Happy 100th Birthday, Richard M. Nixon! Part 3
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
To conclude our celebration of his 100th birthday, we kick good old Dick Nixon one last time.
From MAD #147, December 1971
Writer: Larry Gore
Artist: Jack Rickard
R.I.P. Ron Palillo, TV’s Horshack
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
It hasn’t been a good year for the former cast members of the classic TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. In January, actor Robert Hegyes (Juan Epstein) died. And today we’ve learned of the passing of Ron Palillo (Arnold Horshack). Once again we present the front cover of MAD #189 which featured Welcome Back, Klodder (that’s Palillo in the lower left hand corner) and our entire satire of the show as well.
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P. Ernest Borgnine, Actor
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Paul Laikin, R.I.P.
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We were saddened to learn of the passing of long-time MAD contributor Paul Laikin, who began writing for MAD back in 1957. Here's one of Paul's last MAD pieces, "Ronald Reagan's Gettysburg Address", from MAD #231, June 1982. Jack Rickard was the artist.
R.I.P. Robert Hegyes, TV’s Juan Epstein
Here’s the cover of MAD #189 and the opening splash of the Welcome Back, Kotter spoof in the same issue, both featuring Robert Hegyes as Juan Epstein.
Click on image above to see it at a size you can read!
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
