The Portable Mad #Q6296
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking," writer Larry Siegel and artist Mort Drucker deliver a sharp, satirical take on fame and the music industry, spotlighting a record promoter who claims he can turn anyone—no matter how ordinary, or even a chimp—into a teen idol. With Norman Mingo’s sharp, expressive cover capturing the absurdity of the moment, this 1970 New American Library gem offers a wry, visually inventive look at the machinery behind stardom.
In a satirical nod to the absurdity of fame, Chet Hunkley—self-proclaimed master of teen idol manufacturing—boasts about his uncanny ability to turn anyone, even a chimpanzee, into a pop sensation with the right publicity. With deadpan confidence, he outlines his formula for stardom, skewering the shallow culture of celebrity and the music industry’s obsession with image over talent.
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