Daniel S DeCarlo was an American cartoonist best known for having 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.
16 Facts About Dan DeCarlo
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Dan DeCarlo was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of a gardener.
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Dan DeCarlo attended New Rochelle High School, followed by Manhattan's Art Students League from 1938 to 1941, when he was drafted into the US Army.
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Dan DeCarlo drew a weekly military comic strip, 418th Scandal Sheet.
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Dan DeCarlo met his wife, French citizen Josie Dumont, on a blind date in Belgium not long after the Battle of the Bulge.
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Dan DeCarlo contributed the short-lived Sherry the Showgirl and Showgirls for Atlas.
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Dan DeCarlo first freelanced for Archie Comics, the company with which he became most closely associated, in the late 1950s while still freelancing for Atlas.
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Dan DeCarlo was listed as a creator in the end credits of the film Josie and the Pussycats.
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Dan DeCarlo received credit as co-creator of the live-action television show Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
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Josette Marie "Josie" Dan DeCarlo was a French-born model who became the inspiration and namesake for Josie McCoy of Josie and the Pussycats comics and the 1970 Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series.
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Dan DeCarlo met future husband Dan DeCarlo on a blind date in Belgium in 1945, Shortly after the Battle of the Bulge.
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Dan DeCarlo would draw things for me to make me understand what he had in mind.
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Dan DeCarlo became the inspiration for Josie and the Pussycats while the couple were on a cruise.
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Josie Dan DeCarlo wore a catsuit costume during the cruise, which became the basis for the fictional Josie and the Pussycats trademark outfits.
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Josie Dan DeCarlo died in her sleep on March 14,2012, aged 88.
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Dan DeCarlo was nominated for the Academy of Comic Book Arts' Shazam Award for Best Penciller in 1974.