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Dick was born 1924 in Ossining, N.Y. His parents lived in Bogota, N.J. until the family moved to White Plains, N.Y. circa 1927. He then moved to Pulteney, N.Y. in 1937 and then back to White Plains in 1940. He graduated from Greenburgh High School (town outside White Plains) in 1942.

He enlisted in the US Army Air Corps September, 1942 and served with the 586th Bomb Squadron, the 394th Bomb Group, and the 98th Bomb Wing through six campaigns (European Theater, Britain, Normandy, Germany) After his discharged October, 1945, he went to art school at the Art Career School, Cartoonists and Illustrators School, NYC from 1946 to 1948.

He started his career in 1947 pencilling for Joe Shuster. Then from 1948 to 1956 lettering, pencilling and inking for Vin Sullivan of Magazine Enterprises. From 1951 to 1976 he lettered, penciled and inked for Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, then from 1976 to 1979 for DC Comics, followed by penciling for Archie Comics from 1979 to 1986 and AC Comics in 1991 to the present day.

Currently Dick does commissions (re-created covers and character drawings). His son Richard assists him in titling, lettering, and coloring. He has have four children, four grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren.