When one thinks of celebrities in MAD, one tends to think of Mort Drucker's dead on caricatures or even those of Angelo Torres, Jack Davis or Tom Richmond. Beginning in the early sixties, however, as MAD became trendy to the point where it no doubt surprised the heck out of Gaines, Feldstein and the Usual Gang of Idiots, the celebs themselves were often photographed reading issues. Here is a selection of some of the now iconic 1960's celebs who saw at least one issue of MAD while busy making music or TV history.
The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies
Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons
Elly Mae Clampett herself, Donna Douglas
Mick Jagger, surly as usual
Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, aka Chad & Jeremy
Rifleman Chuck Conners
David Hedison as Captain Crane
The beautiful Phyllis Diller
An anachronistic Sgt. Schultz and Col. Hogan
Martin Landau and Barbara Bain
Malachi Throne (Falseface!) and Robert Wagner
Julia, Diahann Carroll
Ratpacker and TV talk show host Joey Bishop
When one thinks of celebrities in MAD, one tends to think of Mort Drucker's dead on caricatures or even those of Angelo Torres, Jack Davis or Tom Richmond. Beginning in the early sixties, however, as MAD became trendy to the point where it no doubt surprised the heck out of Gaines, Feldstein and the Usual Gang of Idiots, the celebs themselves were often photographed reading issues. Here is a selection of some of the now iconic 1960's celebs who saw at least one issue of MAD while busy making music or TV history.
The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies
Elly Mae Clampett herself, Donna Douglas
Mick Jagger, surly as usual
Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, aka Chad & Jeremy
Rifleman Chuck Conners
David Hedison as Captain Crane
The beautiful Phyllis Diller
An anachronistic Sgt. Schultz and Col. Hogan
Martin Landau and Barbara Bain
Malachi Throne (Falseface!) and Robert Wagner
Julia, Diahann Carroll
Ratpacker and TV talk show host Joey Bishop
These are great! My favorite is Joey Bishop, who actually looks like he's trying to make sense of what he's reading...and failing.
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Might I assume that most of these individuals are being photographed with an issue of Mad in which they are being parodied?
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