Eerie v3 #5 - Frank Frazetta cover, Steve Ditko, Al Williamson, Wally Wood art

Frank Frazetta

Eerie v3 #5, 1966 - Frank Frazetta opens with a less dynamic cover than his usual output. Similarly, Wally Wood's inside front cover portrait of the Mummy just falls short of his usual standards. On the plus side, Al Williamson's tale set in the Amazon jungle is striking in its draftsmanship and detail. Fine cross-hatching and screens add a richness often present in his finest works. A rogue sorcerer brings an ancient beauty back to life in Steve Ditko's 8-pager. Delicately applied washes augment his own pencils, a technique he often used in his Warren assignments. Wood's contribution was later reprinted in Eerie v3 #14, Williamson's in Eerie v3 #18 and Ditko's in Creepy #24. Other artists in this bronze age magazine include Angelo Torres and Gene Colan. This is 1 of 3 Eerie issues by Wood, 2 of 2 Eerie issues by Williamson, 3 of 7 Eerie issues by Frazetta and 3 of 8 Eerie issues by Ditko.
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Frazetta cover painting = **
Wood inside front cover pencils (Dan Adkins inks) = **
"Black Magic" Ditko story pencils and inks 8 pages = ****
"The Jungle" Williamson story pencils and inks) 6 pages = *****
(All interiors in black and white)

Al Williamson

Steve Ditko

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