Dan Barry (cartoonist)

Beginning in comic books during the 1940s with Leonard Starr, Stan Drake and his brother Sy Barry, he helped define and exemplify a particular kind of "New York Slick" style which dominated comics until the Marvel Revolution brought attention to the Jack Kirby style.

Comics historian Drew Friedman noted "Barry and Kurtzman had a famously uneasy and brief partnership, but their version of Flash Gordon remains outstanding".

[3] Later, other writers including Harry Harrison, Bob Kanigher, Sid Jacobson, Larry Shaw and Bill Finger contributed scripts to Barry's Flash Gordon series.

In addition, at various times during his tenure, he was assisted in his artwork by a number of artists including Bob Fujitani, Fred Kida, and Frank Frazetta.

When artist Mac Raboy died in 1967, Barry assumed responsibility of the Flash Gordon Sunday strip also.