# RIP Frank Thorne **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga\ **Created:** [March 9, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556 "2021-03-09T23:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556/1 "2021-03-09T23:06:20Z")
Apparently he died on Sunday, an his wife died the same day. I knew him as the artist for a long run of **Red Sonya** for Marvel. He wasn’t the one who changed her costime from a long-sleeved mail shirt, shorts, and buccaneer boots (as Barry Smith had reasonably dressed her). I think it was Dick Giordano who put her in the silver dollar bikini and upped her cup size. Thorne took her over and kept that look. She always looked as if she was wearing eye makeup and lipstick in his pages, something I would’ve thought hard to come by for barbarians and mercenaries. He also drew Moonshine McJuggs (a sexy hillbilly gal) for _Playboy,_ and Lann for _Heavy Metal_. His stuff was always good, and the women sexy. He was 90. > **[Frank Thorne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Thorne)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Benjamin Franklin Thorne (June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021) was an American comic book artist-writer, best known for the Marvel Comics character Red Sonja. > Thorne began his comics career in 1948, penciling romance comics for Standard Comics. After graduation, he drew the Perry Mason newspaper strip for King Features, which was followed by more comic book work for Dell Comics. He turned out a multitude of stories for Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, The G... ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556/2 "2021-03-10T00:07:50Z")
Well, barbarian mercenaries get eyeshadow and lipstick from the same place as they get invulnerability while wearing minimal armor, of course. I remember him doing a number of self-cameos in some of his stories. Had a good long run for sure! ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556/3 "2021-03-15T21:45:28Z")
> **[RIP Frank Thorne by Loopydave on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/loopydave/art/RIP-Frank-Thorne-872802098)** Tribute from one of my favorite artists. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556/4 "2021-03-16T11:49:55Z")
I didn’t realize until I read Frank Thorne’s introduction to Elfquest volume 1 (that I got from **mordecaiB** ) that Wendy Pini, (Elfquest co-author and artist) had played Red Sonya opposite Frank Thorne’s wizard at conventions: > **[Behold the Epic Awesomeness of WENDY PINI’S RED SONJA!](https://13thdimension.com/behold-the-epic-awesomeness-of-wendy-pinis-red-sonja/)** > > Aimee LoSecco pays serious respeck to one of the great kitschy legends of comics. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frank-thorne/937556/5 "2021-03-18T19:06:09Z")
After writing and drawing a controversial X rated comic in the 90’s he seemed to disappear. I always thought it was a real shame. RIP Frank.