page_title: Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
section_title: 1980–1983: Misfits (Glenn Danzig era) lead guitarist
hierarchical_section_title: Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein / Life and career / 1980–1983: Misfits (Glenn Danzig era) lead guitarist
caption_attribution_description: English: Doyle, guitarist for The Misfits, at 9:30 Club performance in Washington, D.C.
context_page_description: Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein is an American guitarist best known for his material with the horror punk band the Misfits and his own band eponymously named Doyle.
context_section_description: Doyle, the younger brother of the Misfits bassist, Jerry Only, was originally a roadie for the band and was taught how to play guitar by lead vocalist Glenn Danzig and his brother Jerry. He joined the Misfits in October 1980 at the age of 16. Doyle was the band's third guitarist, replacing Bobby Steele (The Undead) after Steele failed to show up to a recording session. Jerry and Doyle financed the band by working at their father's machine shop.
  Like Glenn and Jerry, Doyle incorporated the devilock into his image.
caption: Doyle in 1983
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