Mell Lazarus

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Mell Lazarus
Lazarus in 1973
BornMelvin Lazarus
(1927-05-03)May 3, 1927
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist, Novelist
PseudonymFulton
Notable works
Miss Peach
Momma
AwardsReuben Award (1981)
Inkpot Award (1976)
SpouseSally Mitchell
ChildrenMargie, Suesan, Cathie

Melvin Lazarus (May 3, 1927 – May 24, 2016) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of two comic strips, Miss Peach (1957–2002) and Momma (1970–2016). Additionally, he wrote two novels. For his comic strip Pauline McPeril (a 1966-69 collaboration with Jack Rickard), he used the pseudonym Fulton, which is also the name of a character in his first novel, The Boss Is Crazy, Too.

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