Through countless letters and articles, Ellison was a bastion of creators' rights, a fountainhead of critical opinion and a champion of independent comics.Įllison has been lampooned and parodied several times and many of his real life encounters with different creators were fictionalized in their respective magazines.
Over the years Ellison had a staggering amount of letters, introductions and cover blurbs published in a wide variety of comics genres: from mainstream titles like Marvel's Conan and DC's Detective Comics to mid range series like First Comics' Nexus and Kitchen Sink's Death Rattle, down to the smaller independent titles like Wordsmithfrom Renegade Press and Fish Police from Fishwrap Productions. His first published written work was a fan letter written when he was thirteen years old and published in Real Fact Comics #6, in 1947. Comics Work Real Fact Comics #6 Ellison's first published written workĮllison had a deep history with comics and he consistently supported artists and writers from the field, numbering many among them as friends. Ellison eventually sold off large portions of his collection but his interest in the art form never waned and he remained an avid fan until his passing in 2018.
He started collecting comics at an early age and he was an active collector for nearly eight decades. He grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Painesville and like many children of the time, he was raised on a steady diet of comics, pulp magazines and radio serials. Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1934.
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