DICK AYERS

'Richard Bache "Dick" Ayers' (born April 28, 1924, Ossining, New York, United States) is a comic book artist and cartoonist. Widely respected for his dramatic storytelling skills and prolific output, Ayers is also renowned for being one of the first artists in Marvel Comics famed "Bullpen", notably as Jack Kirby's inker on many landmark Marvel Silver Age comics. As of 2005, Ayers is still working full-time as an artist, and recently the second volume of his autobiography in trade paperback form.
His work won him the 1985 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book.

Contents

Biography

Early life and career

Footnotes

References

External links

Biography

Early life and career

As Ayers recalled, "It was [Superman co-creator] Joe [Shuster] who sent me to Vin Sullivan of Magazine Enterprises. Joe had me pencil some of his ''Funnyman'' stories after seeing my drawings at [Burne] Hogarth's evening class".^[1]

Footnotes

1. (March 11, 2005)" Dick Ayers interview

References

★ ''Alter Ego'' #10 (Autumn 2001): Interview with Dick Ayers (1 of 2)

★ ''Alter Ego''#31 (Dec. 2003): Interview with Dick Ayers (2 of 2) (offline)

★ National Cartoonists Society Awards

External links

★ Audio of Merry Marvel Marching Society record, including voice of Dick Ayers

★ Bio of Dick Ayers on Lambiek.net

★ 15 great Dick Ayers covers