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Mad Magazine
Drucker had been doing freelance work for various comics when he was hired by Mad Magazine in 1956. His work would be a staple of Mad magazine for over 50 years. Drucker was known for his satirical drawings of movie posters for Mad magazine’s skewering of popular films like “Empire Strikes Back” and “The Godfather.” Drucker drew the actual movie poster for “American Graffiti.”
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What they said about him
As much as any single contributor could, Mort Drucker embodied MAD magazine for me. Many of his illustrations are as vivid in my mind as the movies and TV shows that inspired them. (And I would never have found NETWORK without him.) #rippic.twitter.com/Uac4fbzNxX
The incomparable Mort Drucker, an inspiration to so many illustrators ( including myself) passed away yesterday. For me, MAD magazine was a dud if it didn’t have Drucker art pic.twitter.com/OKM7FYrbdm
— Andy Price at BABSCON (@AndyPriceArt) April 9, 2020
RIP Mort Drucker, a giant among cartoonists, and arguably the greatest caricaturist the field has ever seen, or ever WILL see. pic.twitter.com/mmJgIfbcli
— Tom Heintjes (@hogansalley.bsky.social on Bluesky) (@Hoganmag) April 9, 2020
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