Sid Couchey obit

Sid Couchey died on March 12th, 2012. He is not on the list.

Famed Cartoonist Dies

North Country Artist Sid Couchey Passes Away

The North Country cartoonist who drew characters like Richie Rich, Little Lotta and others has passed on. He was an  American comic book artist best known for his work on the Harvey Comics characters Richie Rich, Little Lotta and Little Dot. His style is known for big, friendly faces and a sharp sense of visual humor.

Sid Couchey succumbed to cancer on Sunday. The 92 year old and his family were vacationing in Inman, SC.

He was an Essex county icon whose works could be spotted in the Westport theater and Ticonderoga's cartoon museum. He was a founding member of the Adirondack Art Association. He's also known for his cartoons of "Champy", the legendary monster of Lake Champlain.

Calvin Castine, writer and videographer of Hometown Cable in Champlain, New York, invited Couchey, along with famed cartoonist Arto Monaco, creator of the Land of Makebelieve amusement park, to join him in the production of a comic book honoring the memory of Tom Tyler, a B-movie hero and matinee idol who was born in Port Henry, New York. Tom Tyler Tales and its sequel, Tom Tyler Tales, Too, written and produced by Castine, are still in print and are available at Hometown Cable and other outlets. Author Morris Glenn worked with Couchey on another history-oriented book, A Walk Around Whallon’s Bay.

In 1964, Couchey was one of six founders of the Adirondack Art Association in Essex, New York.

Couchey and his wife Ruth made appearances at book signings and comic-book conventions, in addition to visiting cartoon museums and libraries. Couchey completed a series of paintings that echo his professional training, Champy in the Style of the Old Masters, which has been on display in Plattsburgh and at the Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum. In this collection, Couchey portrays the famous lake-serpent as he would have been painted by Seurat and Picasso, among others.

 

Couchey's family says that there will be a service for him this weekend in South Carolina. They expect to have another service in the North Country either in the spring or summer, when they return.