Frank Frazetta — comics creator

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Known forCreepy

Issues credited223

Active1944–2024

Primary rolecover pencils

Born Francesco Alfredo Frazzetta on February 9, 1928, Frank Frazetta became one of the most influential visual artists of the 20th century, his work spanning comic books, paperback cover paintings, posters, and album art. He died on May 10, 2010.

Frazetta broke into comics in the 1940s, with credits stretching across more than two decades of sequential art, contributing as artist, colorist, inker, letterer, and even writer across hundreds of issues. His most-associated titles include *Creepy*, *Vampirella*, *Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid*, and *Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer* — the latter built around one of his most recognizable painted images. His work for *Chock* and its international editions further demonstrated his broad reach.

What set Frazetta apart was his command of muscular, visceral figures rendered with a painterly looseness — heroic men and fierce women set against brooding, primordial landscapes. This approach shaped the visual language of fantasy and science fiction illustration for generations of artists who followed.

His life and process were explored in the 2003 documentary *Painting with Fire*. Recognition came from multiple directions: induction into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, and the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, along with a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention.

Full bibliography · 187 series

Creepy (1964) · 37

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #9 #10 #11 #15 #16 #17 #1 #2 #27 #32 #3 #5 #7 #8 #6 #9 #55 #19 #83 #22 #89 #91 #92 #97 #29 #2 #6 #15 #128 #131 #144

Vampirella (1969) · 33

#1 #1 #5 #6 #7 #11 #3 #1 #31 #2 #8 #11 #7 #11 #45 #4 #5 #7 #8 #9 #11 #12 #2 #3 #15 #19 #[30]#4 #5 #94 #6 #7 #4

Eerie (1958) · 17

#1 #2 #3 #5 #7 #8 #2 #1 #23 #3 #8 #11 #81 #84 #87 #29 #124

Chock (1972) · 12

#1/1972 #1/1974 #2/1974 #3/1974 #4/1974 #5/1974 #6/1975 #8/1974 #10/1975 #10/1974 #13/1974 #13/1973

Vampus (1971) · 11

#3 #5 #6 #7 #9 #11 #13 #23 #24 #28 #29

The Creeps (2014) · 10

#3 #6 #9 #12 #15 #18 #22 #26 #29 #32

Best of the West (1951) · 9

#1 [A-1 #42]#1 #25 #32 #35 #37 #40 #41 #1

Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer (2007) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #2 #4 #3

Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid (1949) · 8

#4 #5 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #44

Famous Funnies (1934) · 8

#209 #210 #211 #212 #213 #214 #215 #216

Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated (1998) · 8

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Johnny Comet (1954) · 7

#2 #1 #[nn]#1 #2 #3 #4

ช็อค [Chok / Shock] (1980) · 7

#42 #105 #107 #108 #109 #[nn-C]#50

Blazing Combat (1965) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]#[nn]

Schwermetall (1980) · 6

#28 #39 #51 #59 #63 #65

Dr. Tetrik (1970) · 6

#7 #8 #15 #18 #24 #25

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950) · 5

#9 #11 #13 #1 #11

Weird Fantasy (1951) · 5

#14 #21 #21 #4 #21

White Indian (1953) · 5

#11 [A-1 #94]#12 [A-1 #101]#13 [A-1 #104]#[nn]#[nn]

Death Dealer (1995) · 5

#1 [i]#1 [ii]#2 #3 #4

Creepy Archives (2008) · 5

#2 #3 #1 #2 #4

Gwandanaland Comics (2016) · 5

#111 #388 #401 #3189 #1685

Tim Holt (1948) · 4

#17 #18 #21 #23

The Ghost Rider (1950) · 4

#2 [A-1 #29]#3 [A-1 No. 31]#4 [A-1 No. 34]#5 [A-1 #37]

สยองขวัญ [Sayongkwan / Horror] (1978) · 4

#104 #106 #[nn-H]#[nn-F]

Horror (1986) · 4

#12 #16 #17 #20

Jaguar God (1995) · 4

#1 #2 #0 #7

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years (2003) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Eerie Archives (2009) · 4

#1 #2 #5 #1

Straight Arrow (1950) · 3

#3 #16 #22

New Heroic Comics (1946) · 3

#73 #87 #94

Personal Love (1950) · 3

#27 #28 #32

Mad (1952) · 3

#90 #338 #500

Vampir-Comic (1974) · 3

#1 #3 #4

Ace McCoy (1999) · 3

#1 #2 #3

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta (2008) · 3

#1 #1 #2

Sheriff Klassiker (2016) · 3

#16 #13 #206

Shudder (2021) · 3

#4 #10 #17

Buster Brown Comic Book (1945) · 2

#4 #6

Happy Comics (1943) · 2

#20 #33

Barnyard Comics (1944) · 2

#19 #20

Ghost Rider (1950) · 2

#2 #3

Adventure Comics (1938) · 2

#159 #163

Thun'da, King of the Congo (1952) · 2

#1 #[nn]

Buster Crabbe (1951) · 2

#4 #5

Danger Is Our Business (1953) · 2

#1 #9

Weird Science-Fantasy (1954) · 2

#29 #7

Action Comics (1958) · 2

#1 #2

The Twilight Zone (1962) · 2

#01-860-210 #92

Creepy Yearbook (1968) · 2

#1968 #1970

National Lampoon Magazine (1970) · 2

#13 #27

EC Portfolio (1971) · 2

#2 #3

Tomahawk (1950) · 2

#139 #2/1974

Vampyr (1973) · 2

#1/1974 #2/1974

Métal Hurlant (1975) · 2

#74 bis #85 bis

Thun'da (1983) · 2

#[nn]#1

The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (1983) · 2

#1 #2

Flash Gordon, The Complete Daily Strip (1988) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Eks almanah (1975) · 2

#520 #518

USA magazine (1987) · 2

#44 #51

Adventures into the Unknown (1990) · 2

#1 #2

Swords of Valor (1990) · 2

#1 #2

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977) · 2

#5 #288

Blazing Combat: Vietnam and Korea (1993) · 2

#1 #2

Penthouse Comix (1994) · 2

#4 #4

Shi - Senryaku Collected Edition (1995) · 2

#1 #1

Conan The Frazetta Cover Series (2007) · 2

#1 #2

The Complete Frazetta White Indian (2011) · 2

#[nn]#[nn]

Artist's Edition (2010) · 2

#[13]#30

A-1 Comics: A Retrospective (2014) · 2

#140 #145

Vampiress Carmilla (2021) · 2

#3 #9

I Grandi Maestri (2017) · 2

#64 #66

Fantástico (1954) · 2

#33 #46

Gespenster Geschichten (1974) · 2

#952 #1107

Gespenster Geschichten Spezial (1987) · 2

#56 #58

Tally-Ho Comics (1944) · 1