--- title: "4 Wally Wood Quotes - Famous Editor (Ec Archives)" description: "American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (1927–1981). Browse 4 Wally Wood quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wally-wood-94290.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Wally Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wally-wood-94290.jpg) # Wally Wood (1927–1981) Editor **4** quotes in **48** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Wally Wood was an editor, best known for *Ec Archives*. ## Quick Facts About Wally Wood Born June 17, 1927 Died November 2, 1981 Profession Editor Notable works Ec Archives ## About Wally Wood Wallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and MAD Magazine from its inception in 1952 until 1964, as well as for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and work for Warren Publishing's Creepy. He drew a few early issues of Marvel's Daredevil and established the title character's distinctive red costume. Wood created and owned the long-running characters Sally Forth and Cannon. ## Quotes by Wally Wood > [Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-wood/never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-copy-anything-you-can-trace/) Wally Wood [Comic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/wally-wood-71282_comic_never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-c_1689309.jpg) > [I would INSIST this record is in NO WAY COLD influenced. Don't get me bent though, I have been a huge fan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-wood/i-would-insist-this-record-is-in-no-way-cold-influenced-don-t-get-me/) Wally Wood [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/wally-wood-71282_bent_i-would-insist-this-record-is-in-no-way_2059521.jpg) > [I worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for years. Being a comic book artist is like sentencing yourself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-wood/i-worked-12-hours-a-day-seven-days-a-week-for-years-being-a-comic/) Wally Wood [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/wally-wood-71282_art_i-worked-12-hours-a-day-seven-days-a-wee_2764673.jpg) > [An editor is someone dedicated to destroying the work of a creator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-wood/an-editor-is-someone-dedicated-to-destroying-the-work-of-a-creator/) Wally Wood [Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creator/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/wally-wood-71282_creator_an-editor-is-someone-dedicated-to-destro_3061318.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-wood/#itemlist", "name": "Wally Wood Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wally Wood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-wood/never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-copy-anything-you-can-trace/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/wally-wood-71282_comic_never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-c_1689309.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/wally-wood-71282_comic_never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-c_1689309.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/wally-wood-71282_comic_never-draw-anything-you-can-copy-never-c_1689309.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out…” — Wally Wood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would INSIST this record is in NO WAY COLD influenced. 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