Seymour "Sy" Barry (b. 1928) is an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on The Phantom comic strip, which he drew for three decades.
A junior high school teacher encouraged him to try out for admission to the School of Industrial Art in New York City. Among thousands of candidates, Barry was one of 100 who was accepted to the school in 1943.
After completing his studies, he was an inking assistant for his older brother, Dan Barry,...
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Seymour "Sy" Barry (b. 1928) is an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on The Phantom comic strip, which he drew for three decades.
A junior high school teacher encouraged him to try out for admission to the School of Industrial Art in New York City. Among thousands of candidates, Barry was one of 100 who was accepted to the school in 1943.
After completing his studies, he was an inking assistant for his older brother, Dan Barry, who drew the Flash Gordon comic strip. Later, he penciled the strips from time to time, and he often did uncredited stand-in jobs for his brother.
Having worked on both Tarzan and Flash Gordon, he went on to draw the world's most successful adventure comic strip, The Phantom for 33 years from 1962 to 1994, succeeding Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. Barry is credited for giving the Phantom his modern look, which has not changed since he took over the strip. Creator Lee Falk liked his drawing style so much that he quickly decided to modernize the...
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