| THORNE, FRANK |
| | Name and vital stats |
| | | THORNE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN [1930- ] (artist; writer) | NULL |
| | Pen names |
| | | Signed: F. T. | NULL |
| | Education |
| | | Art Career School [NYC] | NULL |
| | Influences |
| | | Alex Raymond; Hal Foster; Neil O'Keefe; Rich Corben | NULL |
| | Member |
| | | National Cartoonists Society | NULL |
| | Print Media (non-comics) |
| | | Artist: Advertising: 1960-68 | > 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 |
| | | Artist: Books: for National Council of Churches; St. Martin's Press; American Gas; David Cook; McGraw Hill | NULL |
| | | Artist: Juvenile books: 1950s Flash Gordon | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| | | Artist: Magazines: 1958-70 Pulps '58+; N.J. Bell Telephone Magazine '63-68; Golden Magazine '66/68-70 | > 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 |
| | | Artist: Promotions: Bell Telephone bill insert [history] | NULL |
| | Performing Arts |
| | | Magician: Traveling USO show 1954 | > 54 |
| | | Musician: Trumpet with jazz band 1944-53 | > 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | | Voice Actor: Played several of his own cartoon characters at Comics Conventions and on Playboy TV channel. | NULL |
| | Additional biography |
| | | Amazing Heroes #123, 1987 | NULL |
| | | Buyer's Guide #105 | NULL |
| | | Cartoonews #nineteen | NULL |
| | | Comic Crusader #12, c1971 | NULL |
| | | Great Comic Book Artists, 1986 | NULL |
| | Honors |
| | | Best Comic Strip 1981 | > 81 |
| | | Fan letter from Fellini | NULL |
| | | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1978 | > 78 |
| | | National Cartoonists Society Best Comic Book Artist 1963 | > 63 |
| | | New York Art Directors Award 1975 | > 75 |
| | | Phil Seuling New York Con Award 1977 | > 77 |
| | | Playboy Best Comic Strip Award 1982 | > 82 |
| | | Warren Comics Award 1981 | > 81 |
| | Syndication |
| | | DR. DUNCAN [daily] (wr/pen/ink/) 1961-63 for Lafave Newspaper Features; formerly DR. GUY BEBBETT | > 61 62 63 |
| | | DR. GUY BENNETT [daily] (pen/ink/) 1956-61 for Lafave Newspaper Features; renamed DR. DUNCAN | > 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| | | DR. GUY BENNETT [daily] (pen/ink/) 1956-61 renamed DR. DUNCAN; for Lafave Newspaper Features | > 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| | | MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN [daily] (ghost pen&ink/) 1966 one week for King Features Syndicate | > 66 |
| | | MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN [daily] (ghost pen&ink/) year? two weeks for King Features Syndicate | NULL |
| | | PERRY MASON [Sunday] (pen/ink/col/) 1951-52 for King Features Syndicate | > 51 52 |
| | Comics in other media |
| | | Comics (wr/pen/ink/) for High Times | NULL |
| | | DANGER RANGERETTE (wr/pen/ink/) 1978-80 in National Lampoon | > 78 79 80 |
| | | MOONSHINE MC JUGS (wr/pen/ink/) 1981-83 in Playboy | > 81 82 83 |
| | MARTIN GREIM |
| | | ECLIPSE (pen/ink/) 1978 in COMIC CRUSADER STORYBOOK | > 78 |
| | | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | Creator |
| | | DANGER RANGERETTE; GHITA OF ALIZARR | NULL |
| | | MOONSHINE McJUGS; LANN; RIBIT | NULL |
| | Promotional comics |
| | | FLASH GORDON (pen/ink/) 1954-55 MARCH OF COMICS give-away | > 54 55 |
| | | SUPER COOL (wr/pen/ink/col/) 1972 for the Social Welfare Research Foundation [New Jersey] | > 72 |
| | AARDVARK-VANAHEIM (Canada) |
| | | Covers (pen/ink/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | CATALAN COMMUNICATIONS |
| | | GHITA OF ALIZARRR: BLUE DOLPHIN~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1983 graphic album | > 83 |
| | | GHITA OF ALIZARRR: THOUSAND WIZARDS OF URD~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1985 graphic album reprint | > 85 |
| | | LANN~ (wr/pen/ink/) c1985 graphic album reprint/new cover | > 85 |
| | COMICO THE COMIC COMPANY |
| | | RIBIT! (wr/pen/ink/) 1989 | > 89 |
| | | Support (col/) 1989 on his own strips | > 89 |
| | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
| | | LANN (wr/pen/ink/) 1991 reprint? | > 91 |
| | Note on comics career |
| | | GHITA has appeared in 5 languages and has sold 60,000 trade paperbacks | NULL |
| | Fan & trade zines |
| | | Buyer's Guide #87 (pen/ink/) cover | NULL |
| | | Charlton Bullseye (pen/ink/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | | Comic Crusader (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS |
| | | MADHOUSE GLADS~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | RED CIRCLE SORCERY~ (pen/ink/) 1974 Son of Dracula | > 74 |
| | | SUPER COPS (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | BETTER PUBLICATIONS |
| | | INTIMATE LOVE~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| | | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1995 | > 95 |
| | DC COMICS |
| | | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1968/71/73/84 in SERGEANT ROCK | > 68 71 73 84 |
| | | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1972/74 in LOSERS, THE | > 72 74 |
| | | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1977 in UNKNOWN SOLDIER | > 77 |
| | | BALLOON BUSTER (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | | BOB KANIGHER'S GALLERY OF WAR (pen/ink/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | | Covers (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | | ENEMY ACE AND LIEUTENENT STEVE SAVAGE, BALLOON BUSTER (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | | G.I. COMBAT~ (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | | GALLERY OF WAR (pen/ink/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | | HAWK, SON OF TOMAHAWK (pen/ink/) 1970-72 | > 70 71 72 |
| | | HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1973-76 | > 73 74 75 76 |
| | | HUNTER'S HELLCATS (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | | KORAK (pen/ink/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | | LIEUTENENT HUNTER'S HELLCATS (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | | OUR ARMY AT WAR~ (pen/ink/) 1968/71/80 | > 68 71 80 |
| | | OUR FIGHTING FORCES~ (pen/ink/) 1968/72 | > 68 72 |
| | | PLOP!~ (pen/ink/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | | SON OF TOMAHAWK (pen/ink/) 1970-72 | > 70 71 72 |
| | | SPECTRE, THE (pen/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | | STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1973-74 | > 73 74 |
| | | TOMAHAWK (pen/ink/) 1968-71 | > 68 69 70 71 |
| | | WEIRD WAR TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1971-72/74 | > 71 72 74 |
| | | WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (pen/ink/) 1985 entries | > 85 |
| | DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | | 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | | 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (pen/ink/) in 4-COLOR #614 (c) 1955 Dell 0099ThorneFrank.jpg | > 55 |
| | | ANIMAL WORLD, THE (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | | BIG COUNTRY, THE (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | | DRUM BEAT (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | | Filler (pen/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | | FLASH GORDON (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | | GREEN HORNET, THE (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | | JUNGLE JIM (pen/ink/) 1954-55 | > 54 55 |
| | | MOBY DICK (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | | NO SLEEP 'TIL DAWN (pen/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | | TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | | TOM SAWYER (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | HEAVY METAL |
| | | LANN (wr/pen/ink/) 1984 | > 84 |
| | MARVEL COMICS |
| | | ADVENTURES OF PINKY LEE (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | | CONAN (ink/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | | Filler (wr/pen/ink/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | | FRANKIE (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| | | RED SONJA (pen/ink/) 1975-78 | > 75 76 77 78 |
| | | SHERLOCK HOLMES~ (pen/ink/) 1976 cover and splash | > 76 |
| | | Support (col/) 1977-78 on RED SONJA | > 77 78 |
| | | WIZARD AND RED SONJA (wr/pen/ink/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | SEABOARD COMICS |
| | | BLAZING BATTLE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | Covers (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | DEVILINA (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | DEVILINA~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | MAN-STALKER~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | PHOENIX (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | POLICE ACTION~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | SON OF DRACULA (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | THRILLING ADVENTURE STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | TIGER-MAN (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | | WEIRD TALES OF THE MACABRE~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | WARREN PUBLICATIONS |
| | | 1984~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1979-80 | > 79 80 |
| | | 1994~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1980-82 | > 80 81 82 |
| | | GHITA OF ALIZARR (wr/pen/ink/) 1978-79 | > 78 79 |
| | WESTERN PUBLISHING |
| | | BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | | BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1964 | > 64 |
| | | Filler (pen/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | | JUNGLE ODDITIES (pen/ink/) 1965-66 | > 65 66 |
| | | MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | | MIGHTY SAMSON (pen/ink/) 1964-65 | > 64 65 |
| | | TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1963-65 | > 63 64 65 |
| | | X, THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |