tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274527778557806059.post2776617430518748543..comments2024-02-13T03:24:05.416-05:00Comments on The Magic Whistle: Crazy #53, 1 of 4Sam Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11604359552603703641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274527778557806059.post-48586596531549483902009-12-19T19:27:02.808-05:002009-12-19T19:27:02.808-05:00I always thought that Gumen's name was a bad a...I always thought that Gumen's name was a bad anagram and he was actually a relative of Laikin's. I'm glad I know the real story now.<br /><br />Regarding the artist that was banned from parodies: Are you talking about Sam Viviano?Mike Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859788913935134659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274527778557806059.post-85945405446644666202009-12-19T12:28:01.154-05:002009-12-19T12:28:01.154-05:00Murad Gumen was the brother or son of Sururi Gumen...Murad Gumen was the brother or son of Sururi Gumen, who did a lot of work for Charlton, as did a lot of the contributors to also-ran humor magazines. I think the name is Turkish or Southeast Asian. True, he didn't look like Drucker, though I know of at least one contributor who wasn't allowed to do parodies because he didn't draw enough like Mort Drucker.<br /><br />I don't know what happened to Rodewalt. My guess is that a lot of these cartoonists I never saw anywhere else were either pseudonyms or regional editorial cartoonists.Sam Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604359552603703641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1274527778557806059.post-68534351066187554162009-12-18T02:04:47.871-05:002009-12-18T02:04:47.871-05:00Murad Guman (was that a psuedonym? Or was that his...Murad Guman (was that a psuedonym? Or was that his actual name) drew a majority of the TV and movie parodies during Laikin's tenure and he wasn't a Drucker wannabe. In fact, Guman had his own distinctive style even if that style was kind of bland. <br /><br />Also, whatever happened to Vance Rodewalt? He was really good. I'm surprised he never got work at Mad.Mike Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859788913935134659noreply@blogger.com