HS
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Amerikaans striptekenaar (1914-1991)
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1914
Death:
14 January 1991
The details
Biography
Harry Shorten (1915–1991) was an American comic book writer, editor, and book publisher best known for the syndicated gag cartoon There Oughta Be a Law!, as well as his work with Archie Comics and his long association with Archie's publishers Louis Silberkleit and John L. Goldwater. From the late 1950s until his 1982 retirement, Shorten was a book publisher, overseeing such companies as Leisure Books, Midwood Books, Midwood-Tower Publications, and Belmont Books.