Born: 1916 March 8 in Moline, Illinois, United States
Died: 1992 May 21 in Burlington, Iowa, United States
Biography: Additional biographical information:
Stripper's Guide "Ink-Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay: Dick Fletcher" by Alex Jay, Friday, May 28, 2021: http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2021/03/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-dick.html;
Lambiek Comiclopedia "Dick Fletcher": https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fletcher_dick.htm.
Syndication credits:
Dan Dunn - Secret Operative 48 daily (Publishers Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [Pencil and ink assistant during the early 1940s.];
Dan Dunn - Secret Operative 48 Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [Pencil and ink assistant during the early 1940s.];
Jed Cooper American Scout Sunday (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1949-11-13 - 1961-03-26 [Pencil and ink work.];
Surgeon Stone Sunday (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1946-XX-XX - 1951-XX-XX [Writer, pencil, and ink work.]
Dick Fletcher did pencil and ink work in comic books for Dell in the early 1940s. He worked on the features Gang Busters from 1940 to 1941, Greg Gilday in the early 1940s, Jim Ellis in the early 1940s, and various war stories also in the early 1940s for Dell.
Notes: Not to be confused with Rick Fletcher, the fellow Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate artist best known for his work on Dick Tracy.
Bails' Who's Who entry accidentally contains information about both creators combined together.
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(advertising) - Role: artist
- Years: 1940?; 1941?; 1942?; 1943?; 1944?; 1945?; 1946?; 1947?; 1948?; 1949?; 1950?; 1951?; 1952?; 1953?; 1954?; 1955?; 1956?; 1957?; 1958?; 1959?
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Notes: Dick Fletcher did artwork for advertisements during the 1940s and 1950s. The exact details and dates are currently not known.
Publication Title: Mammoth Detective
(magazine) - Role: art director
- Year: 1945
Employer Name : Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.
Work Title: Dibble Dabbles in Death
Notes: Fletcher illustrated the short story "Dibble Dabbles in Death" written by David Wright O’Brien for Mammoth Detective (Ziff-Davis, 1942 series) v4#1 (February 1945).
Publication Title: Mammoth Mystery
(magazine) - Role: artist
- Year: 1947
Employer Name : Ziff-Davis Publishing
Work Title: Heaven Ran Last
Notes: Fletcher illustrated the novella/short novel "Heaven Ran Last" written by William P. McGivern for Mammoth Mystery (Ziff-Davis, 1945 series) v3#4 (August 1947).