LAZARUS, MELL
 Name and vital stats
    LAZARUS, MELL [1927- ] (artist; writer) NULL
 Pen names
    In syndication: MELL; FULTON NULL
 Family in arts
    No relation to Harry or Sid Lazarus NULL
 Member
    National Cartoonists Society, president 1991 > 91
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Writer: Novel: The Boss Is Crazy Too 1964 about a comic book publisher > 64
 Performing Arts
    Writer: Stage NULL
 Commercial Art & Design
    Owned commercial art service early-1950s > 50 51 52 53
 Additional biography
    A Gallery of Rogues: Cartoonists' Self-Caricatures, 1998 NULL
    Cartoonist PROfiles #12, #27, #43, #54, 1971/75/79/82 NULL
    World Encyclopedia of Comics 1976 NULL
 Honors
    Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1976 > 76
    Reuben 1981 > 81
 Syndication
    LI'L ABNER (asst a) late-1940s for United Feature Syndicate > 47 48 49
    LI'L ONES [daily] (w/a) 1955-65 panel for General Features > 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
    MISS PEACH [Sunday] (w/a) 1957-84- for New York Herald-Tribune > 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 80s
    MISS PEACH [daily] (w/a) 1957-84- for New York Herald-Tribune '57-63; Publishers Syndicate '63-67; Publishers-Hall Syndicate '67-70; Field Enterprises '70-84 > 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 80s
    MOMMA [Sunday] (w/a) 1970-84 for Field Enterprises > 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    MOMMA [daily] (w/a) 1970-84 for Field Enterprises > 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    PAULINE MC PERIL (ghost w) 1966 > 66
    WEE WOMEN (w/a) 1954-56 panel > 54 55 56
    WEE WOMEN (w/a) early-1950s panel > 50 51 52 53
 Creator
    MISS PEACH, & MOMMA NULL
 Promotional comics
    MISS PEACH TELLS YOU HOW TO GROW FLOWERS, VEGETABLES AND WEEDS (w/a) 1969 for Union Fork & Hoe > 69
 BYRON PREISS VISUAL PUBLICATIONS
    ARTHUR, ISN'T THE ATMOSPHERE POLLUTED ENOUGH?~ (w/a) 1981 graphic album > 81
    I GUESS HE'LL DO UNTIL THE RIGHT MAN COMES ALONG~ (a) 1982 graphic album > 82
 Note on comics career
    Gag cartoons (w/a) for Collier's; Redbook; Saturday Evening Post NULL
 ACE PERIODICALS
    MISS PEACH~ (w/a) 1962 graphic album reprint > 62
 DC COMICS
    Support (off boy) 1944 just two weeks > 44
 DIAL PRESS
    MISS PEACH, ARE THESE YOUR CHILDREN?~ (w/a) 1982 graphic album > 82
 EC COMICS
    MAD MAGAZINE~ (w/a) 1958/64 > 58 64
 GROSSET & DUNLAP
    MISS PEACH~ (w/a) 1973 graphic album reprint [Imprint: TEMPO BOOKS] > 73
 HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS
    ICEBERG IKE (w/a) c1944 > 44
    LITTLE WILLIE (w/a) 1943-44 > 43 44
    MISTER GROUCH (w/a) c1944 > 44
 I.W. PUBLICATIONS
    CHANNEL Y-O-U [filler] (w/a) 1958 reprint > 58
    LI'L TEEVY (w/a) 1958 reprint > 58
    LI'L TOBY (w/a) 1958 reprint > 58
    LINE-UP, THE (w/a) 1963 reprint > 63
 MARVEL COMICS
    Support (art dir) 1952-54 > 52 53 54
 PRENTICE-HALL PRESS
    MISS PEACH~ (w/a) 1958 graphic album reprint > 58
 TOBY PRESS
    AL CAPP'S SHMOO (w/a) c1949-c50 > 49 50
    AL CAPP'S WOLF GAL~ (ed/art dir) 1951-52 > 51 52
    BILLY THE KID ADVENTURE MAGAZINE~ (ed/art dir) 1950-55 > 50 51 52 53 54 55
    Covers (i) 1953 > 53
    DANGER IS OUR BUSINESS~ (ed/art dir) 1953-55 > 53 54 55
    FELIX THE CAT SUMMER ANNUAL/WINTER ANNUAL~ (ed/art dir) 1953/54 > 53 54
    Fillers (w/a) 1949-53 > 49 50 51 52 53
    GREAT LOVER ROMANCES~ (ed/art dir) 1951-55 > 51 52 53 54 55
    Illustration (a) 1949 > 49
    JOHNNY DANGER~ (ed/art dir) 1950 > 50
    LEROY LUNKHEAD (w/a) 1950 > 50
    LI'L ABNER (a) 1950s > 50s
    LI'L ABNER~ (ed/art dir) 1949-55 > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
    PAT SULLIVAN'S FELIX THE CAT~ (ed/art dir) 1951-55 > 51 52 53 54 55
    SANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC~ (ed/art dir) 1953 > 53
    SHERIFF O'SHAY (w/a) 1949 > 49
    TALES OF TERROR~ (ed/a) 1952 > 52
    YOUNG LOVER ROMANCES~ (ed/art dir) 1952 > 52
 Source (some data)
    MELL LAZARUS NULL