Creator of 'THE FLASH' dies at the age of 88

[Sewer Rat-migration]

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. He was 88.

 

Lampert, who had been suffering from cancer, died at Boca Raton Community Hospital, according to his family.

 

He began drawing professionally at 16, inking cartoons at Fleischer Studios in New York for characters such as Popeye, Betty Boop and KoKo the Clown.

 

Six years later, Lampert created the DC Comics original "Flash Comics 1" in 1940, collaborating with writer Gardner Fox. The first-edition featuring the physics-defying superhero has become a classic among comic book collectors.

 

"He based it on the character in mythology (Hermes) ... the wings on his feet," said daughter Karen Lampert Akavan. "He had no idea how big it would be."

 

 

[chromium]

 

[Forbush-Man]

[CGCMINT]

One of the Golden Age greats.

 

John

[RedRaven]

FoxNews had it scrolling on their news-ticker for most of the morning.

[stynxno]

/me pours a forty onto the ground

[Rocketeer]

God bless you Harry,...........we might have never gotten to where we are today without your speed

[OldGuy]

[AlexH]

[Grimstarman]

This is sad news indeed and the first I had heard of it.

 

 

Bon Voyage Harry!