Anthony Quinn Loves You: The Musical Stylings of Anthony Quinn

I Love You, You Love Me…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoNwVz9uh0k

Arlene Dahl Books, Records & Wigs

"Screwball" The MAD MAD MAD GAME?

 "Screwball", THE MAD MAD MAD GAME?  was released by Transogram in 1960. The game had players entering the "Madvertising business" ("Only Boobs and 1/2 wits can win!") traveling around the board in their "Jokewagons" filled with phony MAD-like products,  (Prince Boobert Tobacco, Swipe toothpaste, Winegoof Beer, Cantaford Motor Co, screamingly funny stuff like that), spending "Mad money". The luck of the spinner determined whether players had to pay nothing, half, full or double price for their prizes. Got it?

The problem was that Transogram and the game's creators didn't bother to license the rights from MAD magazine, despite using an Alfred E. Neuman look-alike on the box cover (with art created by the cult comic book artist Howard Nostrand). MAD objected, and to appease MAD's lawyers the game was recalled with a second version released, this time with a microphone covering the fake Alfred's mouth to cover the gap tooth, and wearing headphones to cover his large ears. The "Screwball" was now larger,  with one less "MAD" in the game's title. Finally,  the hilarity could ensue!

first version of the game, art by Howard Nostrand

game directions

the game and it's contents

some of the game cards, art also by Howard Nostrand

the revised cover 

"Godfrey Cambridge's Rent a Negro Plan"

The late, great, rotund 1960's black comedian Godfrey Cambridge's 1967 book "Put-Ons & Put-Downs" featured his earlier caustic nightclub/album  routine "Godfrey Cambridge's Rent a Negro Plan". The routine was illustrated for the book by the great MAD caricaturist Mort Drucker and reprinted in Cavalier magazine. Drucker also illustrated the book cover.

The comic book artist Neil Adams is also credited with "illustrating" the art, but I can't really figure out why. Adams had a distinctive style which I'm not recognizing in this work. Perhaps Adams inked Drucker's pencils? Any speculation or information would be appreciated.

Jack Davis draws Groucho Marx

In early 1965, BLUEBOOK magazine obtained the rights to reprint a chapter ("The Unnatural History of love") from Groucho Marx's 1963 sexual memoir MEMOIRS of a MANGY LOVER. They hired the great Jack Davis to create a wonderful B&W illustration of Groucho sitting atop a sick world, observing couples making out throughout history. Jack channeled his amazing panoramic movie poster and LP illustrations for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" two years earlier.

 This piece of art was new to me and as far as I know has never been reprinted. It's from the collection of Bill Leach who also owns the Davis original art. My thanks to Bill for sharing it all!

Groucho taking notes, close up detail of the illustration

page one of the spread

page two

the entire magazine spread

the original art (click to enlarge)

Hank Azaria, Porn Auteur

This is my new portrait for the New York Observer of actor/cartoon voice artist Hank Azaria posed as massive-toupee wearing former hairdresser turned porn auteur Gerard Damiano. Azaria appears in the new film "Lovelace"

art director, Ed Johnson

http://observer.com/2013/08/hank-azaria-voice-of-simpsons-and-movie-star-next-door-steals-his-scenes-in-lovelace/

larger view (click to enlarge)