Peter Falk in Mad #160 0

[kav]

[Robot Man]

[catman76]

[catman76]

[catman76]

[1950's war comics]

i remember the MAD parady was call Clodumbo

[Larryw7]

[Larryw7]

[Larryw7]

[John R]

[John R]

[John R]

[John R]

[Off Panel]

[catman76]

[catman76]

[s-man]

It having lasted 70 years is a credit to just how great a mag it was.

[kav]

On 10/3/2021 at 3:28 PM, s-man said:

It having lasted 70 years is a credit to just how great a mag it was.

william gaines was a genius.  when the comics code started, he merely converted the comic book into a magazine and continued selling.  Mad never had advertisements because gaines said how can we make fun of companies and do their ads?  he wanted carte blanche to mock.
When Mad started doing ads thats when the magazine was dead.

[s-man]

On 10/3/2021 at 7:09 PM, kav said:

william gaines was a genius.  when the comics code started, he merely converted the comic book into a magazine and continued selling.  Mad never had advertisements because gaines said how can we make fun of companies and do their ads?  he wanted carte blanche to mock.
When Mad started doing ads thats when the magazine was dead.

The parodies were great but what I really loved was the illustrations.  They had some great artists working for them.

[kav]

On 10/3/2021 at 4:17 PM, s-man said:

The parodies were great but what I really loved was the illustrations.  They had some great artists working for them.

Mort Drucker could capture any likeness.  This is not so easy.  We've all seen even good comic artists try and fail miserably.  Except Kneel Atoms-he was good too but Drucker even better.