Editing Dan DeCarlo (section)

==Personal life==
His twin sons, [[Dan DeCarlo Jr.|Dan Jr.]] and [[Jim DeCarlo|James "Jim" DeCarlo]] (born January 27, 1948)<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |author-link=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dandecarlo.com/biography/james-big-jim.html | title = James (Big Jim) | publisher = Dan DeCarlo (official site) | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110129000626/http://www.dandecarlo.com/biography/james-big-jim.html | archive-date = January 29, 2011}}</ref> were also prolific Archie artists, penciling and inking respectively.<ref name="lam-sons">[http://lambiek.net/artists/d/de-carlo_danjames.htm Dan & James DeCarlo Jr.] at the [[Lambiek Comiclopedia]]. Accessed March 18, 2008</ref> The two predeceased their father. Dan Jr. died in October 1990<ref name="lam-sons" /> of stomach cancer,<ref name=sonsdeaths /> and James died in August 1991<ref name="lam-sons" /> from complications from a stroke.<ref name=sonsdeaths>{{cite web | url = http://comicsworthreading.com/2012/03/26/more-on-the-decarlo-family/ | title = More on the DeCarlo Family: Dan's Sons and Their Pinups| first = K.C. | last = Carlson | work = Comics Worth Reading| publisher= ComicsWorthReading.com | date = March 26, 2012 | access-date = March 19, 2013| archive-date=April 3, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120403151946/http://comicsworthreading.com/2012/03/26/more-on-the-decarlo-family/}}</ref> Josie DeCarlo, the inspiration for the Archie character [[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie]], died in her sleep on March 14, 2012.<ref name="cartoon">{{cite web | url = http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/03/14/josie-decarlo-r-i-p/ | title = Josie DeCarlo, R.I.P. | first = Mark | last = Evanier | author-link = Mark Evanier | publisher = News From Me | date=March 14, 2012 | access-date=March 19, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319025322/http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/03/14/josie-decarlo-r-i-p/ | archive-date = March 19, 2012 | url-status = live}}</ref>