Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Other Side of Dave Berg

Anyone who knows me has heard me rant about Dave Berg. You've probably gone off on him too. I met Conan O'Brien a few years ago and he said, unprovoked, "I wish I could have Dave Berg on my show.". There's something about him. He always seemed to be the Garfield of MAD. He wasn't always squeaky-clean like everyone thinks, though. Or maybe he was trying to be 'with it'. Whatever the case, he got a few strips in that weren't quite him.

from MAD #159, 1973

from MAD #177, 1975

from MAD #178, 1975

from MAD #183, 1976

from MAD #206, 1979
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3 comments:

  1. Mike SullivanAugust 10, 2009 at 1:05 AM

    For some reason this Dave Berg piece reminded me of Glad Magazine the Christian version of Mad. Any chance you'll put Glad on your blog? Or Goose?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    I remember that! I totally remember the "You're blocking my view" strip. What makes that one unique in Dave Berg's work isn't the fact that there is a naked chick in it. What is unusual is that it is actually pretty funny!

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  3. Sam HendersonAugust 10, 2009 at 2:57 AM

    My GOOSEs are unfortunately in storage, if you have scans, I'll use them. I've never seen GLAD.

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