Lunatickle, 4 of 4

The first and I think only issue from September 1956. I published the other three parts the last three Sundays.

Russ Heath

I'm not sure what this is a parody of but it was written by Jean Hubbell and also drawn by Russ Heath

Lunatickle, 3 of 4

More pages from the first (of only two) issue of Lunatickle from September 1956. the previous excerpts were here and here.

This article was drawn by Lee Elias

And this by Joe Kubert

Lunatickle, 2 of 4

More from 1956 of Myron Fass' attempt to figure out the direction Mad was goimg to compete with it.

Self-Improvement was drawn by Arthur Peddy and written by Jack Mendelsohn

The Photo Crime Quiz was drawn by Russ Heath

Lunatickle, 1 of 4

As I continue with humor magazines you may not have seen before, here's Lunatickle, Myron Fass' fray into competing with what he thought Mad was becoming, from February of 1956.

Parody of the Cream of Wheat ad campaign with Li'l Abner.

Parody of the Maidenform Bra ad campaign which I think they still use today.

Art by Carl Hubbell.

This parodies The $64,000 Question.

As well as publisher, Myron Fass sometimes drew.