(February 2005)
Mecca Comics,
2005 Series
- Price
- 17.95 USD
- Pages
- 126
- On-sale Date
- 2005
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Mecca Comics Group
- Brand
-
Mecca Comics Group
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Volume 1 (1924-1951) of three
Keywords Flatiron Building; New York; White Plains; World War II
The Dick Ayers Story
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Giant Man; the Wasp; Human Torch; Toro; Sgt Fury; Dum Dum; Gabe; Percy; Rawhide Kid; Kid Colt Outlaw; Two-Gun Kid; Wyatt Earp; Incredible Hulk; Ghost Rider (1949); Sing Song; Jimmy Durante; Kamandi; Dr Wonder
- Synopsis
- Montage of Dick Ayers with many of the comic book characters he has inked and/or penciled over the years.
- Keywords
- artist
[no title indexed]
comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gladys, why-oh-why do you want our baby born in the Ossining, New York Hospital
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Gladys Minnerly Ayers; John Bache Ayers; Dr. Miller; Mrs. Meehan
- Synopsis
- Autobiography of Dick Ayers (Richard Bache Ayers)... birth, childhood and schooling, passion to draw comic strips, enlistment (1942) in the US Army Air Forces
- Keywords
- boxing; New York; Ossining; White Plains; World War II
In the Army Now
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Sgt Charak; instructors; recruits; doctor; nurse; Sgt Fury (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Dick Ayers goes to army radio school in Wisconsin, and radar school in Florida. He does the instructional comic strip Radio Ray on the side, gets promoted to corporal, fails his final lab test because of color blindness, and is busted back to PFC.
- Keywords
- Air Forces; Boca Raton; fact; Florida; Wisconsin; World War II
Assignment: 586th Bomb Squadron
comic story / 25 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; PFC Kelly; Sgt Powell; Florence Podolsky; Ralph Marshak; Lt Wilson; Col Silk; Jimmy Cagney
- Synopsis
- Dick Ayers is sent to Air Forces drafting school and rotates through several bases in the US before being sent first to England and then France. He endures air raids, sees something of Europe, and is discharged at war's end.
- Keywords
- Air Forces; England; fact; France; World War II
A Civilian Again!!!
comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Ted Ayers; Ralph Marshak; John Bache Ayers; Florence; Miz Howard; Bruce Ogilvie; Oscar Le Beck
- Synopsis
- Dick Ayers plugs away at art school, despite his color confusion and most people's lack of respect for comics. He creates the Chic n' Chu comic, and gets an offer from Dell Comics at $2500 a month.
- Keywords
- artist
And Now Begins the Career as a Comic Book Artist!
comic story / 30 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Bruce Ogilvie; Oscar Le Beck; Burne Hogarth; Joe Shuster; Vin Sullivan; Sally Henderson; Bob Stevens; Chip Ayers
- Synopsis
- Oscar Le Beck backs out of the Dell deal for Chic n' Chu. Dick Ayers takes classes with Burne Hogarth, soon getting assignments from Joe Shuster and Vin Sullivan... with whom he co-creates Ghost Rider. His cousin Chip helps him see he should be baptized, but assignments are tight and his fiancee uncertain. They finally break their engagement.
- Keywords
- artist; television
The Comic Book Artist
comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; John Bache Ayers; Lorraine Bonaventura; Lindy Walter
- Synopsis
- A frustrated Dick Ayers works out systems to maximize his productivity, and pounds the pavement after new accounts. He begins 1951 with steady, if part-time work, and a new fiancee.
- Keywords
- artist
The Dick Ayers Story An Illustrated Autobiography
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Title page, credits, and indicia
Indexer Notes
Dick Ayers (Writer-Artist-Letterer); John "JB" May (CEO/Publisher); Charles S. Novinskie (Sales/Advertising/Licensing/Promotions Manager); Steve Burr (Web/New Media Manager); Ernie Franks (Soundtrack Manager). This page serves as the title page, but follows the main body of the book.
A Very Special Thanks For Charlotte Lindy
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charlotte Lindy Ayers
- Synopsis
- Dedication, to Dick's wife
- Keywords
- dedication
Indexer Notes
Portrait of Lindy, by Dick
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In appreciation to those who are a part of Volume One of The Dick Ayers Story
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Thanks and acknowledgements
[no title indexed]
illustration / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learning to box -- age 5
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Dick Ayers; Chip Ayers; John Bache Ayers; Gladys Minnerly Ayers; Bruce Ogilvie
- Synopsis
- Photo scrapbook of Dick Ayers's life, from the age of two through school days, World War II, and the postwar years. Includes photos of Dick with the "nose art" he painted onto bombers during World War II.
- Keywords
- bomber; World War II
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comic Book Work From My Record Book
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Pages from Dick Ayers's record book, showing his comic book assignments and payments for 1949 and 1950
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Move over, world!
- Characters
- Dick Ayers
- Synopsis
- Giant Dick Ayers in superhero costume, atop the Flatiron Building. List of accomplishments from 50 years in comic books.
- Keywords
- artist; Flatiron Building; New York; New York City
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Dick Ayers Story
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3.
["Gladys, why-oh-why do you want our baby born in the Ossining, New York Hospital"]
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4.
In the Army Now
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5.
Assignment: 586th Bomb Squadron
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6.
A Civilian Again!!!
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7.
And Now Begins the Career as a Comic Book Artist!
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8.
The Comic Book Artist
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9.
The Dick Ayers Story An Illustrated Autobiography
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10.
A Very Special Thanks For Charlotte Lindy
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11.
["In appreciation to those who are a part of Volume One of The Dick Ayers Story"]
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12.
["Learning to box -- age 5"]
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13.
["Comic Book Work From My Record Book"]
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14.
["Move over, world!"]
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15.
Meccatalk
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16.
"Everyone deserves a Golden Age!"
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17.
["Bags Unlimited Inc."]
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18.
["The Dick Ayers Story"]
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19.
[no title indexed]
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20.
["Time is NOT the enemy."]
This issue was modified by
- Kirk House
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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