Henry Martin Formhals (August 2, 1908 – May 12, 1981) was an American cartoonist best known for his work on the comic strip Freckles and His Friends.

The Crumpet Hut crowd eventually included his best buddy Lard Smith, Bazoo Botts, Hilda, perky Daisy and the inventive intellectual Nutty Cook.

After Henry Formhals became Blosser's assistant in 1935, a more realistic style surfaced as Freckles grew older and the strip became more narrative.

During World War II, Formhals was a zone air raid warden in Altadena, and he drew Civilian Defense information into the Sunday strips.

[3] Formhals also worked on the Joe Jinks comic strip (1946-1953), and he assisted Charlie Plumb on Ella Cinders.