Son of Albert L. Kanter, who founded the successful
"Classic Comics" (later "Classics Illustrated") series in 1941. Through
Hal's Hollywood connections, "Classics Illustrated" obtained
comic-book rights to The Ten Commandments (1956) and
The Buccaneer (1958).
Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age" by Jordan Young (BearManor Media).