He was suffering from Parkinsons disease when this video was made and he died of liver cancer just months afterwards. Cut the man some slack, I'm grateful to have this last interview with one of the giants of the comicbook medium.
I came to know about Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman at around mid 2000's when I started to discover mid century illustration and now I can finally put a face to the names. God, I love Jack Davis!
I think Stan was just trying to be a playful host, but maybe didn't know of Harvey's neurological condition, they are all of similar age. The end when Harvey says, "what's happening? My eyes are going" as the studio lights fade out tells all...
That was probably during the period when Timely (Atlas?) wasn't letting guys sign their work. I think they eased up on the policy sometime before or during Kirby's return in '59 or '60.
Pulsar Stargrave I'm just guessing here but Stan's comment MIGHT also be a reference to some of Harvey's work for Timely (Atlas?) like 'Rusty' from 1949 (a Dagwood & Blondie knockoff which Harvey really hated but was forced on him by publisher Martin Goodman) which I believe may be signature less, Harvey's earlier 'Hey Look' one page strips that he did for Timely (Atlas?) were all signed by him however.
cha5 I know there was a period where artists signatures weren't being printed because a lot of those stories were reprinted in the 90s. I just can't pin down when it was. There was a period when Stan started getting credit shortly before Kirby returned but again, I can't remember precisely when. This is a job for Roy Thomas!
The two men I look up to as cartoonists and artists in comics. The sublime Harvey Kurtzman and the bigger than life Jack Davis. There were simply none bigger. R.I.P. all three of you great men.
This video could be dubbed in a foreign language, filmed in black and white, and with subtitles, and I would still favourite and like this video. This is just awesome, just awesome. Sad to see Kurtzman in ill health. It's hard to see anyone in ill health, it has to be said.
Damn the EC guys Jack and Harvey are both in their 70s here I think, pretty sure Stan was a similar age. Jack and Stan seem so well compared to the state that Harvey seems to be in, no wonder the men went on to their 90s, makes me feel for all of them. RIP all artists here, truly trail blazers in art and culture. I still try to emulate all these guys in my art. I've been searching for Jack Davis working on his art, always wondered what his process was in the EC days, this is the closest I could find even though it's not even ink!
There will never be anybody like these guys. All of the EC artists are complete legends. To think that 70 years later we're still reprinting and putting out their comics for newer generations to enjoy is amazing to me. As much as I love the silver age of superhero comics, the EC stuff has barely aged a bit in my opinion.
Really funny video! I think the funniest video I the Comic book Greats Series. I loved watching Stan and Harvey tease each other. You can tell they've known each other for a long time, and they have. Since the '40s??? Jeez! All three of them had great chemistry on screen together. Too bad there weren't more interviews with them riffing each other. Harvey had that old-school sense of Jewish humor. Really funny dude! Reminds me of some of the old-timers in my neighborhood. Great vid!
Two REAL masters here, more talent in their little fingers than virtually every artist who's appeared in this series. Those Hey Looks were amazing and Jack Davis could draw anything....Fun fact: The Harvey Kurtzman Checklist was authored by Glenn Bray, master collector of comics, comics ephemera and original art (as well as being the executor of Stanislaus Kulawski's estate), whose collection is showcased in the great Blighted Eye book from Fantagraphics. Poor Harvey, you could really see the effects of the Parkinson's Disease that eventually killed him. Man, this is the best in the entire fucking series.
@GalacticGuardian I think you should give Harvey a break since he was probably ill at the time. He died in February of 1993 (this was filmed sometime in 1992 I think). And Stan's the Man. 'Nuff said!
Kurtzman, Elder, Davis, and Wood were the backbone of brilliance and funny for Mad's first 30 or so issues. Later on, Clarke, Woodbridge, Drucker, and Martin held it together. When I need a laugh, I go back to those issues. I'm still in awe of the quality that those artists maintained.
Harvey didn't seem so good in this video, I read the comments below so I got a general idea of the problems he was having at the time but it is good to see that Stan Lee really was happy he was there and helped carry him through this and probably brought him on to do him some justice for the body of work he has already done! Both of the guys was Harvey were truly great people and I'm sure Harvey was too! At this point I could probably say R.I.P to all three of them unfortunately....
I'm surprised that "Comic Book" is present as two words instead of one. I know that Stan was a big stickler for the correct term being Comicbook -- one word -- because as two words, the phrase "comic book" conveyed that the books were of a humorous or comical nature.
Funny how Stan says how amazing and popular Hey Look! was, but made Harvey draw cliché Blondie-copy fillers (Rusty) instead due to lack of Hey Look!'s popularity at the time (when Harvey made fillers at Timely/Marvel)... witch drove Harvey MAD, literally :D Sums up Lee's personality pretty well, but this is show business I guess.
Lee was being a bit of a boor, here. It was common knowledge in the industry that poor Mr. Kurtzman was in dreadful shape. If he'd try to draw the result would have been appalling. I think he behaved very graciously.
R.I.P. Stan, Harvey and Jack.
He was suffering from Parkinsons disease when this video was made and he died of liver cancer just months afterwards. Cut the man some slack, I'm grateful to have this last interview with one of the giants of the comicbook medium.
💯 percent correct.
I came to know about Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman at around mid 2000's when I started to discover mid century illustration and now I can finally put a face to the names. God, I love Jack Davis!
