Dick Ayers

Dick Ayers is a gifted penciler and one of the all-time great storytellers.  His work is admired by all western and war title buffs and his long run on Sgt Fury, sometimes alone and sometimes in partnership with John Severin stands as a remarkable body of work.  Ayers was also a prolific inker, particularly on the pencils of Jack Kirby.  Dick is still active as an illustrator, and has his own web page.  Here are some classic Dick Ayers covers:
OK, so this is a rather famous Kirby cover, but Dick Ayers inked it!
Fantastic Four
# 1
Nov 1961
Once again, Dick Ayers was on hand to put the touches on another famous first issue
Sgt Fury
# 1
May 1963
Another key Silver Age cover, and once again Dick Ayers was the man on the spot to render Kirby's pencils
Avengers
# 1
Sep 1963
Ayers was inking all the Kirby covers on Sgt Fury but this was his first flying solo
Sgt Fury
# 9
Aug 1964

Strange Tales
#124
Sep 1964
Ayers had been drawing Fury for two years by this stage but this was his second solo cover
Sgt Fury
# 21
Aug 1965
An important and powerful cover - the origin of Fury's eyepatch
Sgt Fury
# 27
Feb 1966
A classic Dick Ayers western
Two-Gun Kid
# 84
Nov 1966
Ayers re-created his 50's hero with this striking cover
Ghost Rider
# 1
Feb 1967
A typical action-packed Ayers cover - it can't have been easy to fit so many Howlers on there every month!
Sgt Fury
# 40
Mar 1967
...as I was saying, it can't have been easy to fit so many Howlers on there every month, and sometimes the Blitzers as well...
Sgt Fury
# 41
Apr 1967
These Specials were really something - this one has the Howlers in 'Nam
Sgt Fury Annual
#3
Aug 1967
An Ayers/Severin classic
Sgt Fury
# 50
Jan 1968
One of the most striking covers of the Silver Age - Pencils by Dick Ayers, Inks by Syd Shores
Captain Savage
# 4
Jul 1968
Dick Ayers, into his eighth year penciling the Howlers, still producing memorable covers
Sgt Fury
# 81
Nov 1970

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