Heard about Mad? Sad? Don't be! Get GLAD with this new two volume collection of rarely seen art by two of their greatest illustrators done outside their work at Mad magazine. The books are a treasure trove of rare humor comics mostly unseen for over 30 years from the pages of Mad's #1 competitor, Cracked magazine. They are curated by two folks with Cracked bona fides, Mark Arnold, author of the definitive two volume history of the magazine If You're Cracked, You're Happy!, and Mort Todd, the former Editor-in-Chief of the magazine during one of its most creative periods.

The comics presented are from the 1950s and 1960s during the title's early years and while John Severin and Jack Davis were at the top of their game as creators. There are TV and movie parodies, tons of celebrities, along with satire on current events, trends and culture of the era, all in glorious vintage black & white!

The Comedy of John Severin Volume 1

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THE COMEDY OF JOHN SEVERIN VOLUME 1

A lost treasure trove of the often-neglected humor art of JOHN SEVERIN, one of
the original founders of MAD magazine! Though perhaps more famous for his adventure, war and western comics, Severin produced thousands of pages of amazingly entertaining celebrity parodies and hilarious comics for CRACKED magazine for over 40 years. This volume showcases his work from the 1950s and 60s during CRACKED’s first decade. Featuring satires of films, TV shows, literature, politics, history, sports, current events, art, beatniks and luminaries of the era, all done in a variety of styles and mediums by the versatile creative hand of the one and only JOHN SEVERIN!

SAMPLE CONTENTS:

Contents    Romeo & Juliet

Brigitte Bardot    Sexes Change Place

Beatniks    Rat Pack

Steve Allen    3 Stooges

Snappy Comebacks    Lee Marvin Toshiro Mifune

JOHN SEVERIN BIO

Includes an introduction by MARK ARNOLD, author of IF YOU’RE CRACKED, YOU’RE HAPPY, the two volume history of CRACKED, and an afterword by MORT TODD, the former Editor-in-Chief of CRACKED magazine during one of its most creative periods. Also features a biographical comic strip on the life of Severin drawn by his fellow legendary artist RUSS HEATH!

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THE COMEDY OF JOHN SEVERIN Volume 1 is a 106 page b&w comic bonanza by one of the most prolific artists, the legendary JOHN SEVERIN! THE COMEDY OF JACK DAVIS also available (see below)!

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