Hal Sherman (born Harold Sicherman; March 31, 1911Murray, Will. "The Wonder Woman Who Was Lost!: The Hal Sherman Story", ''Comic Book Marketplace'', May 2000, p. 44-53 – January 25, 2009) was a gag cartoonist and a Platinum Age and

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comic book artist. He is best remembered for his work on the

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, which he co-created with

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, who had previously co-created Superman.

Gag cartooning

Sherman drew gag cartoons for magazines, including '' College Laughs''. During the 1950s, he created cartoons for cocktail napkins published by Monogram of California. His napkin sets include ''Double Feature'', which were two-panel cartoons, one on the outside of the napkin, one that appeared when it was unfolded (1955); ''Little Friar'', gags about a friar (1956); and ''Nudeniks'', cartoons about nudists (1958). During the 1960s, he expanded the Little Friar and the Nudeniks material each into their own full paperback of cartoons. He also drew ''Alley Whoops!'' (1962), a book of bowling cartoons, ''Pennant Laffs'' (1963), a book of punch-out humorous pennants, and ''Fishing for Laughs'' (1964), a volume of fishing cartoons.

Awards

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, 2002

Personal life

Sherman and Ann, his wife of over 60 years, are buried together in Mount Hebron Cemetery in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherman, Hal 1911 births 2009 deaths American cartoonists Golden Age comics creators Inkpot Award winners Jewish American artists