Harry Lampert

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Harry Lampert (born November 3, 1916 in New York City , † November 13, 2004 in Boca Raton , Florida ) was an American comic artist and author .

Life

He started cartoon drawing at the age of 16 and worked for Max Fleischer painting and helping produce characters such as Betty Boop , Popeye and Koko the Clown . He began drawing comics and is known in the field as co-author of DC Comics superhero "The Flash".

The Flash

Text by Gardner Fox , the hero appeared for the first time in No. 1 of the magazine "Flash Comic" in 1940. After only five stories Lampert said goodbye to the character to pursue his preference for humorous work. After "The Flash" he drew cartoons for Time Magazine , the New York Times , Esquire and the "Saturday Evening Post".

He taught at the New York School of Visual Arts and founded the Lampert Agency , an advertising company that designed award-winning advertisements for clients such as Olympic Airways , Seagram and the US Virgin Islands .

After his retirement in 1976, Lampert wrote many bridge textbooks . His book "The Fun Way to Serious Bridge" has been called the "Bible" of this game. For years he gave courses and developed the "cruise ship circuit" teaching method for bridge players. In the mid-1990s, he appeared at comic fairs, selling drawings and autographs and talking about his famous comic.

Lampert died on November 13, 2004 of a cerebral haemorrhage.