1) cover – kurtzman
2) “shadow” – bill elder
3) “smilin melvin” – wally wood
4) “prince violent” – wood
5) “howdy dooit” – elder
6) house ad – wolverton
7) wolverton
8a) “the spectacle” – wood
8b) “plastic sam” – russ heath & elder
9) “outer sanctum” – elder
10) “little orphan melvin” – wood
11) “flesh garden” – wood
12) comic ads – elder
13) comic ads – elder
14) “restaurant” – elder
15) “batboy & rubin” – wood

The book is actually a smattering of old MAD stories, by Kurtzman and a handful of the EC mainstay artists. The “wolvertonian” bits you referenced were likely drawn by Will Elder (such as that Shadow bit you posted). Kurtzman wrote nearly all the stories in this beauty, but most of the art was done by his brothers in arms Will Elder, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis, and even a bit of young Russ Heath.

That said, these Artists’ Editions are totally worth picking up. Outside of owning the actual originals themselves, it’s pretty much the next best thing a collector can hope for. The warts-and-all reproduction is amazing. The Wally Wood one is breathtaking, and the Jack Davis one that’s coming down the pike soon has me positively tingling with anticipation. And they’re so huge, i can probably prop a couple up against each other and make a guest house out of ‘em.

-T

Anyone else find the Irony in IDW publishing Warner properties when they own DC?  They are also printing Cartoon Network titles, although BOOM has Adventure Time.

http://shop.idwpublishing.com/art/artisteditions/mad-artist-s-edition-hc.html

1) There’s a Harvey Kurtzman exhibit going on right now at the NY Society of Illustrators – 128 East 63rd Street between Park and Lexington.  The exhibit  includes, among many other treasures, the original artwork for the Howdy Doody parody and a never completed Little Annie Fannie story about Annie meeting the Beatles and the Maharashi.

The exhibit lasts until May 11th.

http://www.societyillustrators.org/The-Museum/2013/Harvey-Kurtzman/The-Art-of-Harvey-Kurtzman.aspx

2) Don’t despair if you didn’t get a copy.  IDW reprinted the Wally Wood Artist’s Edition (much to the annoyance of those who were paying collector’s inflated prices).  Maybe they’ll do the same with the MAD edition.  Keep checking amazon and IDW’s website.  For those in New York, both Jim Hanley’s Universe and Forbidden Planet have copies retailing for $150.  Still not cheap, but better than $225.

Then maybe 10 years back I got the complete run of the “Humor in a Jugular Vein” reprints of MAD stories. COLOR. Decent size pages.

Wow, was that good shit. Color, with all the bizarre little details (background characters, little signs) fully visible.