AYERS, DICK 1
 Name and vital stats
    AYERS, DICK [1924- ] (artist) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka RICHARD BACHE AYERS, SR. NULL
 Pen names
    AIRZ ARBY; R. B. NULL
    Signed D.A. at TOPPS NULL
 Education
    Art Career School [NYC] NULL
    Cartoonists and Illustrators School NULL
    School of Visual Arts NULL
 Influences
    Milt Caniff, Burne Hogarth NULL
 Member
    National Cartoonists Society NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Illustrator: Portfolios: Femforce 1991 > 91
 Other Careers
    Teacher: Adult education 1974-76/83 > 72 74 75 76 83
    Teacher: Guggenheim Museum 1972 > 72
    Teacher: Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Arts 1977-78 > 77 78
 Additional biography
    Alter Ego #31 Dec., 2003 NULL
    Claw the Unconquered #12 [DC Profiles] 1978 NULL
    Comics Scene #11, 1983 NULL
    Wonder Woman #246 NULL
    World Encyclopedia of Comics 1976 NULL
 Honors
    Cartoonists Society: nominated National Outstanding Comic Book Cartoonist (3 years) NULL
    Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1997 > 97
 Syndication
    FUNNYMAN [daily] (asst p) 1948 for Bell Syndicate > 48
 Comics in other media
    Various features (a) c1989 anti-drug tale in Boy's Life > 89
    Various features (w/a) 1974+ in adult education > 74 70s
 OLD TOWN PUBLISHING
    DOCTOR WONDER (a) 1996-97 and covers > 96 97
    Fillers (a) 1996 > 96
    Illustration (a) 1996-97 > 96 97
 Promotional comics
    TANDY COMPUTER WHIZ KIDS~ (p) 1985/87 Archie characters for Radio Shack & cover > 85 87
    TRS-80 COMPUTER WHIZ KIDS~ (p) 1984 Archie characters for Radio Shack & cover > 84
 AC COMICS
    AVENGER (a) 1991/97 reprints > 91 97
    Backup feature (a) 1991 in FEMFORCE > 91
    CALICO KID (p/i) 1992/96 reprints > 92 96
    CLAW, THE (p) 1992 > 92
    Covers (p) 1991-92/96-97 > 91 92 96 97
    FEMFORCE (p) 1991-92 > 91 92
    GARGANTA (p) 1992 > 92
    GHOST RIDER (a) 1996 reprint > 96
    HAUNTED HORSEMAN (a) c1990 reprint from M.E. > 90
    Illustration (a) 1996 > 96
    MS. VICTORY (p) 1993 > 93
    NIGHTVEIL'S CAULDRON OF HORROR (a) 1991 > 91
    PRESTO KID (a) 1992/96 reprint > 92 96
    RED DEVIL (p) 1992 > 92
    RED DEVIL AND CRIMEBUSTER (p) 1991 reprint > 91
    REDDEVIL AND CRIMEBUSTER (p) 1991 > 91
    TARA (a) 1992 > 92
    THUN'DA (i) 1989 re-inked reprint > 89
    Text (w) 1992 > 92
 AIDA-ZEE COMICS
    AIDA-ZEE COMICS~ (p) 1990 > 90
    SONS OF ISAIAH GLORY (p) 1990 > 90
 AMERICA'S COMIC GROUP
    EH!~ (a) 1997 reprint [Imprint: AVALON] > 97
    Fillers (a) 1997 reprint [Imprint: AVALON] > 97
 COMICO THE COMIC COMPANY
    Illustration (a) 1988 > 88
    Illustration (a) 1988 > 88
    TROUBLE WITH GIRLS, THE (i) 1989 > 89
 J. C. COMICS
