Happy 89th Birthday, JACK DAVIS!

One of the great horror and humor artists is 89 years young today. Just a handful of samples of Jack Davis’ eclectic body of work, including his classic version of the Crypt-Keeper:

1954

1954

1952

1952

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1976

From Mad #13, 1954

From Mad #13, 1954

1973

1973

Page from "The Haunt of Fear" cited by Fredric Wertham in "Seduction of the Innocent, according to Collectors Weekly.

Page from The Haunt of Fear #19 (1953) cited by Fredric Wertham of “Seduction of the Innocent” infamy.

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1968

 

1952

1952

From Fantagraphics Books

From Fantagraphics Books

The Crypt-Keeper

The Crypt-Keeper (unknown provenance)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author: Dan Greenfield

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