BILL FRACCIO

According to Lambiek Comiclopedia: "Bill Fraccio was an American comic books artists, active from the 1940s throughout the late 1970s. He was mainly known for his long association with Charlton Comics. He attended the American School of Design in New York City, before entering into the field of comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Much of his work from this period was uncredited and unidentified, but his 1940s output included work for companies like Hillman Periodicals, DS Publishing, Fawcett and Lev Gleason. He also made contributions to EC's 'The Crypt of Terror', Youthful Comics' 'Captain Science' and Trojan Comics' 'Attack!' and 'Crime Smashers'.

In 1956 he joined Charlton Comics in Connecticut, when his first work included Jerry Siegel's 'Mr Muscles'. He continued to draw for the publisher for 23 years, doing uncredited work on a variety of Western titles, including 'Black Fury', 'Cheyenne Kid', 'Gunmaster' and 'Cowboy Western'. He also drew for the hot rod and motorcycle titles 'Surf N' Wheels' and 'World of Wheels' and worked with Roy Thomas on the superhero comics 'Son of Vulcan' and 'Blue Beetle'."