14 Facts About Will Murray

William Murray was born on 1953 and is an American novelist, journalist, short story, and comic book writer.

Will Murray went on to write for fanzines and edit the fanzines Duende and Skullduggery before joining the pulp-reprint publisher Odyssey Publications.

Will Murray co-authored the study, The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine.

Will Murray has written Cthulhu Mythos stories, including a pair of stories about Nug and Yeb, the Twin Blasphemies, and contributed single novels in The Executioner and Mars Attacks series.

Will Murray wrote the retro-pulp collection Spicy Zeppelin Stories under various pen names.

Will Murray wrote the novel from an outline written by the character's creator, Lester Dent.

Will Murray contributed to the encyclopedias St James Crime and Mystery Writers, St James Science Fiction Writers, Contemporary Authors and The Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Will Murray has written dozens of introductions to the reprints being published by Altus Press, covering characters such as Lester Dent's Lee Nace and Frederick Nebel's Black Mask detective, Ben Donohue.

For Marvel Comics, Will Murray co-created the superhero Squirrel Girl with artist Steve Ditko.

Will Murray scripted The Destroyer black-and-white magazine, as well as single stories starring Iron Man and the Punisher.

Will Murray wrote the introduction to the Marvel Comics Omnibus volume, which celebrates the 70th anniversary of Marvel Comics, as well as introductions to Volume 2 of Daring Mystery Comics, Mighty Thor Masterworks Volume 9, Mystic Comics Volume 1, Young Allies Volume 2 and Golden Age Captain America Volume 6.

Will Murray received the 2011 Pulp Ark Award for Best Series Revival for his work on The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage.

In 2021, Will Murray was awarded the Golden Lion Award for his contributions to the furtherance of the works of Tarzan creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Will Murray received the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 2023 for his many career achievements.