RICO, DON
 Name and vital stats
    RICO, DON [1918-85] (artist; writer; editor) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka DONATO FRANCISCO RICO JR. NULL
 Pen names
    N. KOROK NULL
 Education
    Cooper Union High School (fine arts) NULL
 Influences
    H. M. Stoops, J. R. Flanagan, Lynd Ward, Rockwell Kent NULL
 Member
    Authors League of America, co-founder and president NULL
    Comic Art Professional Society NULL
    Dramatists Guild NULL
    Writers Guild West NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Illustrator: Album cover: Neil MerryWeather's Kryptonite LP 1975 > 75
    Illustrator: Books, magazines and jackets NULL
    Illustrator: Contributor: C.A.P.S. Portfolio 1978 > 78
    Writer & Artist: Novel: The Killing of Reuben Salazar NULL
    Writer: 60 novels NULL
    Writer: Novels: Detective genre NULL
 Performing Arts
    Producer & Director: Films NULL
    Writer: Films: Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary; The Strangers NULL
    Writer: TV: Adam-12 series et al NULL
 Other Careers
    Teacher: UCLA extension course on comic books NULL
 Fine Arts
    Exhibitor: Wood engravings and paintings in museums and private collections NULL
    Exhibitor: Woodcuts: in galleries NULL
    Painter: Comic characters for Cory Galleries [San Francisco] NULL
 Syndication
    JOHNNIE JONES (w/a) 1943-45 > 43 44 45
 Comics Studio (Shop)
    BINDER STUDIO (lay) 1942 > 42
    CHESLER STUDIO (a) c1944-c47 > 44 45 46 47
    IGER STUDIO (a) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43
 SUPERLITH INC.
    CLOVEN HOOF~ (w/a) graphic album NULL
    MAGNIFICENT SUPERHEROES OF COMICS GOLDEN AGE~ (w/a) 1977 graphic album reprint of Captain Battle; also new cover and introduction > 77
 ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    BLACK HOOD, THE (a) 1944 > 44
 BETTER PUBLICATIONS
    FIGHTING YANK (lay) 1942 > 42
 EASTERN COLOR PRINTING
    HEROIC COMICS~ (a) 1945 > 45
 FAWCETT COMICS
    BULLETMAN (lay) 1942 > 42
    CAPTAIN MARVEL (lay) 1942 > 42
    MISTER SCARLET (a) 1941 > 41
 FEATURE COMICS
    BLACK OWL (a) 1944 > 44
 FICTION HOUSE COMICS
    AURO (a) 1941 > 41
    ORAN OF THE JUNGLE (a) 1941 > 41
 FOX COMICS
    BLAST BENNETT (a) 1940 > 40
    BLUE BEETLE (a) 1940 > 40
    FLIP FALCON (a) 1940 > 40
    PERISPHERE PAYNE (a) 1941 > 41
    SORCERESS OF ZOOM (a) 1940 > 40
    SUB SAUNDERS (a) 1940 > 40
 GILBERTON
    MOONSTONE, THE (a) 1946 > 46
 HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS
    CAT-MAN (a) 1944 > 44
    COMMANDOS OF THE DEVIL DOGS (a) mid-1940s > 44 45 46
    Crime (a) 1945 [Imprint: NARRATIVE] > 45
    GOLDEN ARCHER (a) 1944-45 > 44 45
    GREY MASK, THE (p/i) 1943-44 [Imprint: ET-ES-GO] > 43 44
    Horror (a) 1944 > 44
    LEATHERFACE (a) 1944 > 44
    POWER~ (a) 1945 [Imprint: NARRATIVE] > 45
    RECKONER, THE (a) 1944 > 44
    War (a) NULL
 LEV GLEASON
    BINGHAM BOYS, THE (w/a) 1941 > 41
    BLACKOUT (a) 1941 > 41
    CAPTAIN BATTLE (a) 1941 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] > 41
    CAPTAIN BATTLE JR. (a) 1941 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] > 41
    CLAW VERSUS DAREDEVIL (a) 1941 > 41
