 He used the pseudonym Earl P. Wooten.Greg Theakston became involved in the Detroit area fandom community, contributing to Detroit's Fantasy Fans and Comic-collector's Group on their fanzine "The Fan Informer" (1968–71), as well as his own publication, "The Aardvark Annual" (1968), and "Titan".For much of the 1970s Theakston helped organize the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, credited as one of the first conventions in the United States dedicated to comic books, eventually owning it after working on a number of shows.