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


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About Jack Rickard

  • 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.

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