Richard Bache `` Dick '' Ayers ( April 28 , 1924 -- May 4 , 2014 ) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby 's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics , including on some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics ' `` The Fantastic Four '' .
Richard Bache `` Dick '' Ayers ( April 28 , 1924 -- May 4 , 2014 ) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist . He was best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby 's inkers during the Silver Age of Comics period in the late-1950s and 1960s .