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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics #[nn]

Jan 2009 · Harry N. Abrams · 40.00 USD; 44.00 CAD; 20.00 GBP
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🏆 Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation (2010)🏆 Best Comics-Related Book (2010)
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This comprehensive hardcover volume from Harry N. Abrams celebrates the career of Harvey Kurtzman, the legendary cartoonist, writer, and editor best known for creating Mad magazine and pioneering satirical comics. It features a wide selection of his work, including early strips, EC Comics stories, and material from his later projects like Help! and Little Annie Fanny, accompanied by essays and commentary that contextualize his influence on the medium. The collection serves as both a visual retrospective and a critical appreciation of Kurtzman's innovative storytelling and sharp humor.

Contains 17 stories
Untitled War story
1 pp · War
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Domestic
Follow That Girl!
1 pp · Humor
Corpse on the Imjin!
6 pp · War
American soldierNorth Korean soldier (villain, death)

In the quiet, eerie stillness of the Imjin River, an American soldier watches the corpses of fallen soldiers drift by, each one a silent question about the cost of war—until a sudden attack shatters the silence, turning one man’s reflection into a grim echo of the river’s fate.

Superduperman!
8 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Superduperman [Clark Bent]Lois PainCopy BoyW. TwitchellCaptain Marbles [Billy Spafon]
Marley's Ghost
8 pp · Fantasy
The Grasshopper and the Ant
10 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Assignment: James Cagney in Ireland
4 pp · Humor
Origin
3 pp · Satire-Parody
Annie Fanny
Americans in Paris
3 pp · Satire-Parody
Annie FannyBenton Battbarton
Dracula: His Cousins
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Harvey Kurtzman
letterer Ben Oda

Reprints

↩ Reprints Comedy Comics #1 (1948), Nellie the Nurse Comics #14 (1948), Margie Comics #43 (1948), Gay Comics #36 (1949), Mad #4 (1953), Playboy #8 (1967)

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