We have another rarity to offer you today. This is the ORIGINAL ART by the great Dan DeCarlo who made his name with the titles published by Archie Comics. One title Dan had a hand in was That Wilkin Boy that ran from 1969 to 1982. One of the creations for the comic was Bingo Wilkin’s Uncle Herman, who also happened to be Jughead’s uncle. DeCarlo drew this model sheet of Uncle Herman with notes about how he should be drawn so that he and other artists were consistent with their drawings. The art has yellowed a bit since when it was drawn back in 1970, and has some bumps and scrapes you can see in the scan, but what a treasure of Archie Comics history made by a man who had such influence on those publications! It is inked on thick paper measuring approximately 17x11”. It is not signed, but it is loaded with DeCarlo’s handwriting in the notes, and was donated to us directly from his estate.
Dan DeCarlo, who passed away in 2001, is well-known for his wonderful work with Archie Comics particularly with is deft handling of the characters Betty and Veronica. Dan’s career with drawing cute girls in comics went back to the 1940s working for Stan Lee drawing the comic book Jeanie, Millie the Model, and the My Friend Irma comic strip, and later pin-up girl gag cartoons for Humorama. Dan began working on Archie Comics in the late 1950s, and has been credited with modernizing the Archie gang to be in step with their time. As a part of Archie Comics, Dan created Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Josie and the Pussycats, named after his own wife Josie.
Be sure to check out our other auctions of Dan DeCarlo’s brilliant work!
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