    NOMAN (p) 1983 in HALL OF FAME FEATURING THE T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS > 83
 MODERN PUBLISHING
    Support (col) 1984/85 > 84 85
    VOLTRON~ (a/let) 1984-86 > 84 85 86
 REVOLUTIONARY COMICS
    JOE MONTANA STORY, THE (a/let) c1991 > 91
    MICKEY MANTLE (a/let) 1992 > 92
 SOLSON ENTERTAINMENT
    Specifics? (a) NULL
 Fan & trade zines
    Cartoonist PROfiles (w/a) 1992 > 92
    Robin Synder's Comics [newsletter] (contrib) 1990s > 90s
 ACE PERIODICALS
    Horror (a) 1953 > 53
 AMERICAN COMICS GROUP
    Horror (a) 1953 > 53
 ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    BLACK HOOD, THE (p) 1984 > 84
    Backup feature (p) 1984 in STEEL STERLING > 84
    CRUSADERS (p) 1984-85 > 84 85
    Covers (p) 1983-85- > 83 84 85 80s
    FLY, THE (p) 1959/84 > 59 84
    FOX, THE (p) 1984 > 84
    JAGUAR, THE (p) 1984 > 84
    MANTECH ROBOT WARRIORS (p) 1984-85- > 84 85
    MIGHTY CRUSADERS, THE (p) 1984-85- > 84 85
    ORIGINAL SHIELD, THE (p/i) 1983-84 > 83 84
    Support (let) 1984 > 84
 BONANZA BOOKS
    FANTASTIC FOUR (i) 1971 reprint > 71
 CHARLTON COMICS
    CRIME AND JUSTICE~ (a) 1954 > 54
    Crime (a) 1953 > 53
    EH!~ (a) 1953-55 > 53 54 55
    Horror (a) 1953-55 > 53 54 55
    RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION~ (p) 1955 > 55
    SPACE: 1999 (a) 1976 > 76
 DC COMICS
    ALL ABOUT. . . [Weapons] (w/a) 1979 > 79
    ALL OUT WAR~ (p) 1979-80 > 79 80
    ARMY AT WAR~ (p) 1980 > 80
    BLACK EAGLE (p) 1979-80 > 79 80
    Backup feature (p) 1978/80 in SERGEANT ROCK > 78 80
    CODENAME: GRAVEDIGGER (p) 1978-80 > 78 79 80
    Covers (p) 1979-84 > 79 80 81 82 83 84
    DESERTER, THE (p) 1978 > 78
    DOCTOR LIGHT (p) 1977 > 77
    EL DIABLO (p) 1982-83 > 82 83
    ELVIRA'S HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (p) 1986 > 86
    FREEDOM FIGHTERS (p) 1977-78 > 77 78
    Fillers (a) 1978/82 > 78 82
    G.I. COMBAT~ (p/some i/some w) 1977-79/81-83/85 > 77 78 81 82 83 85
    GHOSTS~ (p) 1979-82 > 79 80 81 82
    GRAVEDIGGER (p) 1978-80 > 78 79 80
    HAUNTED TANK (p/i) 1979-82 > 79 80 81 82
    HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (p) 1981 > 81
    JONAH HEX (p) 1979-84 > 79 80 81 82 83 84
    KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH! (p) 1976-78 > 76 77 78
    MADEMOISELLE MARIE (p) 1978/81 > 78 81
    PRIVATE LIFE OF A TANKER (a) 1977 > 77
    RUPTURED DUCK, THE (p) 1980-81 > 80 81
    SCALPHUNTER (p) 1977-81 > 77 78 79 80 81
    SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS (p) 1977/78 > 77 78
    SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE~ (p) 1981-82 > 81 82
    SERGEANT ROCK (p) 1978-81 > 78 79 80 81
    SERGEANT ROCK~ (p) 1978/80 > 78 80
    STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES~ (p) 1977 > 77
