Mad Magazine Cartoonist Dies at 68

By Jack January 7, 2000 10:34 AM

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Don Martin, a longtime Mad magazine cartoonist who drew an assortment of wild-haired characters, punctuating the action with wacky words like "SPLOP!" and "POIT!!," has died.?He was 68.?Martin died of cancer at Baptist Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Christine Thompson said Friday.?During his 30-odd years as a Mad contributor, Martin based his humor on misery and misfortune, to crack "sick" jokes.?The magazine dubbed him "Mad's Maddest Cartoonist." The guy poisoning pigeons in the park - "I hate pigeons" - winds up killing the people who gather around to sample his scrumptious popcorn.?Mona Lisa, as the reader realizes only in the last frame of the strip, is sitting on a toilet.?Hapless boobs with big feet get squashed in all manner of ways.?Read More...

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