{{short description|American artist from New Orleans}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2009}} '''Danny Frolich''' (a/k/a '''Dany Frolich''') is an American artist from New Orleans. He designed many Mardi Gras floats, scrolls, Mardi Gras dubloons, and cups.<ref>[http://www.mardigrasgraphics.com/events.html Frolich artwork at Mardi Gras Graphics website]</ref><ref>[http://nutrias.org/gnoa/mgguide/thnoc.htm Louisiana State Museum Carnival Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195413/http://nutrias.org/gnoa/mgguide/thnoc.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

He was active in science fiction fanzines of the early 1970s, and in the short-lived New Orleans underground comix scene of that era, primarily as a contributor to the underground publications of Big Muddy Comics. His work appeared in (among others) ''Swamp Fever'' and ''Cosmic Capers'', and Big Muddy published one issue of Frolich's own ''Trivial Annoyances'' in 1972. He has worked as an illustrator (he did the cover and interior illustrations for ''Left of Africa'' by Hal Clement, ''The Magic Talisman'' by John Blaine, ''Comics Revue'' magazine, the 2001 release of ''Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs,<ref>[http://www.strangeexcursions.com/tarzana/tarzana.htm Frohlich artwork at The Tarzana Project website]</ref> and the 2016 Tullus comic book. As of 1999, he was living and working in Destin, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndc.noaa.gov/newsltr/2-5-pg2.htm |title=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Diving Program. "New NDP Logo" ''Topside'' vol. 2, #5 (June 1999); p.2 |access-date=2007-06-14 |archive-date=2007-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091118/http://www.ndc.noaa.gov/newsltr/2-5-pg2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Frolich has been an active science fiction fan. His art appeared in fanzines and journals such as ''Orcrist''.<ref>[http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~rcwest/orcrist.html Table of contents for ''Orcrist'' no. 5 /''Tolkien Journal'' v. 4, no. 3, whole no. 14 (1971)]; West, Richard C. ed., Rogers, Ivor A. art editor</ref>

Danny & his wife Lorrie Ricard Frolich have been living in Destin FL since 2008. He is still working, freelance.

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==External links== *[http://lambiek.net/artists/f/frolich_dany.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia listing] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618134427/http://underwaterintervention.com/PosterContestInformation.shtml posters by Frolich]

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