Fred Carrillo

Filipino comics artist

Fred Carrillo
Born	Wilfredo Limbana Carrillo 1926 Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines
Died	August 2005 (aged 78 or 79)
Nationality	Filipino
Notable works	Phantom Stranger

Wilfredo Limbana "Fred" Carrillo (1926–August 2005)^[1] was a Filipino comics artist.

Biography

Fred Carrillo was born in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.^[2] He began his career drawing propaganda material for the guerrilla movement in Panay during World War II.^[3] After the war, he began his career as a professional artist. Carrillo studied fine arts and architecture at the University of Santo Tomas.^[1]

He worked for DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s and drew mystery titles such as Ghosts, Phantom Stranger, Secrets of Haunted House, The Unexpected, Weird War Tales, and The Witching Hour.^[4] After leaving the comics industry, he worked on various animation projects. Some of the television series with which he was involved include He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Transformers, and Bionic Six.^[1]^[3] Carrillo died in August 2005.^[2]

Bibliography

Charlton Comics

Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #14 (1985)

DC Comics

Action Comics Weekly #617, 631–634 (1988–1989)
DC Special Series #4 (1977)
Ghosts #23, 32, 36–37, 41–42, 49, 57–58, 64–66, 79, 85, 87, 99–100, 105–106, 109 (1974–1982)
G.I. Combat #188–189, 193, 196, 202–203, 210–211, 213, 215, 217, 220, 226, 236, 274, 276, 281 (1976–1986)
House of Mystery #215, 265, 289, 296–297, 305 (1973–1982)
House of Secrets #110, 145 (1973–1977)
Phantom Stranger vol. 2 #38–41 (1975–1976)
The Saga of the Swamp Thing #7–13 (Phantom Stranger backup stories) (1982–1983)
Secrets of Haunted House #15, 23–24, 28, 33, 35, 44, 46 (1979–1982)
Star Spangled War Stories #189 (1975)
Swamp Thing #24 (1976)
Time Warp #4–5 (1980)
The Unexpected #138, 141, 159, 163, 173–174, 181, 185–186, 189, 191–192, 217 (1972–1981)
Unknown Soldier #219–221, 226–228 (1978–1979)
Weird Mystery Tales #20, 23 (1975)
Weird War Tales #40, 58, 65, 90, 94–95, 97, 102, 104–105, 107, 113–121, 123–124 (1975–1983)
The Witching Hour #48, 50–51, 56, 58, 62–63, 66, 68, 74–75, 80, 83–85 (1974–1978)

Gold Key Comics

The Twilight Zone #65 (1975)

Marvel Comics

Impossible Man #2 (1991)
In His Steps SC (1994)
Savage Sword of Conan #170–171, 173, 182 (1990–1991)

Pendulum Press

The Last of the Mohicans #1 (1977)
White Fang #1 (1977)

Topps Comics

Jurassic Park: Raptor #2 (1993)

Warren Publishing

Creepy #116, 122, 126–131, 133–136, 138, 140–141 (1980–1982)
Eerie #138 (1983)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Carrillo, Fred". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Alanguilan, Gerry (n.d.). "Fred Carrillo". Alanguilan.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Fred Carrillo". Lambiek Comiclopedia. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016.
^ Fred Carrillo at the Grand Comics Database

External links

Fred Carrillo at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Preceded by Gerry Talaoc	Phantom Stranger vol. 2 artist 1975–1976	Succeeded by n/a
Preceded by Nestor Redondo	Swamp Thing artist 1976	Succeeded by n/a