Dick Moores

Creator

Overview Series Issues

Biography

Dick Moores began his career assisting on Dick Tracy before contributing to Disney comic strips including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. From 1959 until his death in 1986, he drew Gasoline Alley, taking over the long-running strip from creator Frank King. Moores modernized the art style and introduced new characters while weaving contemporary themes into the stories. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Story Award five times and received the Reuben Award in 1974.

Creator Details

Name

Dick Moores

Issues

1,086

Series

Awards

National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Story Comic Strip Division (1985), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Story Comic Strip Division (1982), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Story Comic Strip Division (1981), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Story Comic Strip Division (1980), Inkpot Award (1975), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1974), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Story Comic Strip Division (1973)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

December 12, 1909

Death Date

April 22, 1986

Birth Place

Asheville, North Carolina

Country

United States