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Jack Davis, 'MAD' Magazine Cartoonist, Dies at 91
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com ^ | July 27, 2016 | Graeme McMillan

Posted on 07/27/2016 8:17:10 PM PDT by Beowulf9

The veteran illustrator also provided covers for 'TV Guide' and poster artwork for 'The Long Goodbye' and 'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.'

Jack Davis, a cartoonist and illustrator best known for being one of the founders of MAD Magazine, has died, the humor publication confirmed Wednesday. He was 91.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: humor; illustrator; mad; madmagazine; magazine; obamanation; obituary
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To: Beowulf9

Jack illustrated a lot of zany LP covers too.

RIP


21 posted on 07/27/2016 8:43:46 PM PDT by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Except to see a lot of this)
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To: Rebelbase

Great story!


22 posted on 07/27/2016 8:45:18 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

One of the last of the original EC Comics artists, I believe.

Mad (the comic book) started at EC Comics which became Mad Magazine to avoid the comics code authority (which was more to suppress competition to DC and MLJ/Archie in the 50’s rather than to protect the innocent young comic readers). Spa Fon!

BTW, other EC artists included Jack Kamen whose son is the inventor Dean Kamen.


23 posted on 07/27/2016 8:46:31 PM PDT by Southern Magnolia
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To: Gadsden1st

:-)


24 posted on 07/27/2016 8:49:19 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Beowulf9

RIP Jack Davis! I loved that mag when I was growing up. Such great entertainment packed into every issue. I browse through it in the grocery store sometimes, enjoying the memories.


25 posted on 07/27/2016 8:54:06 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Beowulf9

Thanks to MAD and Jack Davis for shaping my formative years.


26 posted on 07/27/2016 8:57:58 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: Beowulf9

Not only for MAD, but he also did some LITTLE ANNIE FANNY for PLAYBOY.

His movie posters are instantly recognizable.


27 posted on 07/27/2016 8:59:21 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Beowulf9

RIP Jack Davis.....


28 posted on 07/27/2016 8:59:53 PM PDT by Gator113 ( Go Trump, Go! Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍 &#1)
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To: Beowulf9

Jack Davis - he shares top honors with Windsor McCay, Walt Kelly, Al Capp and Darby Conley (Get Fuzzy) in my own personal cartoonists’ Hall of Fame.

I can’t possibly describe my delight whenever I ran across one of Davis’ works, be it a feature in Mad, a TV Guide cover or some advertisement. He brought me a lot of joy.

Thanks and RIP, Jack.


29 posted on 07/27/2016 9:04:20 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (My conscience says: Trump/Pence 2016)
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To: Beowulf9

Jack Davis was great. He illustrated about a million comic books in the 50’s and 60’s.


30 posted on 07/27/2016 9:09:46 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: blackdog

Last time I looked at MAD, it was full of leftie propaganda.


31 posted on 07/27/2016 9:10:45 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Beowulf9

He was a proud Georgia Bulldog and drew countless illustrations for the football program.

RIP DGD


32 posted on 07/27/2016 9:12:13 PM PDT by Francis McClobber
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To: Beowulf9

“Hey, Khrushchev, got a communist bloc . . . take a laxative!”


33 posted on 07/27/2016 9:17:19 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: Conservative Gato
I remember the movie spoofs, they were hilarious.

Yep - the bigger the blockbuster film, the bigger the target it was for their satire. There were always dozens of related cartoons that accompanied the movie spoof. I remember the issue they did on Star Wars in '77 (Star Roars, IIRC). There was a cartoon of Vader releasing his Force-chokehold on the Imperial officer, then using the Force to grope an attractive woman on the rump. Perfect.

I also found this on YouTube.

34 posted on 07/27/2016 9:20:45 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Beowulf9

I loved SPYvsSPY and still love do.RIP Jack.


35 posted on 07/27/2016 9:25:15 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Beowulf9

Don’t know if he drew them, but my favorite was Spy vs Spy. Also for some reason, the memory of “Dustbin Hoffman” came to mind.


36 posted on 07/27/2016 9:25:47 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: prairie dog

John Junkin is reading “Son of Mad” in “A Hard Day’s Night”.


37 posted on 07/27/2016 9:27:01 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.)
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To: Beowulf9

A friend of mine has issues going back to the 1950s. Great stuff! I remember a recurring page called “Scenes We’d Like To See”.


38 posted on 07/27/2016 9:37:55 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves. Socialism is governmental theft!)
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To: gigster
I still remember one of the songs they satirized back in the 60's. (sung to the tune Moon River): Chopped Liver, onions on the side

My dad sings MAD songs. "On the Seat Where I Sit" (Street Where You Live) is one of them. "Trashcans Aweigh." "Nose Job."

Some of them were in phonograph records that came with the magazine (?)

He says it was great, but he's an aficionado of novelty songs.

39 posted on 07/27/2016 9:39:28 PM PDT by Buttons12
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To: gigster
Spy vs spy? I remember when I had this issue and showed the cover to my father-in-law who almost had a heart attack


40 posted on 07/27/2016 9:52:07 PM PDT by plain talk
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