Jack Rickard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Rickard

American illustrator

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1922

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1983

Profession: comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

For Jack Rickard who edited Boardwatch magazine, see Boardwatch Jack Rickard (March 8, 1922 – July 22, 1983), was an American illustrator for numerous advertising campaigns and multiple comic strips, but was best known as a key contributor to Mad for more than two decades.
Rickard's artwork appeared in more than 175 Mad issues, including 35 covers; he also illustrated sixteen Madpaperback covers. After attending the Rochester Institute of Technology on an art scholarship, Rickard did commercial art for Chaite Studios in the 1950s.
He illustrated covers for "men's magazines" such as "Adventure" and "True Detective", contributed to Charlton Comics and worked as an assistant on the Li'l Abner comic strip.
Soon after, he became a mainstay in the advertising field, where his work attracted the attention of Mad's editors.
He began illustrating for the humor magazine in 1961, and remained a regular until his death from cancer 22 years later.