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  Harry Lampert | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Harry Lampert, an illustrator who in 1940 first drew the winged-footed, faster-than-light superhero known as The Flash for DC Comics and a half-century later was rediscovered by a new generation of fans, died Nov. 13 in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 88.
Lampert, the character made his debut in the anthology "Flash Comics," published by All-American Publications, an offshoot of DC Comics.
Harry Lampert was born Nov. 3, 1916, in New York.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041121/news_lz1j21lampert.html   (397 words)

  
 bookofjoe: Harry Lampert, creator of the Flash, is dead
Harry Lampert, an illustrator who in 1940 first drew the winged-footed, faster-than-light superhero known as the Flash for DC Comics and a half-century later was rediscovered by a new generation of fans, died on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla.
Harry Lampert was born in New York City on Nov. 3, 1916.
Lampert is survived by his wife, the former Adele Birnbaum; a daughter, Karen Akavan of Plainview, N.Y.; and two grandsons.
www.bookofjoe.com /2004/11/harry_lampert_c.html   (602 words)

  
 Guardian | Harry Lampert
Lampert knew he had been miscast as a superhero artist and asked his editor, Sheldon Meyer, if he could withdraw from the strip.
Unfortunately, Lampert never kept a copy of the original comics and, by the time he realised their worth, they were already too expensive for him to buy.
Lampert was born in New York, the son of immigrant Russian parents.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5065533-111261,00.html   (784 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: 'The Flash' Creator Harry Lampert Dies
Harry Lampert, 88, the artist who first drew the DC Comics hero The Flash and author of four books on bridge, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Nov. 13 at Boca Raton Community Hospital in Florida.
Lampert, a New York City native, was inking cartoons at Fleischer studios in New York when he drew the initial "The Flash" in 1940.
Lampert that he was famous among comic book collectors, who avidly sought pristine copies of the first-edition comic he drew.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A48457-2004Nov13?language=printer   (365 words)

  
 Harry Lampert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Lampert (November 3, 1916 in New York - November 13, 2004 in Boca Raton, Florida) was a cartoonist and author.
He was also an instructor for the New York School of Visual Arts and founded the Lampert Agency, an advertising company which produced award-winning ads for clients such as Olympic Airways, Seagram, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Lampert died on November 13, 2004 of complications from prostate cancer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_Lampert   (310 words)

  
 Harry Lampert (1916-2004) - SFWA News
Writer and artist Harry Lampert, who illustrated the first issues of the Golden Age Flash, died November 13 in a Boca Raton hospital.
When Lampert retired as a cartoonist in 1975, he turned his interest in contract bridge into a second career as as a bridge teacher and author.
Lampert is survived by his wife of 62 years, Adele Lampert; daughter Karen Lampert; and two grandsons.
www.sfwa.org /News/hlampert.htm   (312 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Harry Lampert, creator of DC Comics superhero 'The Flash,' dies at 88
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero 'The Flash' and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday.
Lampert received a steady stream of fan mail and requests for his early 'Flash' drawings.
Lampert spent much of his life as a cartoonist, and he taught at the New York School of Visual Arts.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20041113-2342-obit-lampert.html   (373 words)

  
 Comic creator: Harry Lampert
Harry Lampert began his career at age 16, working at the Fleischer studios.
Lampert was a teacher at the School of Visual Arts, and the founder of Lampert Agency, a New York based advertising firm, whose work included spots for Olympic Airways, Hanes Hosiery, Seagrams, the Netherlands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Lampert was a big fan of bridge, and even wrote some books about the game after his retirement.
www.lambiek.net /artists/l/lampert_harry.htm   (234 words)

  
 MILE HIGH COMICS presents THE BEAT at COMICON.com: Harry Lampert, Flash artist, passes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Harry Lampert, the original artist on THE FLASH, died over the weekend at the age of 88.
As the WaPo describes, Lampert was working at the Fleischer animation studios when the opportunity to illustrate a new Gardner Fox character came up.
According to the Post, Lampert was informed late in life that his early work had made him something of a comics legend.
www.comicon.com /thebeat/2004/11/harry_lampert_flash_artist_pas.html   (422 words)

  
 news from me - ARCHIVES
Harry Lampert, R.I.P. Harry Lampert, the artistic co-creator of The Flash, died this morning at age 88.
A native of New York, Harry showed early artistic talent and by age sixteen was working at the Max Fleischer animation studio, primarily as an inker and clean-up artist for Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons.
Lampert got the job but was not happy drawing in that style.
www.newsfromme.com /archives/2004_11_13.html   (1299 words)

