Art by Howard Chaykin and Berni Wrightson

Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Berni Wrightson (1948-2017)

Berni was one of the early comic book artists who produced pre-Conan the Barbarian work and helped to develop an audience for Sword & Sorcery comics. He was drawn away from the genre by his success with Swamp Thing and horror comics, where he is best known to this day. He also did a few jobs like the cover for The Conan Grimoire (1972).

“Nightmaster” (DC Preview Showcase #83-85, May-July 1969)

“In a Far Off Land” (The Witching Hour #3, June-July 1969)

“The Skull of Silence” (Creatures on the Loose #10, March 1970)

Inked cover for Sword of Sorcery #2 (April-May 1973)

Sword of Sorcery #3 (July-August 1973) “about half the inking”

“El Cid” (Eerie #66, June 1975)

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