    TIME WARP~ (p) 1980 > 80
    UNEXPECTED, THE~ (p) 1980-82 > 80 81 82
    UNKNOWN SOLDIER (p) 1977-82 > 77 78 79 80 81 82
    UNKNOWN SOLDIER AND MADEMOISELLE MARIE (p) 1978 > 78
    UNKNOWN SOLDIER~ (p/some i) 1978-80 > 78 79 80
    WEIRD WAR TALES~ (p) 1977-80 > 77 78 79 80
    WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (p) 1985 entries > 85
    WITCHING HOUR, THE~ (p) 1978 > 78
    WOMEN AT WAR (p) 1977-78 > 77 78
    WONDER WOMAN (p) 1978 > 78
 FAGO COMICS
    ATOM AGE-COMBAT~ (a) 1958 > 58
    TENSE SUSPENSE~ (a) 1958 > 58
 FEATURE COMICS
    BLACK MAGIC~ (a) 1960-61 > 60 61
    Humor (a) 1950s-60s > 50s 60s
    Romance (a) 1961 > 61
    SICK~ (a) 1963 > 63
 HARVEY COMICS
    ALARMING ADVENTURES~ (a) 1962-63 > 62 63
    BEE-MAN (a) 1966 > 66
    JIGSAW (p) 1966 > 66
    SPYMAN (a) 1966 > 66
 I.W. PUBLICATIONS
    AVENGER (a) 1958 reprint > 58
    GHOST RIDER (a) 1958 reprint > 58
    PRESTO KID (a) 1958 reprint > 58
 MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES
    AVENGER, THE (a) 1954 > 54
    BADMEN OF THE WEST~ (a) 1953-54 > 53 54
    BOBBY BENSON (w/a) 1952-53 > 52 53
    BOBBY BENSON'S B-BAR-B RIDERS (a) 1952 > 52
    CALICO KID (a) 1949 > 49
    COWBOYS AND INDIANS~ (a) 1948 > 48
    Covers (a) 1948-56 > 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
    DANGER IS THEIR BUSINESS~ (a) 1949 > 49
    FUNNYMAN (p) 1948 > 48
    GHOST RIDER (a) 1949-54 > 49 50 51 52 53 54
    JIMMY DURANTE (a) 1948 > 48
    JOLLY JIM DANDY (a) 1955-57 > 55 56 57
    PRESTO KID (a) 1954-56 > 54 55 56
    STRAIGHT ARROW (a) 1951 > 51
    TALES OF THE GHOST RIDER (a) 1952 > 52
    TALES OF THE GHOST RIDER [filler] (a) 1953 > 53
    TIM HOLT~ (a) 1953 > 53
    WESTERN RANGE BOOK~ (a) 1949-50 > 49 50
    WINDY WALES (a) 1952 > 52
 MAJOR MAGAZINES
    CRACKED~ (a) 1989 > 89
 MARVEL COMICS
    ADVENTURE INTO MYSTERY~ (a) 1957 > 57
    ADVENTURES INTO TERROR~ (a) 1952-54 > 52 53 54
    ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS~ (a) 1952/54 > 52 54
    AMAZING ADVENTURES~ (i) 1961 > 61
    ANGEL, THE (i) 1970-71 > 70 71
    ANT-MAN (i) 1962-63 > 62 63
    ASTONISHING COMICS~ (a) 1952-53/55-57 > 52 53 55 56 57
    AVENGERS (i) 1963-66/76 > 63 64 65 66 76
    BATTLE ACTION~ (a) 1954-56 > 54 55 56
    BATTLEFIELD~ (a) 1953 > 53
    BATTLEFRONT~ (a) 1954-57 > 54 55 56 57
    BATTLEGROUND~ (a) 1955-57 > 55 56 57
    BATTLESHIP BURKE (a) 1957 > 57
    BATTLE~ (a) 1953/55-56/58-59 > 53 55 56 58 59
    BLACK RIDER (a) 1954 > 54
    BUZZ BRAND (a) 1953 > 53
    Backup feature (a) 1955 in WESTERN KID > 55
    Backup feature (a) 1955-59 in KID COLT OUTLAW > 55 56 57 58 59
    Backup feature (a) 1955/57/59/63 in TWO-GUN KID > 55 57 59 63
    Backup feature (a) 1956 in MATT SLADE GUNFIGHTER > 56