  
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Lampert had joined ACBL before he went into the Army in 1942, but had little time for bridge.
Lampert is also a regular at comic book conventions, enjoying the changes in that craft, too.
Lampert and Adele, married 61 years, still play bridge together two evenings a week.
web2.acbl.org /nabc/nydup/bulletinshtml/bull5p1.html   (1224 words)

  
 SCI FI WIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero series The Flash and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Nov. 13 in Florida, the Associated Press reported.
Lampert, who had been suffering from cancer, died at Boca Raton Community Hospital.
Lampert began drawing professionally at 16, inking cartoons at Fleischer Studios in New York for characters such as Popeye, Betty Boop and KoKo the Clown.
www.scifi.com /scifiwire/art-handheld.html?2004-11/15/10.00.books   (135 words)

  
 The Comics Reporter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Harry Lampert, the artist who in 1940 co-created the Flash character at All-American Comics with writer Gardner Fox, died on Saturday morning, November 13 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Lampert's art provided the original Flash character a touch of cartoon whimsy that distinguished it from the supercharged pulp that drove many characters that have survived as long.
Lampert received a national write-up or two, and a regional obituary in Florida.
www.comicsreporter.com /index.php/harry_lampert_1916_2004   (487 words)

  
 Harry Lampert, creater of the Flash, dies at 88 - TK Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Harry Lampert, creater of the Flash, dies at 88 - TK Forums
Harry Lampert, creater of the Flash, dies at 88
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero 'The Flash' and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday.
www.thekryptonian.com /showthread.php?t=4588   (471 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Harry Lampert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In collaboration with writer Gardner Fox, Harry Lampert created the first incarnation of The Flash.
Inspired by Hermes, the fleet-footed messenger of the Greek gods, Lambert drew the DC Comics superhero wearing a metal helmet with wings on it.
Lampert died on Nov. 13 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001225.html   (448 words)

  
 Diane Lampert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Diane Lampert wrote the song "Silent Running" for the film of the same name.
Peter Farrow and Diane Lampert wrote the lyrics for the musical TV movie, O'Halloran's Luck which aired March 12, 1961, on NBC.
In 1975, Peter Farrow and Diane Lampert teamed with Nat Adderley to create a "folk musical" called "Big Man" based on the tale of the mythical hero, John Henry.
www.harrynilsson.com /about-diane-lampert.html   (132 words)

  
 Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies: Books by Lampert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Upon retirement in 1975 after heading a successful advertising agency, Harry Lampert returned to his favorite hobby, bridge, to help fulfill a new way of life.
Harry had been a cartoonist for much of his working days, starting in movie animation on Popeye and Betty Boop, then into comic books and finally into major national publications such as Time, Esquire, New York Times, Saturday Evening Post and Saturday Review.
Harry Lampert is currently President of the American Bridge Teachers' Association.
www.iglou.com /baronbarclay/books/BKAUTHLAMPERT.html   (269 words)

  
 News@theLogBook.com - week of November 22, 2004
Harry Lampert lost a long battle with cancer on November 13th, after a lifelong career as an artist.
At the age of 16, Lampert had already found work with the Fleischer Brothers' animation studio, and when he was 22 he drew the first Flash comics, written by Gardner Fox, for DC Comics.
Lampert was 88, and is survived by his wife, daughter and two grandsons.
www.thelogbook.com /z2004/nov/nov22.htm   (1093 words)

  
 Harry Lampert, 88, cartoonist - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - November 17, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero "The Flash" and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died of cancer on Saturday at Boca Raton Community Hospital.
Lampert created the DC Comics original "Flash Comics 1" in 1940, collaborating with writer Gardner Fox.
He is survived by his wife, Adele Lampert; a daughter, Karen Lampert Akavan; and two grandsons.
www.washtimes.com /obituary/20041116-111716-5473r.htm   (262 words)

