Education
Bill Fraccio attended New York City"s American School of Design, where classmate Fred Kida introduced him to comic-book art
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He is best known for his 23-year run at Charlton Comics, where he illustrated, among many other things, the first two professional stories of future Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Roy Thomas. Early life and career
A lack of published credits in many early comics generally, and by Fraccio in particular, makes cr-confirmation difficult, but Fraccio"s reported professional debut was inking a 1940s "Iron Ace" story by another fellow student, Bob Fujitani, in a Hillman Periodicals comic. He confirmably contributed to European Commission Comics titles, including The Crypt of Terror #17 (May 1950).
To Youthful Comics, including Captain Science #5 (August 1951).
And to Trojan Comics, including Attack! #6-7 (March–May 1953) and Crime Smashers #15 (March 1953). Fraccio then began beginning his long association with Charlton, starting with the premiere issue (#22, March 1956) of writer Jerry Siegel"s Mr.
Muscles, about a wrestler who gains super strength and fights crime. (The series had taken over the numbering of a defunct comic, Blue Beetle — which, coincidentally, Fraccio would draw for several issues upon that superhero series" revival in 1964)
Charlton years
Fraccio provided art in the variety of genres for the low-budget Derby, Connecticut-based Charlton Comics through the late-1950s and 1960s Silver Age of comic books and beyond.
Though often uncredited, Fraccio penciled hundreds of stories for, confirmably, such Western comics as Black Fury, Cheyenne Kid, Cowboy Western, Gunmaster, and Six-Gun Heroes.
Such hot rod and motorcycle comics as Surf North" Wheels and World of Wheels. And such superhero comics as Son of Vulcan — including Roy Thomas" first professional story, "The Second Trojan War", in the second issue of that series, #50 (January 1966) — and Blue Beetle — including Thomas" second pro story, "The Eye of Horus", in the fifth issue of that series, #54 (March 1966). Fraccio"s last recorded Charlton work was two backup stories in Surf North" Wheels volunteer
2, #5 (July 1979) — a more than two-decade run.
Later life and career
Fraccio was a resident of Mount Vernon, New York, at the time of his death. He knew he was not a great artist.
He did the best he could for the money he was paid, in the time he had to get that work done. That"s all the companies ever asked of him, and he wasn"t the type to rock any boats.".
