Wally Wood

WALLY WOOD (Wallace Allan Wood)

17 June 1927 - 02 November 1981

Avengers Inks: #20-22

Avengers Covers: #20-22

One of America’s most celebrated comic-book artists Wally Wood was heavily influenced by the likes of art styles of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Milton Caniff's Terry and the Pirates, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, Will Eisner's The Spirit.

Wood’s portfolio included covers and illustrations for Galaxy Science Fiction, gag cartoons, inking Jack Kirby’s syndicated comic strip Sky Masters of the Space Force, and an extensive range of comic book publishers including DC, Warren, Avon, Charlton, Fox, Gold Key, Harvey, King, Atlas and in 1965, co-created T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for Tower.

In the 1960s Wood's pencilled and inked Daredevil #5-8 including creating his red uniform. Daredevil was also one of wood’s last assignments when he inked Frank Miller's cover of Daredevil #164.

Wood received many awards. He was the first inductee into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and later inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. Other awards include the National Cartoonists Society, Alley Award (for penciling and inking), and Best Foreign Cartoonist Award.

For such a prolific artist, Wood contributed to only three issues of The Avengers by inking the covers and insides of issues #20 to 22.