Sick #50, 3 of 3

The final installment of the 50th issue of Sick from February 1967. The first two parts were here and here.

I don't know if this article by Bernard Wiseman is referring to something that was actually in the news, but it was one of the articles highlighted and blurbed on the contents page. This is what they said about it:

A new absurdity today is growing square trees, and this article shows how it might look if other products took on different shapes—like square basketballs, round coffins and triangular meatballs! Mostly,this shows what happens when a square writer and artist get together—they create one of the squarest articles you ever saw!

The fact that this was done by a single person suggests that the copy for the contents page was either written before the article was assigned or without seeing the article.

Beginning from the back cover was a 1967 calendar you could hang on the wall. The art here is by Harry “The Professor” Borgman.

And this was the original of that piece.

If you're alive next year, the earth is still here, and you're willing to wait, Next year will be the same as 1967, and you'll be able to use the calendar again.

Maybe you will be here. Even back then, the magazine made the same prediction:

A special twelve-page section featuring the latest MOD outfits, with tips on what to wear each month of the year—if you last long wearing them, that is!

The art on this calendar is by The Professor and Bob Taylor,who was one of his students.

Sick #50, 2 of 3

The second part of the 50th issue of Sick from February 1967. The first part was posted last week.

On the contents page, there is a description of the article:

The latest adventures of SICK's super hero has him crashing the LBJ ranch where he creates a lot of fire and brimstone—they try to barbecue him alive! This time out TEENMAN tries to get a bill passed enabling teenagers to vote—it's vetoed when the teenagers want Ringo Starr for President!

Al Scaduto

Bob Taylor

Harry “The Professor” Borgman

Angelo Torres.

Again on the contents page:

Another glimpse into the world of MOD which reveals the late Mod wear—the late Mod wear meaning when you put them on you look dead! In a recent poll these fashions were selected as those all America should wear—the poll was conducted by the Viet Cong!

Sick #50, 1 of 3

Another issue of Sick from February 1967.

Cover by Bob Taylor

I found the original for this online.

Bob Powell

Al Scaduto

Angelo Torres

The contents page says of this article:

A series of cartoons for the Age of Automation, that has its hero a computer machine—a machine so funny it recently got a job as a social director in the Catskill Mountains! These cartoons were drawn by a mystery cartoonist named “Thumbtack”—who may be a machine himself for all we know...

Because the contents were probably written before the articles were finished, this is called Combining TV Western Shows.

What it would be like if several TV western shows combined into one spectacular—something like “Have Gunsmoke, Will Travel By Iron Horse To the Bonanza At Laredo In The Wild Wild West!” Reading this article, you'll want to start rip roarin'and rip snortin'—but mostly, you'll want to rip pages, the ones from the article!

Sick #51, 2 of 3

More of Sick #51 from March 1967. The previous part was posted last Thursday.

The art here is by Bob Taylor.

The contents page says of this story: "A funny thing happened after SICK selected this 100% All-America team—they were all deported! These selections were based on ability, teamwork, fortitude and mainly bribery—from the guys who gave us money to select them!”

Parody of The Joe Pyne Show by Angelo Torres. Hard to be believe with things like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News this was once considered abrasive.

“Episode Two dealing with these fantastic machines that tell you what to do,what to think, what to wear, etc.—in the past we called them 'mothers'. This article shows that computers have advanced so far there's a new one for every need—in fact, if you have a special problem they have a computer that recommends you to another computer!”

Arnoldo Franchioni