layton's association with charlton (and the company's production manager bill pearson) in turn led to him becoming acquainted with the legendary wally wood, with whom he apprenticed. this apprenticeship led to work for charlton (on anthology titles, but not working from the charlton offices), marvel comics and dc comics, while still publishing fanzines. along with bill pearson's wonderful publishing company, the cpl gang co-published issue #10 of the wally wood-founded "witzend" comics anthology in 1976.