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DICK AYERS

Active: 1952–2025

5

AS WRITER

882

AS ARTIST

61

KEY ISSUES

103

SERIES

Richard Bache Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Strange Tales #110 cover

Strange Tales

#110

First appearance of Doctor Strange. Earliest catalogued appearances of Wong, Nightmare, Ancient One, and 1 more.

The Avengers #9 cover

The Avengers

#9

Earliest catalogued appearance of Wonder Man.

Journey into Mystery Annual #1 cover

Journey into Mystery Annual

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Hercules (Marvel).

The X-Men #28 cover

The X-Men

#28

Earliest catalogued appearance of Banshee.

Fantastic Four #8 cover

Fantastic Four

#8

Earliest catalogued appearances of Alicia Masters and Puppet Master.

Tales of Suspense #75 cover

Tales of Suspense

#75

Earliest catalogued appearances of Sharon Carter, Batroc, and Peggy Carter.

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CHARACTERS · TOP 10

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Sgt. Rock #342 cover

Sgt. Rock

#342

The Ghost Rider #1 cover

The Ghost Rider

#1

The Ghost Rider #2 cover

The Ghost Rider

#2

The Ghost Rider #3 cover

The Ghost Rider

#3

The Ghost Rider #6 cover

The Ghost Rider

#6