Harry Lampert (November 3, 1916 – November 13, 2004) was an American cartoonist andbridge teacher and writer.

Born inNew York City, Lampert begancartooning when he was sixteen years old, and worked for the legendaryMax Fleischer, inking and helping produceBetty Boop,Popeye, andKoko the Clown cartoons. While stationed at Drew Field in Tampa, FL, he createdDroopy the Drew Field Mosquito which ran in theDrew Field Echoes from 1942-1944. He began drawing comic books and he is best known in that field for being the artistic co-creator of theDC ComicssuperheroThe Flash. Created in collaboration with writerGardner Fox, the hero first appeared inFlash Comics #1 in 1940, but Lampert leftThe Flash after drawing only two stories, gravitating towards his preference for humorous work. (After he discovered his fame in the comics world 50 years later, Lampert observed that he did not own any " 'original' originals", not even a Flash comic book. "It was too expensive.")^[2] He also drew the comic book characters "The King", "Red, White and Blue" and "The Atom". Lampert later went on to draw gag cartoons forTIME,The New York Times,Esquire, andThe Saturday Evening Post. He was also an instructor for the New York CitySchool of Visual Arts and founded the Lampert Agency, an advertising company which produced award-winning ads for clients such asOlympic Airways,Seagram, and theU.S. Virgin Islands.

After his retirement in 1976, Lampert went on to write many instructional books oncontract bridge. ALife Master and bridge teacher licensed by theAmerican Contract Bridge League,^[4] Lampert spent years giving classes and working the cruise ship circuit teaching bridge to players.^[2] In the mid-1990s, Lampert became active in thecomic book convention circuit, selling newsketches andautographs and speaking about his famous comic book creation.

Lampert died on November 13, 2004, inBoca Raton, Florida, of acerebral hemorrhage; he was survived by wife Adele Lampert, daughter Karen Akavan and two grandsons.^[2]

• — (1978).Fun Way to Learn Serious Bridge. Roslyn, New York: Hardel Publishing.LCCN 78066744. Second edition 1980,The Fun Way to Serious Bridge; reprinted 1986, Simon & Schuster Fireside Books.LCCN 86-6657.
• — (1985).The Fun Way to Advanced Bridge. New York: Simon & Schuster Fireside Books.ISBN 0-671-53066-6.LCCN 84028802.
• — (1988).Declarer Play and Opening Leads, a Fun Way Bridge Book. Deerfield, IL: Private.
• — (1988).Teacher's Guide for Lesson Plans in Conjunction with Declarer Play and Opening Leads, a Fun Way Bridge Book. Deerfield, IL: Private.
• — (2002).Harry's Hands/Over 100 Funway Bridge Hands. Deerfield, IL: Private.
• — (2002).The Fun Way to Better Bridge. Louisville, KY: Devyn Press.

Pamphlets

• "Introduction to Defensive Play" (Devyn, 1989), Future Champions no. 10.OCLC 30309406

• Appearance on San Diego Comicon panel, 2000(video)
• Biography at Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Droopy the Drew Field Mosquito (scroll down) with gallery at Comics Collection, University of Florida
• Harry Lampert atLibrary of Congress, with 3 library catalog records

• 1916 births
• 2004 deaths
• American comics artists
• American contract bridge writers
• Writers from New York City
• Inkpot Award winners
• Deaths from intracranial haemorrhage

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