The humbug digest
No CoverA satirical humor digest from 1957-58, targeting pop culture, movies, and advertising with sharp wit.
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A satirical humor digest from 1957-58, targeting pop culture, movies, and advertising with sharp wit.
Harvey Kurtzman and some of the other top names in American humor ( Arnold Roth, Al Jaffee, Will Elder and Harry Chester) got together, pooled their funds ($6,500 in various amounts), and created HUMBUG, destined to be the greatest magazine of satire in the history of the country. Well, destiny can be fickle, because it only lasted 11 issues. As Kurtzman himself admitted, the better the magazine, quite often the worse it sells - and so this one had to be amazing! In truth, HUMBUG was a step abov...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild period innuendo in fashion, ads, and pop-culture spoofs
Occasional cartoon peril or slapstick in comic parodies
Mild period slang; strong profanity largely absent
Brief social drinking or product gags in satirical bits
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No fantasy magic present
No occult or demonology content present
Recurring satire of 1950s media, advertising, and society
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