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Sick (1961) comic books 1956-1969

  • Issue #2
    Sick (1961) 2
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split to several interior wraps.

    Cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Lenny Bruce, Bob Powell, Dee Caruso, Bill Levine, Angelo Torres, and Joe Simon. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. Paper dolls of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with their various dresses from Some Like It Hot. A profile of legendary comedian Lenny Bruce, featuring multiple quotes from his act, and Bruce portraits by Joe Simon. Ad spoofs, cartoons, and satires of Sherlock Holmes and Elvis Presley movies. Know-It-Alls; Airline Ads; Gambling Preacher; Lenny Bruce Profile; Manikins; Nite-Heat; Queen for the Day; Sherlock Holmes' Most Famous Case; Future Movie Roles for Elvis; Queen for the Day; Sick Sick World; Monologue. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #27B
    Sick (1961) 27B
    • Cover detached. 5" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Jack Davis. Stories and art by Jack Davis, Bob Powell, Dee Caruso, Bill Levine, Angelo Torres, and Joe Simon. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. A spoof of Tarzan. A movie fumetti featuring Frank Sinatra, Ursula Andress, Anita Ekberg, and Dean Martin, based on the Western 4 for Texas. Ad spoofs, cartoons, and a Sick look at race relations in 1960s America. Pvt. Bo Reargard; Liz Taylor - Richard Burton Photo Pinup Page; Sick Sick World. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.