Al Williamson

Al Williamson was a comic-book illustrator. He worked on the Star Wars daily comic strips, as well as the comic-book adaptations for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi published by Marvel Comics.
In 1952 Williamson began working at EC Comics on their Weird Science and Weird Fantasy titles. In the 1960s he worked on the moderately successful line of comic magazines published by Warren Publishing, and later went on to draw the Flash Gordon comic book for King Comics. In the late 1960s Williamson teamed up with writer Archie Goodwin, and together they produced the Secret Agent X-9 syndicated comic strip, and would later work together again on the comic adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back for Marvel Comics. After Russ Manning died in the early 1980s, Goodwin and Williamson took over the Star Wars syndicated comic strip, and the same team produced the comic adaptation of Return of the Jedi for Marvel. In the 1990s Williamson became a regular inker on various Marvel titles including working for several years on the Daredevil title. He also did the inking for the Dark Horse Comics adaptation of The Phantom Menace.
==Star Wars bibliography==
===Penciller===
*Star Wars (1977) 39
*Star Wars (1977) 40
*Star Wars (1977) 41
*Star Wars (1977) 42
*Star Wars (1977) 43
*Star Wars (1977) 44
*Star Wars (1977) 50
*Star Wars (1977) 98
*Return of the Jedi 1
*Return of the Jedi 2
*Return of the Jedi 3
*Return of the Jedi 4
*The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell
*Darth Vader Strikes
*The Serpent Masters
*Deadly Reunion
*Traitor's Gambit
*The Night Beast
*The Return of Ben Kenobi
*The Power Gem
*Iceworld
*Revenge of the Jedi
*Doom Mission
*Race for Survival
*The Paradise Detour
*A New Beginning
*Showdown
*The Final Trap
*The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
*Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back
*Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back
*The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Return of the Jedi
*Marvel Super Special 27: Return of the Jedi
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi trade paperback
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 2
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back trade paperback
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi trade paperback
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars Box Set
*Star Wars: The Special Edition Box Set
*Classic Star Wars 1
*Classic Star Wars 2
*Classic Star Wars 3
*Classic Star Wars 4
*Classic Star Wars 5
*Classic Star Wars 6
*Classic Star Wars 7
*Classic Star Wars 8
*Classic Star Wars 9
*Classic Star Wars 10
*Classic Star Wars 11
*Classic Star Wars 12
*Classic Star Wars 13
*Classic Star Wars 14
*Classic Star Wars 15
*Classic Star Wars 16
*Classic Star Wars 17
*Classic Star Wars 18
*Classic Star Wars 19
*Classic Star Wars 20
*Classic Star Wars Volume 1: In Deadly Pursuit
*Classic Star Wars Volume 2: The Rebel Storm
*Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
*Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina 
*Tales from Jabba's Palace 
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away
===Inker===
*Star Wars (1977) 39
*Star Wars (1977) 40
*Star Wars (1977) 41
*Star Wars (1977) 42
*Star Wars (1977) 43
*Star Wars (1977) 44
*Star Wars (1977) 50
*Star Wars (1977) 98
*Return of the Jedi 1
*Return of the Jedi 2
*Return of the Jedi 3
*Return of the Jedi 4
*Droids (1986) 2
*Droids (1986) 5
*Droids (1986) 7
*Droids (1986) 8
*The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell
*Darth Vader Strikes
*The Serpent Masters
*Deadly Reunion
*Traitor's Gambit
*The Night Beast
*The Return of Ben Kenobi
*The Power Gem
*Iceworld
*Revenge of the Jedi
*Doom Mission
*Race for Survival
*The Paradise Detour
*A New Beginning
*Showdown
*The Final Trap
*Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 1
*Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 2
*Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 3
*Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 4
*Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition trade paperback
*Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 1
*Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 2
*Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3
*Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 4
*Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace hardcover
*The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
*Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back
*Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back
*The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Return of the Jedi
*Marvel Super Special 27: Return of the Jedi
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi trade paperback
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 2
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back trade paperback
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi trade paperback
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars Box Set
*Star Wars: The Special Edition Box Set
*Classic Star Wars 1
*Classic Star Wars 2
*Classic Star Wars 3
*Classic Star Wars 4
*Classic Star Wars 5
*Classic Star Wars 6
*Classic Star Wars 7
*Classic Star Wars 8
*Classic Star Wars 9
*Classic Star Wars 10
*Classic Star Wars 11
*Classic Star Wars 12
*Classic Star Wars 13
*Classic Star Wars 14
*Classic Star Wars 15
*Classic Star Wars 16
*Classic Star Wars 17
*Classic Star Wars 18
*Classic Star Wars 19
*Classic Star Wars 20
*Classic Star Wars Volume 1: In Deadly Pursuit
*Classic Star Wars Volume 2: The Rebel Storm
*Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away
===Cover artist===
*Star Wars (1977) 39
*Star Wars (1977) 40
*Star Wars (1977) 41
*Star Wars (1977) 42
*Star Wars (1977) 43
*Star Wars (1977) 44
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2
*Classic Star Wars 1
*Classic Star Wars 2
*Classic Star Wars 3
*Classic Star Wars 4
*Classic Star Wars 5
*Classic Star Wars 6
*Classic Star Wars 7
*Classic Star Wars 9
*Classic Star Wars 10
*Classic Star Wars 14
*Classic Star Wars 15
*Classic Star Wars 20
*Classic Star Wars Volume 1: In Deadly Pursuit
*Classic Star Wars Volume 2: The Rebel Storm
*Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
*Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End
*Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures trade paperback
==Sources==
*The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
*Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
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*Return of the Jedi: A Collector's Classic Board Book
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==Notes and references==
==External links==
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*Al Williamson on Comiclopedia
*Biography of Al Williamson
*Retrospective on Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson at TV Party
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