Mell Lazarus, creator of the comic strip Momma, passed
away at the age of 89 on May 24, 2016. Lazarus grew up in New York and like
many of his golden age peers started his career as a cartoonist while still in
his teens. He worked for Li’l Abner creator Al Capp and also for Toby
Press (which was managed by Capp’s brother), he later turned his experiences in
book publishing into a novel, The Boss Is Crazy, Too. He launched Miss
Peach in 1957 (which ran until 2002); he later began Momma in
1970 and it is still running, although with different creators.
Lazarus won the National Cartoonists Society's award
for Newspaper Strip, Humor, in 1973 and 1979, both times for Miss Peach. On
January 23, 2016, Lazarus became the second recipient of that organizations Medal
of Honor, established just last year. He previously won the Reuben Award for
Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, for Miss Peach, in 1981, and later that
organization's Silver T-Square Award in 2000. The Catacombs extends its
condolences to his family, friends and fans.
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