Marlon Brando

A caricature of the iconic Hollywood rebel and method actor, this satirical Marlon Brando appeared in Mad Magazine as a target of EC's irreverent pop-culture parody, lampooning the brooding screen legend's outsized celebrity persona for comedic effect.

A satirical take on the iconic Hollywood rebel, this Marlon Brando caricature burst onto the pages of Mad #24 in 1955, conjured by the legendary duo of Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder at the height of EC's gleefully irreverent run. Popping up across Mad and Crazy Magazine over an impressive 26-year span, this version of the brooding screen legend keeps wonderfully absurd company — sharing pages with Alfred E. Neuman, Godzilla, Frankenstein's monster, and Santa Claus, which tells you everything about the anarchic comedic universe he inhabits. For collectors who love the Golden Age of American satire, any appearance here is a snapshot of EC at its sharpest, lampooning pop culture with a wit that still crackles decades later.