  
 [Deathwatch] Harry Lampert, creator of 'The Flash', 88   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Creator of 'The Flash' dies at 88 Sunday, November 14, 2004 Posted: 10:26 AM EST (1526 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/11/14/obit.lampert.ap/index.html BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) -- Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero "The Flash" and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday.
Six years later, Lampert created the DC Comics original "Flash Comics.1" in 1940, collaborating with writer Gardner Fox.
"He had no idea how big it would be." Lampert received a steady stream of fan mail and requests for his early "Flash" drawings.
slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-November/000924.html   (397 words)

  
 Megacon 2002 Convention Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Harry Lampert and Mart Nodell were sharing a booth, and back-to-back with that one was a booth shared by Nick Cardy and Carmine Infantino (who as expected wasn't there yet).
I told the Lamperts that I was determined that of all the comics I owned, there must be at least one non-reprint that featured Harry's work.
Harry laughed when he saw it, signed it, and told me that when those came out, he was selling cartoons to the magazines, and whenever one didn't sell, he offered it to DC.
www.people.cornell.edu /pages/wrt1/Megacon2002-4.html   (545 words)

  
 Creator of superhero 'The Flash' dies - Lifestyle - MSNBC.com
Harry Lampert introduced comic book character in 1940
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero ’The Flash’ and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday.
He became president of the American Bridge Teachers Association, and wrote several books on the subject including “The Fun Way to Serious Bridge,” largely considered a bible of the game.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6485243   (424 words)

  
 GREAT BRIDGE LINKS: Mollemet - Harry Lampert
Harry Lampert, a noted cartoonist who retired in 1976 and built a second career as a bridge writer and teacher, died Nov. 13 at Boca Community Hospital in Boca Raton FL.
Lampert entered the cartoon field in 1933 where he did inking for cartoons including Popeye, Betty Boop and Koko the Clown.
Lampert retired in 1976 and started a new career: teaching and writing about bridge.
www.greatbridgelinks.com /GBLArchives/GBL041102.html   (820 words)

  
 Harry Lampert: Father of The Fastest Man Alive | MetaFilter
Harry Lampert: Father of The Fastest Man Alive
Harry Lampert: Father of The Fastest Man Alive
RIP, Harry Lampert - Creator of The Flash.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/36986   (204 words)

  
 Why Not? Archives
Mister Lampert died Saturday, November 13 at the age of 88.
The concept and even identity of the Flash has gone through its variations in the past 65 years, but Harry Lampert's original vision lives on.
The character, Jay Garrick, is one of several super-fast heroes in the DC Comics Universe, and the idea has been imitated by countless of comic companies throughout the years.
www.angelfire.com /md/whynot/previous111104.html   (3205 words)

  
 The CHUD.COM Message Boards - Creator of The Flash dies. Super-speed still a crappy power
BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) -- Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC Comics superhero "The Flash" and later became known for his instructional books on bridge, died Saturday.
I feel like I should point out that, while I'm sure Harry Lampert had a lot to do with the visual design of the 40's Flash, it's widely assumed that Gardner Fox came up with the general concept.
Hard to say, really, since comics-by-committee tends to blur the lines, especially in the comics environment of the 1930's and 40's.
www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=73668   (1242 words)

  
 Comic Book News February 2005
Harry Lampert, artist for the golden age Flash comic passed away this November 14, 2004.
I am sure I have a picture of Harry, and will edit this article to add it when I get some time.
I met Harry the last few years at MegaCon in Orlando Florida.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/comic_books/114292/1   (466 words)

  
 news from me - ARCHIVES
Today, many text-only obits are appearing about Harry (like this one and this one).
A couple are already forgetting that Harry was not the sole creator of the super-speedster; that it began with a script by Fox.
Mike Catron, who diligently preserves convention panels and interviews for posterity on videotape, informs me Harry said at one he was born November 3, 1916.
www.newsfromme.com /archives/2004_11_14.html   (830 words)

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