Eli Bauer

Elias "Eli" Bauer (17 November 1928 – 7 January 1998) was an animation layout and story man and comics artist, having his cartoons appear in such magazines as Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Playboy, Penthouse, and Punch.

He went on to become a storyman and layout artist working for Ray Patin Productions in Hollywood, California, and for Terrytoons in New Rochelle, New York.

While at Terrytoons, Bauer created the popular animated character "Hector Heathcote", the Minute and a Half Man.

He later concentrated on writing and drawing his own "gags" for such well known magazines as Playboy, Penthouse, Punch, Collier's Weekly and Omni.

Also, he helped design the animation for the ill-after game show pilot "Malcolm" with Merrill Heatter and host Alex Trebek (1983).