Frank Bolle

Frank Bolle
Born June 23, 1924
New York City
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller

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Frank Bolle (born June 23, 1924 in New York City) is an American comic strip artist, comic book artist and illustrator.

Career

Black Phantom #1 (1954; no cover date). Cover art by Bolle.

Children's books

Frank Bolle has done artwork for several American children's works, including some Choose Your Own Adventure books.

Comic strips

Bolle illustrated and the Boys' Life adaptation of John Christopher's The Tripods stories, along with other strips in Boys' Life.

He has worked on several newspaper comic strips, including Debbie Deere (1966–1969), Alexander Gate (1970–1971), Winnie Winkle (1983–2003), The Heart of Juliet Jones (1991–1999), and Apartment 3-G (1999- ). He started doing the Gil Thorp strip on an interim basis in the late '90s, and again in February 2008.

Comic books

Bolle did the artwork for several Gold Key Comics, including Doctor Solar and Buck Rogers. He also illustrated horror stories for the Warren titles Creepy and Eerie.

References

  • Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
  • Frank Bolle at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
  • Mini biography card at Reuben.org

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