Harry Lampert, Creator of The Flash, Dies at 88

Posted on 11/15/04 at 10:33 AM in Articles, Items by Ron Richards

In sad news, Harry Lampert, creator of DC Comics character, The Flash, died at age 88.

Lampert, aside from creating the Golden Age Flash named Jay Garrick, also drew “gag cartoons, which appeared in publications including Time, Esquire, The New York Times, Saturday Evening Post and Saturday Review.” He taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and later retired to Florida where he became an avid bridge player and even published several books on bridge, with one considered the “Bible” to the game.

It seems like all we post are about movies or people dying. Sigh.

The Flash is one of my favorite characters.

Thanks, Harry.

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Comments

  1. import says:
    November 15, 2004 at 5:42 pm

    That’s really sad.

    Really sad.

  2. import says:
    November 15, 2004 at 7:05 pm

    This must be connected to Old Dirty Bastard in some strange way!

  3. import says:
    November 15, 2004 at 8:11 pm

    They always go in threes, who’s next?

  4. import says:
    November 28, 2004 at 5:20 pm

    In Time this week, there was a big picture of Flash/Jay next to the listing about Lampert’s death. It is always nice when they mention comic folk.