Elder, Will - MAD (1952-2018) #22 Complete Story
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Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder; 'The Child' complete 3 page story Production art; 1955; 7.25" x 11.25" ea.
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Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder; 'The Child' complete 3 page story Production art; 1955; 7.25" x 11.25" ea.
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder; 'The Child' complete 3 page story Production art; 1955; 7.25" x 11.25" ea.Mad #22 was an all Bill Elder issue, featuring stories chronicling his life from a child to an adult. The issue was made up almost completely of altered photo collage, this is the production art for the three page story 'The Child', that leads off the issue and is made up of paste-ups of photostats of the altered images combined with reduced stats of the text, there are hand added embellishments and clean up to the pages. This is a very rare piece of Mad history, written by creator Harvey Kurtzman. The pages are in very good condition, there is light staining and discoloration due to their age.
Artists Information
Will Elder is an American Cartoonist and comic book artist who was part of the team that made up Harvey studios. Will's art style described as wacky panels with humorous details on top of humor. Elder's most notable works include Mad, Little Annie Fanny and Humbug.
Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and illustrating the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988.
Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder; 'The Child' complete 3 page story Production art; 1955; 7.25" x 11.25" ea.Mad #22 was an all Bill Elder issue, featuring stories chronicling his life from a child to an adult. The issue was made up almost completely of altered photo collage, this is the production art for the three page story 'The Child', that leads off the issue and is made up of paste-ups of photostats of the altered images combined with reduced stats of the text, there are hand added embellishments and clean up to the pages. This is a very rare piece of Mad history, written by creator Harvey Kurtzman. The pages are in very good condition, there is light staining and discoloration due to their age.
Artists Information
Will Elder is an American Cartoonist and comic book artist who was part of the team that made up Harvey studios. Will's art style described as wacky panels with humorous details on top of humor. Elder's most notable works include Mad, Little Annie Fanny and Humbug.
Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and illustrating the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988.