russ jones was the founding editor of "creepy" in 1964. a year later, archie goodwin succeeded him, with joe orlando acting as a behind-the-scenes story editor. goodwin, who would become one of comics' foremost and most influential writers, helped to establish the company as a leader in its field. from 1965 to 1966, warren also published the four-issue "blazing combat", a war-comics magazine with anti-war themes, controversial at the time.