Wally Wood

Wallace Wood was a versatile American comics artist, who excelled both in high-tech science fiction artwork and in humorous satire. He is also referred to as "Wally Wood" (although the utterly disliked the nickname "Wally"), while he signed some of his work with "Woody". His work for EC "New Trend" comic books such as 'Weird Science' and 'Weird Fantasy' earned him the title "The Dean of Science Fiction Artists". He was also one of the pioneers of Mad's first issues and remained present in its pages until the early 1960s. The man was active as an inker and illustrator for many other comic book companies, including Fox, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Charlton Comics and Gold Key, while also drawing for books, packaging material and trading cards. Wood is legendary for drawing in practically every genre, and was a master in both realistic and caricatural drawing styles. He has left his mark on superhero comics with his run on Marvel's 'Daredevil' (1964-1965) and his own co-creation 'T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents' for Tower Comics (1965-1969). He is notorious for creating the infamous Disney parody, 'The Disney Memorial Orgy' (1966), as well as establishing his own alternative comics magazine Witzend (1966). People in the comics industry also praise Wood for his helpful treatise, 'Panels That Always Work' (1980), an instruction to make the lay-out of comic book pages more interesting.