The catalog data presents a genuine identification problem: the source material explicitly flags two distinct Richard Cases — one born 1964, the other an earlier artist who worked for the Iger Studio and Fiction House in the 1940s — and the catalog's birth year of 1913 and death year of 2003 align with the older artist, not the DC/Vertigo figure born in 1964. Because the credits, dates, and biographical details cannot be reliably assigned to a single person without introducing errors, a fully accurate combined profile is not possible from the available material.
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1 (1988)
What the sources do confirm: the Richard Case born in 1964 is an American comics artist associated primarily with DC Comics and its Vertigo imprint, with notable work on titles including *Doom Patrol*, *Hunter: The Age of Magic*, *Deadenders*, *Shade, the Changing Man*, *Sandman Mystery Theatre*, and *The Sensational Spider-Man*. A separate Richard Case worked in the American comic book industry during the 1940s through studios including Iger Studio and Fiction House, and lived from 1913 to 2003.
Doom Patrol #19 (1989)
Per the guidelines, a shorter accurate account is preferable to a conflated one. Additional sourcing would be needed to write a complete, trustworthy profile for either creator.
