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Humbug

by Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Harvey Kurtzman, Arnold Roth, Will Elder
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Synopsis

Nominated for a 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award: You know MAD. Do you know Humbug?

The Barnes & Noble Review

How's this for an April Fool's joke? Page 22 of your favorite humor magazine announces: "In a dramatic editorial session last month, the editors decided, that considering the time of year, the following article must be published. We will probably receive violent reactions to this article -- praise and heated criticism. But this is the risk one takes in being bold and willing to take a stand. Remember -- the following is like nothing you have ever read in a magazine. Now steel yourself and turn the page." What followed? A politically charged satire? A sexually risqué parody? A controversial spoof on religion? Well, as you might guess, nothing like that. In fact, it was nothing, as promised. Blank pages, announcing at the end, "April Fool."

About the Author, Jack Davis

Harvey Kurtzman (b. 1924) passed away in 1993.

Arnold Roth’s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Esquire. He lives in New York City.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 2009
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Format
Other Format
ISBN
9781560979333

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