Seymour "Sy" Barry (born March 12, 1928), is an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on "The Phantom" comic strip, which he drew for over 30 years. 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. Sy 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 entire comic strip, giving Bangalla a black President (Lamanda Luaga) and the Jungle Patrol a black colonel (Worubu).