    Backup feature (a) 1956 in SERGEANT BARNEY BARKER > 56
    Backup feature (a) 1956-59 in OUTLAW KID > 56 57 58 59
    Backup feature (a) 1957 in WYATT EARP > 57
    Backup feature (a) 1960-64 in RAWHIDE KID > 60 61 62 63 64
    CAPTAIN AMERICA (i) 1965-66/70-71 > 65 66 70 71
    CAPTAIN MARVEL (p) 1969 > 69
    CAPTAIN SAVAGE (p) 1968-70 > 68 69 70
    CHAMBER OF DARKNESS~ (a) 1970 > 70
    CLIFF MASON (a) 1955 > 55
    COMBAT CASEY (a) 1957 > 57
    COMBAT KELLY (p) 1972-73 > 72 73
    COOKIE (a) 1954 > 54
    COWBOY ACTION~ (a) 1955-56 > 55 56
    CRAZY~ (a) 1954 > 54
    Covers (a) 1954/59-73 > 54 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 6970 71 72 73
    DAREDEVIL (i) 1966-67 > 66 67
    DENNY (a) 1954 > 54
    DOCTOR DROOM (i) 1961 > 61
    DRACULA (a) 1974 > 74
    FANTASTIC FOUR (i) 1961-63/81 > 61 62 63 81
    FRONTIER WESTERN~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    Filler (a) 1956 in SERGEANT BARNEY BARKER > 56
    G.I. TALES~ (a) 1957 > 57
    GHOST RIDER (p/some w) 1967/70-72 western hero > 67 67 70 71 72
    GHOST RIDER AND GUNHAWK (a) 1971 > 71
    GIANT-MAN (a) 1964/71 > 64 71
    GUNHAWK (i) 1971 > 71
    GUNHAWKS, THE (p) 1973 > 73
    GUNSMOKE WESTERN~ (a) 1956-57/61-63 > 56 57 61 62 63
    HERCULES (i) 1970 > 70
    HULK (i/some p) 1962-66/69/71-72 > 62 63 64 65 66 69 71 72
    HUMAN TORCH & THING (p) 1964 > 64
    HUMAN TORCH (p/i) 1954/62-65 > 54 62 63 64 65
    INVADERS (p) 1976 > 76
    IRON MAN (i) 1963-65/75 > 63 64 65 75
    IT, THE LIVING COLOSSUS (a) 1973-74 > 73 74
    Illustration (p) 1964 > 64
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY~ (a) 1952/54-56 > 52 54 55 56
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY~ (i) 1960-62 > 60 61 62
    JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS~ (a) 1952/54-56 > 52 54 55 56
    JUSTICE COMICS~ (a) 1954 > 54
    KID COLT (a) 1954-56/58/60-62/67/75 > 54 55 56 58 60 61 62 67 75
    KID COLT OUTLAW~ (a) 1956/62 > 56 62
    MARINES IN ACTION~ (a) 1955 > 55
    MARINES IN BATTLE~ (a) 1954-58 > 54 55 56 57 58
    MARVEL TALES~ (a) 1953/55-56 > 53 55 56
    MARVEL UNIVERSE~ (p) 1987 > 87
    MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (p) 1987 > 87
    MEN IN ACTION~ (a) 1952 > 52
    MEN'S ADVENTURES~ (a) 1953-54 > 53 54
    MIGHTY MARVEL WESTERN~ (a) 1972 > 72
    MYSTERY TALES~ (a) 1952-55/57 > 52 53 54 55 57
    MYSTICAL TALES~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    MYSTIC~ (a) 1952-53/55-56 > 52 53 55 56
    NAVY ACTION~ (a) 1955/57 > 55 57
    NAVY COMBAT~ (a) 1955/57 > 55 57
    NAVY TALES~ (a) 1957 > 57
    NICK FURY (i) 1965 > 65
    OUTLAW FIGHTERS~ (a) 1955 > 55
    OUTLAW KID (p) 1972-73 > 72 73
    POLICE ACTION~ (a) 1954 > 54
