Ron Wilson is an American

United States

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 comic book

Comic book

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 artist known for his work on titles starring the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

 character The Thing, including the titles Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-In-One was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics that featured the Fantastic Four member, the Thing, in a different team-up each issue with a different character. The series continued from the team-up stories starring the Thing in the final two issues of Marvel...

and The Thing

Thing (comics)

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. Wilson spent eleven years — from 1975 to 1986 — chronicling The Thing's adventures through different comic titles.

Career

Wilson began work as an illustrator for Marvel in the early 1970s, producing both cover illustrations and interior artwork. He was the regular artist on Marvel Two-In-One from 1975–1978, and again from 1980–1983; while additionally filling-in on titles such as Black Goliath

Bill Foster (comics)

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, Power Man

Luke Cage

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, The Hulk! and Captain Britain

Captain Britain

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In the 1980s, after the cancellation of Marvel Two-in-One, Wilson teamed with writer John Byrne on The Thing (1983–1986). In 1983 he plotted and drew "Super Boxers" (Marvel Graphic Novel

Marvel Graphic Novel

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#8). He drew the entire run of Marvel's Masters of the Universe (1986–1988), and Wolfpack

Wolfpack (Marvel Comics)

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limited series (1988–1989). Wilson's work also appeared in The Avengers

Avengers (comics)

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, Captain America

Captain America

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, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu

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, Iron Man

Iron Man

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, and What If

What If (comics)

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In 1990, Wilson illustrated an issue of Urth 4

Urth 4

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with Continuity Comics

Continuity Comics

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, and then returned to Marvel to do WCW World Championship Wrestling in 1992-1993. His work appeared regularly in Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents

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in the years 1992–1994. Ron contributed to the crafting of DC Comics Milestone Media imprint providing character design work and even pencilled an issue of Icon

Icon

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as well as the DC universe mini-series Arion The Immortal. Wilson contributed (uncredited) material to the 2001-2002 mini-series Batman: Orpheus Rising for DC Comics. In 2008, he provided a cover for issue number two of the pro wrestling-themed mini-series Headlocked

Headlocked

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published by Visionary Comics.
Ron is currently preparing his new creator-owned project Battle Rappers for a summer 2012 release.