Originally from the Detroit area,[3] Pollard is best known for his simultaneous work on the Marvel Comics titles The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Thor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

[4] With writer Marv Wolfman, Pollard introduced the Black Cat in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979).

[4] In 1982, Pollard moved to DC Comics where he drew part of Wonder Woman #300 (Feb. 1983)[7] and launched the Vigilante series with Marv Wolfman.

[8] He and Elliot S. Maggin co-created the Kristin Wells version of Superwoman in DC Comics Presents Annual #2 (1983).

[11] He returned to comics in 2019 with a story for DC Primal Age Giant, written by Marv Wolfman.