Alfredo Alcala

Alfredo Alcala was a Filipino comics artist. Alcala was an established illustrator whose works appeared in the Alcala Komix Magazine. His 1963 creation Voltar introduced him to an international audience, particularly in the United States. In 1971 Alcala began a decade of work for both DC and Marvel Comics on horror and fantasy titles, eventually moving to New York City in 1976. In the early 1980s he penciled the Star Wars newspaper strip.