Sick (1961) 105

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Painted cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Bill Burke, Paul Laikin, Bob Taylor, Marilyn Ippolito, Tony Tallarico, Michael Pellowski, Len Herman, Aron Mayer, Diane Levin, Kim Bene, Bernard Baily, John Langton, Phil Hirsch, Jerry Grandenetti, Robert Heit, Bernie Cootner, Simie Maryles and Fred Wolfe. Sometimes listed as Vol. 15 No. 4. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Comedian of the Month profiles short-lived comedy genius Freddie Prinze. A parody of the Peanuts comic strip. A spoof of the disaster classic The Towering Inferno. Sick looks at two hit television series, Wild Kingdom and Rhoda. Also featuring a cover by Captain America co-creator (and Sick creator/editor) Joe Simon. The Souring Inferno; School for TV Repairmen; Money Pies; Celebrity Classifieds; Different Types of Sports Announcers; Fleanuts; Did They Serve Matzoh Balls at the Last Supper?; Jobs Celebrities Would Have If they Werent Celebrities; Sick TV Satire: Rhodant; Corn Jokes; Great Moments in Science; If Monsters Ran For Public Office; Comedian of the Month: Freddie Prinze; Crosses You Have to Bear; Sick As It Seems; Sick Takes Stock of the Stock Market; Sick Sick World; Great Telethons for Greater Diseases; Sick TV Review: Vile Kingdom. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.