 Doughty went on to draw Terry Brent for School Friend before finding his metier drawing historical strips for "Thriller Comics", his first story adapting William Harrison Ainsworth's novel "Windsor Castle" followed by many stories featuring Robin Hood and Dick Turpin.In the late 1950s he also drew for "Express Weekly" and the "Eagle", taking over the "Jack O'Lantern" strip in colour for eight months.In 1962, Doughty began producing illustrations in black & white and colour for "Look and Learn".