Don Rico

Don Rico
Don Rico circa 1942
BornDonato Francisco Rico II
(1912-09-26)September 26, 1912[1]
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 1985(1985-03-27) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller
Pseudonym(s)Dan Rico
Donella St. Michaels
Donna Richards
Joseph Milton
N. Korok
Notable works
Jann of the Jungle
Lorna the Jungle Queen
Daredevil (1940s)

Donato Francisco Rico II (/ˈrk/; September 26, 1912 – March 27, 1985)[2][3] was an American paperback novelist, screenwriter, wood engraver and comic book writer-artist, who co-created the Marvel Comics characters the Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) with plotter Stan Lee and artist Don Heck; Jann of the Jungle with artist Arthur Peddy; Leopard Girl with artist Al Hartley; and Lorna the Jungle Girl with an artist generally considered to be Werner Roth. His pen names include Dan Rico, Donella St. Michaels, Donna Richards, Joseph Milton, and N. Korok.

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JRS6-Q68 : accessed March 2, 2013), Donato Rico, March 1985.
  2. ^ Donato Rico at the Social Security Death Index. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Donato Rico". (obituary), Associated Press via The New York Times. April 20, 1985. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.