GEICO ad/Five on the Black Hand Side

[Wilson Gray]

On Oct 5, 2004, at 6:42 PM, Mullins, Bill wrote:

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>> From: George Thompson [mailto:george.thompson at NYU.EDU]
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>> Subject: Re: GEICO ad
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>> The posters in the subway had a very amusing drawing by I
>> think Will Elder.
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>> GAT
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> Here
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> http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_item.asp?
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> is the movie poster, painted by Jack Davis (who, like Elder, did a lot
> of
> work for Mad Magazine in its prime).

I remember those days. But are you old enough to recall when the name
of Mad Magazine was "Tales Calculated to Drive You MAD!" But, even when
Mad was supposed to be a horror comic, it was still a joke book. Cf.
the tale of "Batboy and Ruben," in which the former reveals that he is
- wait for it - a  _vampire_ Batboy!

-Wilson Gray

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> smaller link:
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> sku=206355&master%5Fmovie%5Fid=4
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