOMON KANE (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SPIDER-GIRL (ink/) 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | SPIDER-MAN (ink/) 1991-97 | > 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 |
| | SPIDER-MAN 2099 (ink/) 1992-95 | > 92 93 94 95 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND GENERATION X (ink/) 1997 | > 97 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND SPIDER-MAN 2099 (ink/) 1992/95 | > 92 95 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND WOLVERINE (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SQUADRON SUPREME (ink/) 1989 | > 89 |
| | STAR BRAND (ink/) 1986-87 | > 86 87 |
| | STAR TREK UNLIMITED (ink/) 1996-97 | > 96 97 |
| | STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (ink/) 1996-97 | > 96 97 |
| | STAR WARS (pen/ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | STAR WARS (wr/) 1980 | > 80 |
| | STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (pen/some ink/) 1983-84 movie adaptation | > 83 84 |
| | STRANGE STORIES OF SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | STRANGE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | STRANGE WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | SUB-MARINER AND THING (ink/) 1998 | > 98 |
| | SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1955-56 | > 55 56 |
| | TALES OF SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | THOR (ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | THUNDERCATS (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | TIME SPIRITS (pen/ink/) 1985 reprint | > 85 |
| | TWO GUN WESTERN~ (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | War (pen/) 1956-58 | > 56 57 58 |
| | WHAT IF . . . ? (pen/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | WILD THING (ink/) 1999 | > 99 |
| | WOLVERINE (ink/) 1988-89 | > 88 89 |
| | WOLVERINE AND NIGHTCRAWLER (ink/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | WORLD OF FANTASY~ (pen/ink/) 1956/59 | > 56 59 |
| | WORLD OF SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | X-MEN (ink/) 1986/99 | > 86 99 |
| | X-MEN AND AVENGERS (ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | X-MEN: HEROES FOR HOPE (ink/) 1985 | > 85 |
| PIONEER BOOKS |
| | OFFICIAL SECRET AGENT ALBUM~ (pen/ink/) 1988-89 graphic album reprint | > 88 89 |
| TOBY PRESS |
| | BILLY THE KID ADVENTURE MAGAZINE~ (pen/ink/) c1950-53 | > 50 51 52 53 |
| | JOHN WAYNE (pen/) early-1950s | > 50 51 52 53 |
| | Science fantasy (pen/) early-1950s | > 50 51 52 53 |
| | Western (pen/) c1950-c53 | > 50 51 52 53 |
| TOPPS COMICS |
| | RAY BRADBURY COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1993 reprint A Sound of Thunder | > 93 |
| TOR BOOKS |
| | FLASH GORDON: TREACHERY ON MONGO~ (pen/ink/) 1982 graphic album reprint | > 82 |
| TOWER COMICS |
| | Covers (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| WARREN PUBLICATIONS |
| | BLAZING COMBAT~ (ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | CREEPY YEARBOOK~ (pen/ink/) 1967 reprint | > 67 |
| | CREEPY~ (pen/ink/) 1964-65/68/72/76/79 some reprint | > 64 65 68 72 76 79 |
| | EERIE~ (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1960s | > 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| WESTERN PUBLISHING |
| | BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/ink/) 1965-66 | > 65 66 |
| | BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) -1965- | > 63 64 65 66 67 |
| | FLASH GORDON (pen/ink/) 1980-81 | > 80 81 |
| | GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | HAPPY DAYS (pen/ink/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | TALES OF DODGE CITY (pen/ink/) 1958 in GUNSMOKE | > 58 |
| | TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1965/73 | > 65 73 |
| | UFO FLYING SAUCERS~ (pen/ink/) 1978 | > 78 |