SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
By KERRY CALLEN
I was recently commissioned to redraw the cover to 1964’s Mighty Samson #1 as a Simpsons parody. Sounded fun! I always like creating parodies, as it falls right in line with my MAD work I enjoy.
Here’s the original Gold Key cover:
Morris Gollub
Old, painted comics covers are always cool!
Anyway, somewhere in the middle of drawing the parody, I realized this would have been a perfect job for Bill Morrison! Aside from his MORRISON MONDAYS here at 13th Dimension, he was the creative director (and sometimes artist) behind the Simpsons comic books for many years. Perhaps I should have asked him how badly it’s off-model, but I didn’t. Ignorance is bliss. I’m a very blissful person.
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MORE
— When BATGIRL Crashed BATMAN and ROBIN’s Famous 1966 Portrait. Click here.
— THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Over, and Over, and Over Again. Click here.
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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.
May 3, 2026
And sir you receive the Five D’oh Award for excellence.