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Sick (1961) comic books

  • Issue #26
    Sick (1961) 26


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    Stories and art by Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Arnoldo Franchioni, Vic Martin, and Dee Caruso. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 No. 4. 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 parody of James Bond, featuring art by future MAD artist Angelo Torres. Sick asks if the US is losing Vietnam (in the first year of the Vietnam War). Soviet premier Khrushchev gets a little too deep into wet cement. Plus stories with art by MAD legend Jack Davis. Ian Fleming's James Bond; Columbus: Was He a Lush?; Army Fights Caracas Jailbreak; Indian Nuts and Flying Subs; Quintuplets; Germ Warfare; The Great Escape; Bank Job; Mrs. Robin Hood; Building Watchers; Look Who's Talking; Bo Reargard; Interview with Madame Nhu; Is the U.S. Losing Viet Nam to the Vietnamese?; Fourth Annual Sick Awards; Anacin Commercial; Sick Swifties; I Should Live So Long; Branca's Bullpen; A Good Impression; Commercials and Doctor Shows. 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.

  • Issue #101
    Sick (1961) 101

    Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Joe Simon, Bill Burke, Don Orehek, Bert Houle, Marilyn Ippolito, Tony Tallarico, Michael Pellowski, Len Herman, Joe McNeill, Diane Levin, Hope Lee, John Langton, Phil Hirsch, Jerry Grandenetti, Jack Sparling, Bernie Cootner, Bob Schochet, Paul Laikin, and Fred Wolfe. Sometimes listed as Vol. 14 No. 5. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. A parody of Dick Tracy. Shakespeare updated for modern times. A spoof of the Richard Lester Three Musketeers movie. A parody of Let's Make a Deal. Also featuring art and a cover by Captain America co-creator (and Sick creator/editor) Joe Simon. The Three Dunce-keteers; Aggravation Is...; A Sick Look at Losers; Sick, Sick World; When Japan Owns the U.S.A.; School Bulletin Board; Tick Dracy; Playmate of the Month: Ralph Nader; Sick's Gall-American Team; Vampire Jokes and Cartoons; A Sick Interview with Euell Gibbons; A Real Sick Maze; Loony Limericks; Shakespeare Contemporary Style; Let's Make a Steal!; Sick As It Seems. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #109
    Sick (1961) 109

    Cover by Frank Roberge. Stories and art by Fran Matera, Frank Roberge, Don Orchek, Warren Sattler, Fred Wolfe, Jerry Grandenetti, and Don Heck. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. The first issue published by Charlton Comics, the last of several publishers. Spoofs of the spy film Three Days of the Condor, the Barney Miller sitcom, and comic-book covers. Sick's version of Adam and Eve. Ad spoofs, cartoons, and a story with early art by Marvel legend Don Heck. Three Days of the Conjob; Winter Is; Sick Movie Concepts; Fractured Frases for Far-Out Folk; Sick's Resident Ape Man "Bwana Bruce"; International Record Albums; A Sick Look at Fishing; Sick Goes to a Ski Lodge; Blarney Miller; The Sick Horoscope for 1976; Adams Apple and Eve; The Annual Mafia Awards; "Sick" Covers the Comic Covers; The Trend Toward Longer Movie Titles; Comic Strip Dear John Letters; Sick Sick World; Sick as It Seems. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.