Estate / Collection: The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. 16 pages of original artwork and writings, housed in a black plastic binder, with protective plastic sleeves; binder measures 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Fine.
This is the second MAD Book that Jaffee received (see lot 440 for the first, 1989, MAD Book). The contents are as follows:
1). A typed fold-in style riddle on "About Comics" letterhead signed by Nat Gertler.
2). An original ink-on-paper fold-in by Anson Jew.
3). An original ink-on-paper cartoon, with Ben Day dot paste-ups, signed by Cathy Guisewite.
4). An original artwork, printed MAD cover illustration with manuscript additions, by Terry Wilson.
5). An original ink on paper cartoon titled, "Tall Tales of Tall Tales," from Mike $ Tracey Kazaleh.
6). An original ink and colored marker illustration of Dennis the Menace, from Ron Ferdinand and Hank Ketcham Enterprises.
7). An original pen and ink wash comic titled "The not-so-snappy answer... the less-than-snappy question," by Bob Foster.
8). An original pen and ink cartoon by Mort Walker.
9). An original pencil, ink, and watercolor portrait of Jaffee as "The King" by Jack Davis.
10). An original cartoon, ink on paper, titled "If Kids Designed their Own Cartoonist," by Scott Shaw.
11). An original pen and ink cartoon by Mort Walker.
12). An original ink-on-paper cartoon by Scott Shaw.
13) An original colored pencil illustration, a Fold-In parody, by Dean Yeagle.
14). An original ink and colored pencil illustration by Sergio Aragones, with a "Groo" comic book trading card.
15) An original cartoon, pen on paper, by Jim MacQuarrie.
16) A copy of the brochure for the Comic Art Professional Society event, the 2011 Serio Award Dinner, where there was a tribute to Jaffee and he received this MAD Book. Much of the artwork listed above is reprinted in the brochure.
Images of the entire contents of this album are available on request.
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Estate / Collection: The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. 16 pages of original artwork and writings, housed in a black plastic binder, with protective plastic sleeves; binder measures 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Fine.
This is the second MAD Book that Jaffee received (see lot 440 for the first, 1989, MAD Book). The contents are as follows:
1). A typed fold-in style riddle on "About Comics" letterhead signed by Nat Gertler.
2). An original ink-on-paper fold-in by Anson Jew.
3). An original ink-on-paper cartoon, with Ben Day dot paste-ups, signed by Cathy Guisewite.
4). An original artwork, printed MAD cover illustration with manuscript additions, by Terry Wilson.
5). An original ink on paper cartoon titled, "Tall Tales of Tall Tales," from Mike $ Tracey Kazaleh.
6). An original ink and colored marker illustration of Dennis the Menace, from Ron Ferdinand and Hank Ketcham Enterprises.
7). An original pen and ink wash comic titled "The not-so-snappy answer... the less-than-snappy question," by Bob Foster.
8). An original pen and ink cartoon by Mort Walker.
9). An original pencil, ink, and watercolor portrait of Jaffee as "The King" by Jack Davis.
10). An original cartoon, ink on paper, titled "If Kids Designed their Own Cartoonist," by Scott Shaw.
11). An original pen and ink cartoon by Mort Walker.
12). An original ink-on-paper cartoon by Scott Shaw.
13) An original colored pencil illustration, a Fold-In parody, by Dean Yeagle.
14). An original ink and colored pencil illustration by Sergio Aragones, with a "Groo" comic book trading card.
15) An original cartoon, pen on paper, by Jim MacQuarrie.
16) A copy of the brochure for the Comic Art Professional Society event, the 2011 Serio Award Dinner, where there was a tribute to Jaffee and he received this MAD Book. Much of the artwork listed above is reprinted in the brochure.
Images of the entire contents of this album are available on request.
Auction: Stage & Screen, Nov 15, 2024
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The Entertainment Community Fund
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For further information on the Entertainment Community Fund, visit EntertainmentCommunity.org
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