Richard Hughes

Hughes was the writer and co-creator of The Black Terror, The Commando Clubs, Doc Strange, Fighting Yank, Pyroman, and Super Mouse. Richard Hughes worked in support as an editor for Pines (Standard/Better/Nedor), from 1940 to 1943. Hughes was the editor for American Comics Group (ACG), from 1944 to 1967. He was also publisher and editor for ACG imprints and related publishers Creston from 1943 to 1944, La Salle in 1944, and R. B. Leffingwell in 1945. Hughes worked in support as the business manager for ACG, from 1944 to 1957. Richard Hughes wrote comic books for Centaur in 1938, Pines (Standard/Better/Nedor) from 1940 to 1944, DC during the 1940s (dates unknown) and from 1967 to 1968 and 1971, and the American Comics Group from 1942 to 1967. ACG unpublished inventory done by Hughes was published by A.C.E. Comics from 1986 to 1987. His work has been reprinted by several other publishers posthumously. Hughes possibly may have done work for other publishers, including Harvey in 1943 as a writer, Rural Home as a packager and editor, Howard Johnson's in 1962 through Custom Comics as writer.