In Memorium: Sid Couchey

Harvey Comics artist Sid Couchey passed away at the age of ninety-two on March 11, 2012 after recently being diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma cancer. Couchey began his long career in comics serving as an assistant to Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. He produced a steady and largely uncredited body of work on a number of comics through the 1950s, and then worked on various Harvey titles like Little Lotta, Richie Rich and Little Dot during the 1960s and 1970s. Later he began a second career as a local-interest cartoonist, drawing comics about "Champy", Lake Champlain’s answer to the Loch Ness Monster. Trivia: He is credited with being the first artist to embed a real-life marriage proposal in a comic. The Catacombs extends its sincerest condolences to his family, friends and fans.