Bill Lacey was with the RAF during World War II, and after the War he became a technical artist at the Ministry of Aircraft. He did his first comics work in 1951, taking over the 'Robin Alone' story in Mickey Mouse Weekly. While continuing this comic until 1956, he also began to work for Cowboy Comics Library and Super Detective Library. In the latter, he took over the 'Blackshirt' comic in 1957, followed by 'Rick Random', 'Inspector Chafik' and 'John Steel'. He also did illustrations in Express Weekly and Valiant, as well as comics with 'Bill Hanley and Rick Slade' in Lion.
