Action Comics Weekly #629 (Dec. 6, 1988), featuring the Secret Six; cover art by Rockwell.

Richard Waring Rockwell (December 11, 1920-April 18, 2006) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known as Milt Caniff's uncredited art assistant for 35 years on the adventure strip Steve Canyon. Rockwell was a nephew of the famed painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell. Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Secret Six is the name of three distinct DC Comics fictional teams. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (February 28, 1907-May 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist most famous for Terry and the Pirates. ... Steve Canyon was an action/adventure comic strip written by Milton Caniff. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an early 20th century American painter. ...

Comics

Rockwell, the son of a toy designer, began his career after World War II, during which he'd served as an U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who flew Allied troops to France on D-Day and to the Ardennes Forest for the Battle of the Bulge. His first known comic-book credit is for penciling and inking the seven-page story "The Masquerading Bandits" in the the Prize Comics crime series Headline Comics #36 (Aug. 1949). Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... 1. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country (its highest point is under 700 m), primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région) and Germany, where this range is known as... Combatants United States United Kingdom Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Gerd von Rundstedt Strength 500,000 men, 400 tanks, 400 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) 600,000 men, 600 tanks, 1,900 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) Casualties 41,200 casualties[1] (4,100 dead, 16... In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ...

He went on to draw for Lev Gleason Publications' Crime Does Not Pay and Black Diamond Western. Samples of this work, which he supplied with his membership application to the National Cartoonists Society in 1952, caught the attention of Milt Caniff, the organization's president at the time. Almost immediately, Rockwell was wired to assist on Caniff's classic syndicated newspaper strip Steve Canyon, penciling and inking secondary characters and backgrounds; Caniff wrote, drew the main characters, and did finishing touches. Rockwell continued on Canyon until Caniff's death in 1988. Leverett Gleason Publications was the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including Daredevil and Boy Comics. ... The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ...

Rockwell's other comic-book work includes at least one story each in 1951 for Man Comics, Girl Comics, Crime Exposed and Susepense, from Atlas Comics, the 1950s precursor of Marvel Comics; and, in 1983 and 1988, a smattering of work for DC Comics, including on the Steve Canyon-like military adventure title Blackhawk. Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Blackhawk #12 (Autumn, 1946), Quality Comics. ...

Courtroom artist

Rockwell additionally worked as a courtroom artist doing trial sketches, starting with the 1957 U.S. Supreme Court case involving school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. His courtoom work remained a minor sideline until 1983, Rockwell, covering the robbery and murder trial of members of the Weather Underground and the Black Liberation Army who had robbed a Brinks armored truck in Nyack, New York. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Desegregation is the process of ending racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. ... Little Rock skyline Nickname: The Capital City, Rock-Town, City of Roses Map Location in Arkansas Political Statistics Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 County Pulaski County Mayor Jim Dailey Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 302. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 29th 53,179 sq mi  137 732 km² 239 miles  385 km 261 miles  420 km 2. ... Weatherman, also known as the Weather Underground Organization, was a US-based, self-described revolutionary organization of communist men and women formed by members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), splintering that organization in the process. ... Logo of the Black Liberation Army The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground, black nationalist-Marxist organization that operated in the United States from 1971 to 1981. ... The Brinks Company (NYSE: BCO) is a security and protection company. ... // Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ... Nyack is a village located in Rockland County, New York. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

Other work

Like his legendary uncle, Rockwell also did magazine illustrations. As well, he drew editorial cartoons, taught at New York University, the Parsons School of Design, and the Fashion Institute of Technology, all in Manhattan, New York City New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The Parsons School of Design, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, is a design school affiliated (since 1970) with the New School University. ... The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a State University of New York college of art and design located in New York City, New York, United States. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...

References

• Fairfield County Weekly (February 13, 2003): "Rogues' Gallery: Courtroom Artist Richard Waring Rockwell Sketches Rogues from Gotti to Ganim", by Joe Miksch
• Lambiek Comiclopedia
• POV Online (April 21, 2006): "Dick Rockwell, R.I.P.", by Mark Evanier