Harry Shorten

Harry Shorten
Born(1914-10-05)October 5, 1914[1]
New York City, US
DiedJanuary 14, 1991(1991-01-14) (aged 76)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US[2]
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Publisher
Pseudonym(s)Cliff Campbell
Notable works
There Oughta Be a Law!
Archie Comics
Tower Comics
Spouse(s)Rose Sadoff[1]

Harry Shorten (1914–1991) was an American 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.[3] From the late 1950s until his 1982 retirement, Shorten was a book publisher, overseeing such companies as Leisure Books, Midwood Books, Midwood-Tower Publications, Belmont Tower, and Roband Publications.

  1. ^ a b Lemle, Robert L. "Biography of Harry J. Shorten, MLJ Comics Editor," in The MLJ Companion: The Complete History of the Archie Comics Super-heroes, edited by Jon B. Cooke, Paul Castiglia, and Rik Offenberger (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2016), p. 78.
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