Bill Vallely

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Bill Vallely
Born (1952-09-24) September 24, 1952 (age 70)
OccupationComic book/television writer

Bill Vallely (born September 24, 1952) [1] is a professional illustrator and writer that has spent twenty years working mostly as a freelance artist. He has worked in various media, including comics, animation, documentaries, text books and script writing. [2]

He has written and drawn for many comic books, including for Marvel Comics, [3] DC Comics, Valiant Comics, Omni Comix, Archie Comics, Harvey Comics, Hanna Barbera, [4] and Nintendo Comics System. [5] [6] He has illustrated children's books for Laredo Press, [7] and worked on several animated children's television programs, including Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, The Smurfs, Bad Dog , and Tricksters . [4]

He wrote and created medical illustrations for documentaries on Lifetime Television, wrote science text books for children with Inkwell Press, and designed sets for National Touring Companies of Lincoln Center. [4] He was also responsible for co-writing the script of the episode "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" of Star Trek: Voyager . [1] [8] He additionally worked on some episodes of Brotherly Love and My Wife and Kids with his brother Jim Vallely. [1]

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  2. Vallely, Bill. "Comic Book Creator: Make your own comic". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  3. "Marvel Saga, The #1". The Grand Comics Database Project. 1985. Retrieved 2007-10-24. Marvel; Bill Vallely (Design) (Script)
  4. 1 2 3 "About the Art Director". North County Humane Society. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  5. "Super Mario Bros. #2". The Grand Comics Database Project. 1990. The Kingdom Enquirer ... Credits: Bill Vallely ... Koopa's High School Yearbook ... Credits: Bill Vallely
  6. "Nintendo Comics System - Super Mario Bros" . Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  7. Annette Sultemeier; Bill Vallely (1998). Miss Molly's Secret Adventure. Laredo Pub Co. ISBN   0966242602.
  8. "Hollywood". Vallely Genealogy. January 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-31. My name is Bill Vallely, and I've written an episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" and about a billion comics.