Dan DeCarlo
| Dan DeCarlo | |
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| Born | Daniel S. DeCarlo December 12, 1919 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 2001 (aged 82) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
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Notable works
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Archie Comics: *Sabrina the Teenage Witch *Josie and the Pussycats *Cheryl Blossom Marvel Comics: *Millie the Model |
| Awards | National Cartoonists Society Award, 2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Josie Dumont |
| Children | Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (d. 1990) James DeCarlo (d. 1991) |
Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known as the artist who developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and establishing the publisher's house style up until his death. As well, he is the generally recognized co-creator of the characters Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats (with the lead character named for his wife), and Cheryl Blossom.
Dan DeCarlo was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of a gardener. He attended New Rochelle High School in his hometown, followed by Manhattan's Art Students League from 1938 to 1941, when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Stationed in Great Britain, he worked in the motor pool and as a draftsman, and painted company mascots on the noses of airplanes. He also drew a weekly military comic strip, 418th Scandal Sheet. He met his wife, French citizen Josie Dumont, on a blind date in Belgium not long after the Battle of the Bulge.
DeCarlo was married, with a pregnant wife, and a laborer working for his father when he began to pursue a professional art career. Circa 1947, answering an ad, he broke into the comic book industry at Timely Comics, the 1940s iteration of Marvel Comics. Under editor-in-chief Stan Lee, his first assignment was the teen-humor series Jeanie. DeCarlo went uncredited, as was typical for most comic-book writers and artists of the era, and he recalled in 2001, "I went on with her maybe ten books. They used to call me 'The Jeanie Machine' because that was all Stan used to give me, was Jeanie.... Then he took me off Jeannie and he gave me Millie the Model. That was a big break for me. It wasn't doing too well and somehow when I got on it became quite successful."
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