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OverviewLooking for ""Cloak and Dagger"" stuff? Try the C.I.A.! This is strictly ""joke and gagger"" stuff! So if you're looking for laughs, try these adventures of those two agents of absurdity ""Spy vs. Spy"" was the brainchild of Cuban-born political cartoonist Antonio Prohias, who fled his country after receiving death threats from Fidel Castro. Prohias settled in America, and in 1960 he began a 26-year run of Spy misadventures in MAD Magazine. This book by Prohias, long out of print, showcases his genius as an artist, storyteller, and graphic designer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antonio Prohias , John FicarraPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.00cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9780823050512ISBN 10: 0823050513 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 11 August 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAntonio Prohias was an award-winning and influential political cartoonist in Cuba. Once Castro seized control of the free press, Prohias fled from Havana and settled in the United States. Soon he presented a ""captivating cartoon of a friendly rivalry"" to MAD magazine. It has gone on to become one of the magazine's best-loved features. He died in 1998. John Ficarra earned a BA in journalism from NYU in 1976. He was hired as an assistant editor of MAD magazine in 1980 and became editor in chief in 1984. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |