Examining the career of the creator of MAD and Little Annie Fanny , in his own words. The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics" most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete Comics Journal interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition. Every stage of Kurtzman"s landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 ( Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning ), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press ( Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius , and Hey Look! ), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat and MAD . Kurtzman"s undeservedly lesser-known post- MAD career at Trump, Humbug ,...