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Sick (1961) comic books

  • Issue #5
    Sick (1961) 5
    Auction opens May 6
    • Water damage.

    Painted cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Leo Morey. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1 No. 5. 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. If Sherlock Holmes worked in 1961. A Sick look at the Congo, then known as the Belgian Congo. An evening in performance with Adolph Hitler. Parodies of Hollywood and drill instructors. Sickiatry; Chimps Work in Factory; Job Interview; Comebacks, Inc.; Minute Movies; Albums Without Music; Drill Instructor; Captain of Industry; Sick, Sick World; State News; The Motivation Man; An Evening with Adolph Hitler; Sal Mineo Goes to War; Geography Lesson: The Belgian Congo; Sherlock Holmes Today; Sick Dissects Hollywood; Sick Award; How to Start a Riot. 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.
    • 4" Spine split form top. Cover detached at one staple.

    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 #74
    Sick (1961) 74

    Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories and art by Phyllis Diller, Bernard Wiseman, John Dromey, Al Kaufman, Bill Majeski, Art Paul, Bob Taylor, Bill Robinson, Don Orehek, Jack Sparling, and Fred Wolfe. Sometimes listed as Vol. 10 No. 2. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Sick presents an excerpt from the book The Complete Mother by famed comedian Phyllis Diller. A Sick look at the groundbreaking TV series Julia. A parody of the movie classic Easy Rider. A spoof of the paranomal TV sitcom The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The superhero parody on the cover features political figures and celebrities from the news in 1970s, including Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali. Sick Signs; Lincoln's Birthday; Things to Worry about in Vietnam; Sleazy Rider; I Never Met a Baby-Sitter I Didn't Like; The Ghost and Mrs. Bore; Supermouth; History Lesson; Sick on the Picket Line; Party Game; Student Unrest; War Movies. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • 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.