Hall of Fame artist Dick Ayers passed away on May 4,
2014 at the age of ninety. Although his
career began in the golden age, he was best known for his silver age work as one of Jack
Kirby's regular inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s, including some of the
earliest issues of Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four. He was the
primary artist on Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it over a
10-year run, and he was co-creator of the 1950s Western-horror version of the Ghost
Rider, a character he would draw again for Marvel in the 1960s.
Ayers other notable work includes Adventures into Terror, Astonishing, Journey
into Mystery, Journey into Unknown Worlds, Menace, Mystery Tales, Mystic, Strange
Tales, Uncanny Tales, Amazing Adventures, Journey into Mystery, Strange
Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish, Rawhide Kid and
early appearances of Thor and The Incredible Hulk.
I 'm very glad to have to spoken with Mr. Ayers in person two or
three times over the years and he was always very nice to his fans. The Catacombs extends its
condolences to his family, friends and fans.
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| Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #23 [Oct. 1965] |
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