| Intro | Amerikaans striptekenaar (1914-1991) |
| Was |
Artist Cartoonist Comics artist Penciller |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Arts Humor |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1914 |
| Death |
14 January 1991 (aged 77 years) |
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.