    CLAW, THE (w/a) 1941 > 41
    Covers (a) 1941 > 41
    DAREDEVIL (w/a) 1941 > 41
    SILVER STREAK (w/a) 1941-42 > 41 42
    Support (ed) c1943 > 43
    TEX HAZARD (w/a) 1942 > 42
 MARVEL COMICS
    ADVENTURES INTO TERROR~ (a) 1951 > 51
    ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS~ (a) 1952 > 52
    ASTONISHING COMICS~ (i) 1952 > 52
    ASTONISHING COMICS~ (w) 1957 > 57
    BATTLE ACTION~ (w) 1957 > 57
    BATTLEFIELD~ (i) 1952 > 52
    BATTLEFRONT~ (w) 1952/57 > 52 57
    BATTLEGROUND~ (w) 1957 > 57
    BATTLE~ (w) 1957 > 57
    BLONDE PHANTOM (i) 1947 > 47
    BLONDE PHANTOM (p) 1949 > 49
    Backup feature (p) 1956 in JANN OF THE JUNGLE > 56
    CAPTAIN AMERICA (a) 1977 > 77
    CAPTAIN AMERICA (i) 1942 > 42
    CLIFF MASON (w/p) 1956-57 > 56 57
    COMMANDO ADVENTURES~ (w) 1957 > 57
    Covers (i) 1951 > 51
    Crime (w) 1957 > 57
    DESTROYER, THE (p) 1944 > 44
    DOCTOR STRANGE (w) 1965 > 65
    Fillers (p/i) 1953/56 > 53 56
    G.I. TALES~ (w) 1957 > 57
    GARY GAUNT (a) 1942 > 42
    GUNSMOKE WESTERN~ (w) 1957 > 57
    HUMAN TORCH (p/i) 1944-46 > 44 45 46
    Horror (w/a) 1951/53 > 51 53
    IRON MAN (w) 1964 > 64
    Illustration (a) 1953 > 53
    JANN OF THE JUNGLE (w/p) 1954/56-57 > 54 56 57
    JAP-BUSTER JOHNSON (i) 1945 > 45
    JUNGLE ADVENTURES OF GREG KNIGHT (w) 1954/57 > 54 57
    JUSTICE COMICS~ (w) 1957 > 57
    Jungle (w) 1953-54/56-57 > 53 54 56 57
    KID FROM TEXAS, THE (w) 1957 > 57
    KID SLADE WESTERN~ (w) 1957 > 57
    LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL (w) 1953-54/57 > 53 54 57 51
    MARVEL TALES~ (w) 1957 > 57
    MYSTIC~ (w) 1950s > 50s
    Mystery / occult (a) c1955-c56 > 55 56
    NAVY TALES~ (w) 1957 > 57
    RAWHIDE KID~ (w) 1957 > 57
    Religious (a) 1953/c55-c57 > 53 55 56 57
    Romance (a) 1952/c55-c57 > 52 55 56 57
    SECRET STAMP, THE (a) 1942 > 42
    SPELLBOUND~ (i) 1952 > 52
    STRANGE TALES~ (i) 1951 > 51
    SUSPENSE~ (a) 1949/51 > 49 51
    Support (ed) 1948-49 > 48 49
    TALES OF THE JUNGLE~ (w) 1957 > 57
    TALES OF YOUNG FOLK~ (a) 1953 > 53
    TERROR, THE (a) mid-1940s > 44 45 46
    TWO-GUN KID~ (w) 1957 > 57
    TWO-GUN WESTERN~ (w) 1957 > 57
    UNKNOWN JUNGLE~ (w) 1957 > 57
    WAR ADVENTURES~ (a) 1952 > 52
    WAR COMICS~ (w) 1957 > 57
    WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS~ (w) 1957 > 57
    WESTERN KID~ (w) 1957 > 57
    WHIZZER (p) 1943-44 > 43 44
    WILD WESTERN~ (w) 1957 > 57
    WYATT EARP~ (w) 1957 > 57
    War (w/a) c1955-c56 > 55 56
    Western (a) 1951-52/c55-c56 > 51 52 55 56
    YOUNG ALLIES (a) 1943 > 43
 NOVELTY COMICS
    CHAMELEON (a) 1945 > 45
    GARY STARK (w/a) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49
    MICKEY STARLIGHT (w/a) 1946-47 filler > 46 47
    SERGEANT SPOOK (a) 1946-47 > 46 47
    TARGET AND THE TARGETEERS (w/a) late-1940s > 47 48 49
 QUALITY COMICS
    ESPIONAGE (a) 1944 > 44
    G-2 (a) 1943-44 > 43 44
    Romance (p) 1950 > 50
    Western (p) 1950-51 > 50 51
 RURAL HOME
    Crime (a) 1945 > 45
 ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS
    Romance (w) c1951 > 51
    Western (w) c1951 > 51
 Source (some data)
    DON RICO NULL