Doyle, one of several Archie contributors who studied art at the Pratt Institute, was originally a penciller for Fiction House comics, working on such titles as Planet Stories.[4] After he was let go from Fiction House, he decided that he was better suited to writing stories: "It was easier," he said. "My mind worked better that way."[4] In 1951 he joined Archie Comics as a writer. Though he no longer drew stories himself, he continued to write in storyboard form, using a desk that used to belong to Fiction House artist Fran Hopper.[4]
By the end of the '50s, Doyle was writing the majority of stories for such important Archie titles as Archie and Betty and Veronica;[5] DeCarlo said that when he joined Archie Comics, most of the scripts he was given were written by Doyle.[3] In the mid-'60s, he also began writing many of the stories for adventure-themed titles like Life With Archie; he wrote all the stories featuring the Archie characters' superhero alter-egoes such as Pureheart the Powerful.[6]
According to DeCarlo, Doyle did "all the writing" for the early issues of She's Josie.[7] Though he did not write the issue where the title was retooled into Josie and the Pussycats, he returned to the title soon after, writing many of the Pussycats-era stories.[5] Doyle wrote the first issue of the Archie title That Wilkin Boy,[8] and wrote the debut stories for several Archie supporting characters, including the first appearance of Cheryl Blossom.[9]
Starting in the late '80s, Doyle became less prolific, but continued to write Archie stories every month until his death. His last story, "Cry Me a River," appeared in Betty and Veronica #104 (October 1996) after his death, with art by DeCarlo.[10] Archie editor Victor Gorelick called him "just a tremendous writer" who was "responsible for so many things that people don't know about," while Kurt Busiek said that Doyle was "one of the best writers comics ever had."[10]
Doyle was the 2012 recipient of the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing.[11]
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^"Frank Doyle, Steve Skeates to Receive Bill Finger Award at 2012 Eisner Awards". www.cbr.com. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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frank, doyle, writer, frank, doyle, november, 1917, brooklyn, york, april, 1996, port, richey, florida, head, writer, archie, comics, over, thirty, years, wrote, over, stories, featuring, archie, characters, artist, decarlo, referred, doyle, best, frank, doyle. Frank Doyle November 17 1917 in Brooklyn New York April 3 1996 in New Port Richey Florida 1 was the head writer for Archie Comics for over thirty years He wrote over 10 000 stories featuring the Archie characters 2 Artist Dan DeCarlo referred to Doyle as the best 3 Frank DoyleBorn 1917 11 17 November 17 1917Brooklyn New YorkDiedApril 3 1996 1996 04 03 aged 78 New Port Richey FloridaNationalityAmericanArea s WriterNotable worksArchie ComicsAwardsBill Finger AwardDoyle one of several Archie contributors who studied art at the Pratt Institute was originally a penciller for Fiction House comics working on such titles as Planet Stories 4 After he was let go from Fiction House he decided that he was better suited to writing stories It was easier he said My mind worked better that way 4 In 1951 he joined Archie Comics as a writer Though he no longer drew stories himself he continued to write in storyboard form using a desk that used to belong to Fiction House artist Fran Hopper 4 By the end of the 50s Doyle was writing the majority of stories for such important Archie titles as Archie and Betty and Veronica 5 DeCarlo said that when he joined Archie Comics most of the scripts he was given were written by Doyle 3 In the mid 60s he also began writing many of the stories for adventure themed titles like Life With Archie he wrote all the stories featuring the Archie characters superhero alter egoes such as Pureheart the Powerful 6 According to DeCarlo Doyle did all the writing for the early issues of She s Josie 7 Though he did not write the issue where the title was retooled into Josie and the Pussycats he returned to the title soon after writing many of the Pussycats era stories 5 Doyle wrote the first issue of the Archie title That Wilkin Boy 8 and wrote the debut stories for several Archie supporting characters including the first appearance of Cheryl Blossom 9 Starting in the late 80s Doyle became less prolific but continued to write Archie stories every month until his death His last story Cry Me a River appeared in Betty and Veronica 104 October 1996 after his death with art by DeCarlo 10 Archie editor Victor Gorelick called him just a tremendous writer who was responsible for so many things that people don t know about while Kurt Busiek said that Doyle was one of the best writers comics ever had 10 Doyle was the 2012 recipient of the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing 11 References edit Social Security Death Index Lambiek net s entry on Doyle Lambiek net Retrieved 2010 12 27 a b Interview with DeCarlo at Finn Factory Finnfactory blogspot com Retrieved 2010 12 27 a b c Duin Steve and Richardson Mike Comics Between the Panels Dark Horse Comics 1998 ISBN 1 56971 344 8 p 137 a b Frank Doyle at the Grand Comics Database Dial B for Blog Dial B for Blog 2006 03 22 Retrieved 2010 12 27 Interview Dan DeCarlo Archie Josie and Dan The trades com 2002 01 01 Archived from the original on 2011 05 27 Retrieved 2010 12 27 Smith Mary The Best of Betty and Veronica summer fun Holliston MA 185 Ashland St Holliston 01746 M Smith 1991 Credits for Betty and Veronica Issue 320 Comics org Retrieved 2010 12 27 a b lt Clendening Roger Archie Comic Strip Writer Dies in Pasco St Petersburg Times April 5 1996 Frank Doyle Steve Skeates to Receive Bill Finger Award at 2012 Eisner Awards www cbr com 13 June 2012 Retrieved 2019 07 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Doyle writer amp oldid 1168399818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
