 Nightmare #18 (Aug. 1974). Cover art by José Antonio Domingo, as "JAD" | |
| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sol Brodsky Israel Waldman |
| Defunct | 1975 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Key people | Al Hewetson, Herschel Waldman[1] |
| Publication types | Black-and-white comics magazines, comic books |
| Fiction genres | Horror, Western |
Skywald Publications was an American publisher of black-and-white comics magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream. It also published a small line of comic books and other genre magazines. Skywald's original comics were similar in appearance and quality to rival black-and-white publisher Warren Publishing, and even employed many of the same creators.[1] Skywald operated from 1970 to 1975.[2]
Comics professionals who produced work for the Skywald magazines include writers T. Casey Brennan, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Gardner Fox, Gary Friedrich, Doug Moench, Dave Sim, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman; and artists Rich Buckler, Gene Day,[3] Vince Colletta, Bill Everett, Bruce Jones, Pablo Marcos, Syd Shores, Chic Stone, and Tom Sutton. Many who also contributed to rival Warren employed pseudonyms.[1] Future industry star John Byrne published his first professional story, a two-pager written by editor Al Hewetson, in Skywald's Nightmare #20 (Aug. 1974).[4]
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- ^ "A Conversation with Gene Day" in Orion: The Canadian Magazine of Time and Space, #2, Fall, 1982
- ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 156, 165. ISBN 978-1605490564.