Original Book Cover Art: Don Martin Carries On

The original 1973 book cover art for Don Martin Carries On was sold on April 17 at Heritage Auctions. The illustration speaks for itself.

Don Martin
Heritage Auctions listing ended April 17, 2024

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/covers/don-martin-mad-s-don-martin-carries-on-paperback-cover-illustration-original-art-warner-books-/a/322416-48163.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116#

Apparently, memories of Mad magazine inspired Heritage's copy writer to produce some truly awful prose:

Don Martin
Heritage Auctions item description
"This lampshaded lunatic is attempting to Lambada, but instead starts 'Poppin' and Lockin'.'" What?

 

I also have a few eBay images of the paperback for the scholars among you:

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J. C. Duffy: Repurposing

With his New Yorker cartoon of May 30, 2011, J. C. Duffy once again demonstrates his ability to give an old idea a new and unexpected twist. The original art was sold on eBay in 2017.

J. C. Duffy
Original art
The New Yorker, May 30, 2011, page 64

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/c-duffy-original-yorker-cartoon-art-1865445525

Verso

J. C. Duffy
eBay Listing Ended April 29, 2017

http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-C-DUFFY-ORIGINAL-NEW-YORKER-CARTOON-ART-/282445933703?nma=true&si=YQGb25QThn5Fxe78BW8tTy6VzZY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

J. C. Duffy
eBay Item Description

J. C. Duffy
eBay Bid History
A single last-minute bid

https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/2011-05-30/flipbook/064/

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