Humbug (2 Volume Set). This item is unavailable.Humbug (2 Volume Set)

Harvey Kurtzman changed the face of American humor when he created the legendary MAD comic. As editor and chief writer from its inception in 1952, through its transformation into a slick magazine, and until he left MAD in 1956, he influenced an entire generation of cartoonists, comedians, and filmmakers. In 1962, he co-created the long-running Little Annie Fanny with his long-time artistic partner Will Elder for Playboy, which he continued to produce until his virtual retirement in 1988.

A comics blockbuster.--John Defore

[I]ncludes so many all-time great cartoonists (Kurtzman, Jaffee, Elder, etc.) at the peak of their powers and ambitions.--Timothy Hodler

[T]he artwork is uniformly mind-blowing. ... This collects the whole ill-fated run in a luxurious hardbound package including top-notch background material. Worth it for the mammoth Arnold Roth and Al Jaffee interview alone.--M. Ace

At long last, a handsome, two-volume, slipcased set brings back into print a pivotal, neglected portion of the oeuvre of Harvey Kurtzman and that of a cadre of gifted pranksters bent on smart satire.--Rich Kreiner

Smart writing, savvy pop-cultural lampoons mirroring the mid-century's social turmoil, brilliant artwork.--Michael H. Prince

It's a really impressive collection of work... and the production design here is nothing short of stunning. Fantagraphics really knocked this one out of the park in restoration.--Chris Mautner

Humbug is a testament not only to Kurtzman's genius, but to the astounding skills of his fellow artists as well--people like Jack Davis, Will Elder...Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth and R.O. Blechman.

Humbug reveals Kurtzman as a satirist who still demands our attention.--Ben Schwartz