Matera ghosted for credited artist Darrell McClure on "Little Annie Rooney" (1927–66) in 1951; drew the portly private detective series "Nero Wolfe" (1956–65) in 1957, between artists Mike Roy and Jim Christiansen; ghosted for credited artist Marvin Bradley on "Rex Morgan, M.D." (1948-  ) from 1976 to 1978; drew the movie tie-in "Indiana Jones" (1981), and, assisted by Dick Kulpa, the martial-arts strip "The Legend of Bruce Lee" (1982), written by Sharman DiVono. He additionally had brief stints ghosting "Judge Parker" and "Apartment 3-G". From 1974 to 1975, he worked on the strip "Galexo" for the international market.