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Will Elder caricatures the entire EC Comics Bullpen and staff on this stunning piece that is chock-full-o' gags and jabs! He pictures himself as part of a three-headed-terror, sharing shoulders with Wally Wood and Jack Davis. From the top down, everyone gets a moment on this piece... from the boss, publisher Bill Gaines, to the Business Manager Lyle Stuart, and even office girls Nancy Siegel and Shirley Norris. Nancy Siegel and Bill Gaines were married in 1955, so this likely is from before that. Crafted in ink and Zipatone on Bristol board. All lettering is hand-lettered. 

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Mad #1 (EC, 1952) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages. The historic first issue of the first satire comic. Harvey Kurtzman story, cover, and art. Wally Wood, Jack Davis, John Severin, and Bill Elder art. CGC notes, "'Bill Gaines' & salutation written on cover & 1st page in marker."

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The Mad staff in 1963 (clockwise): publisher Bill Gaines, contributing editor Nick Meglin, art director John Putnam, editor Al Feldstein, Leonard Brenner (production), Nelson Tirado (subscriptions) and associate editor Jerry DeFuccio.