    QUICK-TRIGGER WESTERN~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    RAWHIDE KID (p/i) 1956-58/60-64/67/72 > 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 67 72
    RED WOLF (p) 1973 > 73
    RINGO KID (a) 1955-56 > 55 56
    RUGGED ACTION~ (a) 1955 > 55
    SAVAGE TALES~ (a) 1986 > 86
    SECRET STORY ROMANCES~ (a) 1954 > 54
    SERGEANT FURY (p/some i/some w) 1963-74 > 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
    SIX-GUN WESTERN~ (a) 1957 > 57
    SPELLBOUND~ (a) 1952-56 > 52 53 54 55 56
    STRANGE STORIES OF SUSPENSE~ (a) 1955-57 > 55 56 57
    STRANGE TALES OF THE UNUSUAL~ (a) 1956 > 56
    STRANGE TALES~ (p/some i) 1952-62 > 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
    STRANGE WORLDS~ (a) 1959 > 59
    SUB-MARINER (i) 1966 > 66
    SUSPENSE~ (a) 1952 > 52
    Support (let) 1971-74 > 71 72 73 74
    TALES OF SUSPENSE~ (i/some p) 1959-62/64 > 59 60 61 62 64
    TALES OF THE ZOMBIE~ (p) 1974 > 74
    TALES TO ASTONISH~ (i/some p) 1951-52/60-62 > 51 52 60 61 62
    THING AND HUMAN TORCH (p/some i) 1964-65 > 64 65
    THOR (i) 1962-63/92 > 62 63 92
    TWO-GUN KID (p/i) 1954/61-68 > 54 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
    TWO-GUN WESTERN~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    UNCANNY TALES~ (a) 1952-56 > 52 53 54 55 56
    WAR ADVENTURES~ (a) 1952 > 52
    WAR COMICS~ (a) 1953-57 > 53 54 55 56 57
    WAR IS HELL!~ (p) 1974 > 74
    WESTERN KID~ (a) 1955 > 55
    WESTERN OUTLAWS~ (a) 1954-57 > 54 55 56 57
    WILD WESTERN~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    WILD~ (a) 1954 > 54
    WORLD OF FANTASY~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    WORLD OF MYSTERY~ (a) 1956-57 > 56 57
    WORLDS UNKNOWN~ (p) 1974 > 74
    WYATT EARP (a) 1957-60 > 57 58 59 60
    X-MEN (i) 1965-67 > 65 66 67
    YOUNG MEN~ (a) 1953 > 53
 MAYFAIR PUBLICATIONS
    NATIONAL CRUMB, THE~ (a) 1975 > 75
    NATIONAL CRUMB~ (a) 1975 > 75
 MYRON FASS ENTERPRISES
    Various features (a) NULL
 SIMON & SCHUSTER
    SON OF ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS~ (p) 1975 with Avengers; and Shield [Imprint: FIRESIDE BOOKS] > 75
 SKYWALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
    Covers (p) 1971 > 71
    SUNDANCE KID (p) 1971 > 71
    SUNDANCE KID, THE (p) 1971 > 71
    WILD BUNCH (p) 1971 > 71
 SPIRE CHRISTIAN (religious)
    ATTACK~ (a) 1975 > 75
    Covers (a) 1975 > 75
 ST. JOHN PUBLISHING
    DO YOU BELIEVE IN NIGHTMARES?~ (a) 1957 > 57
 STANMOR
    Horror (a) 1950-51 > 50 51
 TOPPS COMICS
    BOMBAST (a) 1993 > 93
    Cover (i) 1993 for DRACULA VS. ZORRO > 93
 TOWER COMICS
    DYNAMO (p) 1966 > 66
    MENTHOR (p) 1966 > 66
    NOMAN (p) 1966-67 > 66 67
 Source (some data)
    DICK AYERS via Jim Amash in July, 2003 NULL