Mell Lazarus original comic art

Mell Lazarus was an American cartoonist and novelist. After graduating from high school, Lazarus became a freelance artist for various magazines. He went on to assist Al Capp and Elliot Caplin on the 'Li'l Abner' comic and the company Toby Press - an experience he wrote a book about, with the catchy title 'The Boss Is Crazy, Too'. He created the kid comics 'Wee Women' and 'Li'l Ones' in the early 1950s. He was succeeded on both features by Jim Whiting in the mid 1960s. In 1957, his popular comic strip 'Miss Peach' first appeared. This comic, which he signed "Mell", was about a classroom full of rowdy kids and was an instant hit. 'Miss Peach' ran through United Feature Syndicate until September 2002.