Google Books hasn't quite achieved their goal of scanning every publication ever made, something about copyright issues or something like that. Even with restrictions, there are still plenty of gems. Besides lots of public domain material taken from regional libraries, there are a few that have co-operated in agreeing to let their books be used, there are lots of complete runs of magazines, so you can find
Life's “Draw Lena the Hyena” contest, the
Harrison Cady covers for Boys' Life, or the
complete run of Spy. Out of everything they have, I'm choosing to showcase
New York's articles on
Wacky Packages and
Mad from their October 1, 1973 issue. I'll look for magazines that had gag cartoons if I can find them.
Next Wednesday:
Cracked #1
Next Wednesday: Cracked #1
To paraphrase..."Mad is too important to be taken seriously!"
ReplyDeleteAt it's best, at it's truly satirical, whatever it did was above judgement or reproach.
Bill Gaines for God, I say. :)