Lars Mortimer (22 March 1946 – 25 August 2014) was a Swedish cartoonist and comics artist. He was the creator and writer of the comic strip "Hälge". He made the comic strip from September 1991 until his death in August 2014. From 2001, "Hälge" got a section in a newspaper and was released monthly. He also created the comic strip "Bobo", published between 1973 and 1990.