Born: 1897 February 11 in County Donegal, Ireland

Died: 1963 July 2 in New York City, New York, United States

Biography: Phil Boyle worked as a ghost artist for Ham Fisher on Fisher's comic strips including Joe Palooka in the early 1930s, returning to assist Fisher after Al Capp left the position in the mid-1930s. Boyle returned again to ghost assist Mo Leff on Joe Palooka during the 1950s.

Boyle overcame a disability caused by polio as a child to become a cartoonist.


Name:

    Phil Boyle Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Phil Family name: Boyle

Other Names:

  1. Phile Boyle Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Phile Family name: Boyle
  2. Philip B. Boyle Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Philip B. Family name: Boyle
  3. Ham Fisher Type: Ghost Name

Relations:

  1. Ghosted for - Ham Fisher (b. 1900)
    Notes: Phil Boyle worked as a ghost artist for Ham Fisher on Fisher's comic strips including Joe Palooka in the early 1930s. He returned to assist Fisher after Al Capp left the position around 1933-34.
  2. Ghosted for - Ham Fisher (b. 1900)
  3. Ghosted for - Mo Leff (b. 1915)
    Notes: Phil Boyle ghost assisted Mo Leff on the Joe Palooka comic strip during the 1950s.