A graduate of New York City's Music & Art High School, Billy Graham drew artistic influences from the work of Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Burne Hogarth, and George Tuska [REF].
Publisher James Warren recalled in 1999 that he promoted Graham to art director shortly after recruiting him as an artist: I sensed Billy had the ability to handle it; certain artists and writers are great but they can't shift out of their specialty and do something else.