Mel Lazarus

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This article is about the cartoonist named Lazarus. For other uses of the name Lazarus, see Lazarus (disambiguation).

Mel Lazarus (born Mel Fulton, May 3, 1927–) is a cartoonist and creator of two popular comic strips, Miss Peach (1957-2002) and Momma (1970-present). He won the National Cartoonist Society Humor Comic Strip Award for 1973 and 1979, and their Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1981 for his work on Miss Peach.

Early in his career he was an assistant to Al Capp on the strip Li'l Abner. He is the author of two novels, The Boss is Crazy, Too (inspired in part with his experiences with Capp) and The Neighborhood Watch. He served as President of the National Cartoonists Society (which awards the Reuben) for two consecutive terms from 1989 to 1993.

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Lazarus can refer to a number of people and things. It is most commonly known as the name of a man Jesus raises from the dead according to the New Testament. Consequently, most uses of the name, real or fictional, refer to someone with an extremely long lifespan or to a tool that
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cartoonist or comic strip creator is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. The term can also be applied to those who produce comic books, manga, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and, rarely, those working in animation.
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comic strip is a drawing or sequence of drawings that tells a story. Written and drawn by a cartoonist, such strips are published on a recurring basis (usually daily or weekly) in newspapers and on the Internet.
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Miss Peach was a syndicated comic strip created by Mell Lazarus. It ran for 45 years, from February 4,1957 to September 8, 2002.
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Momma is an English language comic strip by Mell Lazarus which debuted on October 26, 1970. It is currently distributed by Creators Syndicate to about 400 papers.
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The National Cartoonists Society is the world's largest organization of professional cartoonists. It presents the Reuben Awards.

The NCS was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops.
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Al Capp (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979) was an American cartoonist best known for the satiric comic strip, Li'l Abner. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie and Slats and Long Sam.
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Li'l Abner was a comic strip in United States newspapers, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished town of Dogpatch. Written and drawn by Al Capp, the strip ran from 1934 through 1977.
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