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andrewfarago

What, Me Worry?

Apr 20, 2012 11:49

Here's one of the projects that's been keeping me busy for the past month. Hope everyone gets to visit San Francisco soon to check it out:

What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD

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mort drucker, spy vs. spy, sergio aragones, harvey kurtzman, mad magazine, don martin, mad, jack davis, john severin, will elder, wally wood

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thedragonweaver April 21 2012, 23:57:22 UTC

You're probably the right person to answer my question, then. Is the iconic version of Alfred E. Neuman a Kelly Freas creation? It certainly looks like his style, but I know how sometimes a pastiche can be mistaken for the real thing if there's work-for-hire involved.

andrewfarago April 22 2012, 05:23:57 UTC

I think Wikipedia's more or less accurate on Alfred's origins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Neuman

As far as I've heard, Harvey Kurtzman drew inspiration from an older image, and Norman Mingo is usually credited as the artist that refined the Alfred into the character we know and love today.