I can hardly see the video with all of the shade being thrown between Stan and Harvey. Also, Jack's a legend
I think Stan was just trying to be a playful host, but maybe didn't know of Harvey's neurological condition, they are all of similar age. The end when Harvey says, "what's happening? My eyes are going" as the studio lights fade out tells all...
My left ear thoroughly enjoyed this.
I had that same problem
Best left audio ever
Not a problem, I'm dear in that ear atm
end of the video: Jack "how do we get home?"
end credits: Harvey "What's happening?"
lol
when Stan said "I use to erase your signatures" Harvey looked at him like "What!"
That was probably during the period when Timely (Atlas?) wasn't letting guys sign their work. I think they eased up on the policy sometime before or during Kirby's return in '59 or '60.
Pulsar Stargrave I'm just guessing here but Stan's comment MIGHT also be a reference to some of Harvey's work for Timely (Atlas?) like 'Rusty' from 1949
(a Dagwood & Blondie knockoff which Harvey really hated but was forced on him by publisher Martin Goodman)
which I believe may be signature less, Harvey's earlier 'Hey Look' one page strips that he did for Timely (Atlas?) were all signed by him however.
cha5 I know there was a period where artists signatures weren't being printed because a lot of those stories were reprinted in the 90s. I just can't pin down when it was. There was a period when Stan started getting credit shortly before Kirby returned but again, I can't remember precisely when. This is a job for Roy Thomas!
You can tell how much Jack cares for his friend, Harvey, by the way the caricature came out 💙
When you study Jack’s old Tales from the Crypt panels you’ll realize that the guy was truly a genius.
So lucky to have an original Jack Davis. True Southern gentleman.
The master himself Harvey Kurtzman ❤
I loved Harvey's work on Annie Fanny.
He and Will Elder (a great artist) produced a great series.
The two men I look up to as cartoonists and artists in comics. The sublime Harvey Kurtzman and the bigger than life Jack Davis. There were simply none bigger. R.I.P. all three of you great men.
This is Epic!! RIP Stan, Harvey, and Jack!!! Your work lives on!!
This video could be dubbed in a foreign language, filmed in black and white, and with subtitles, and I would still favourite and like this video.
This is just awesome, just awesome. Sad to see Kurtzman in ill health. It's hard to see anyone in ill health, it has to be said.
Kurtzman looked great here for a man of 67, as well as Jack Davis!
R.I.P. Kurtzman. "Prince of Parody"
Jack Davis was always inspiring to me.
What a treat to watch these three guys. And to see Jack Davis crank out those drawings with no preliminary sketch. Wow! :)
RIP The Great Jack Davis.
Indeed. He had such an amazing style.
Jack Davis is so modest even though he's probably the greatest cartoonist to come out of EC. Him and Al Williamson.
Damn the EC guys Jack and Harvey are both in their 70s here I think, pretty sure Stan was a similar age. Jack and Stan seem so well compared to the state that Harvey seems to be in, no wonder the men went on to their 90s, makes me feel for all of them. RIP all artists here, truly trail blazers in art and culture. I still try to emulate all these guys in my art. I've been searching for Jack Davis working on his art, always wondered what his process was in the EC days, this is the closest I could find even though it's not even ink!
There will never be anybody like these guys. All of the EC artists are complete legends. To think that 70 years later we're still reprinting and putting out their comics for newer generations to enjoy is amazing to me. As much as I love the silver age of superhero comics, the EC stuff has barely aged a bit in my opinion.
Agreed, I've been an EC fan since I could read.
Wow this is great! It’s awesome seeing Jack Davis in action!
Really funny video! I think the funniest video I the Comic book Greats Series. I loved watching Stan and Harvey tease each other. You can tell they've known each other for a long time, and they have. Since the '40s??? Jeez! All three of them had great chemistry on screen together. Too bad there weren't more interviews with them riffing each other.
Harvey had that old-school sense of Jewish humor. Really funny dude! Reminds me of some of the old-timers in my neighborhood. Great vid!
So much shade 😂from Stan
Haha Stan makes this so awkward!!
Two REAL masters here, more talent in their little fingers than virtually every artist who's appeared in this series. Those Hey Looks were amazing and Jack Davis could draw anything....Fun fact: The Harvey Kurtzman Checklist was authored by Glenn Bray, master collector of comics, comics ephemera and original art (as well as being the executor of Stanislaus Kulawski's estate), whose collection is showcased in the great Blighted Eye book from Fantagraphics.
Poor Harvey, you could really see the effects of the Parkinson's Disease that eventually killed him.
Man, this is the best in the entire fucking series.
RIP Jack and Harvey.
It's incredible to watch two icons in the industry sitting down with Stan lee.
R.I.P to the legends.
Legendary gathering
Watching these is as therapeutic as a Bob Ross video.
This video is pure gold.
Funny moment 8 minutes in, when Harvey scolds Stan for poking him in the eye with the poster.
Give up your cassette, you one guy from Mars.
Wonderful opportunity to see Jack work. I enjoyed it.
This was so amazing! So inspirational.
Awesome! Thanks so much for uploading. Two giants of the art. Amazing to watch.
Thank you honestly for posting this.
Thanks for these...such a shame they didn't do more!
Jack Davis IS ... my favorite. Yep.
These guys, they got the real skills!
So fun! Thanks!! :)
Amazing comics creators AND Stan Lee, creator of Stan Lee, period.
Careful Jack Davis, Stan Lee might say he created your drawing.
+Luis Diaz he probably did create it,Stan is the man!
Luis Diaz, by Stan Lee.
@@Christopher481516234 so naive lol
@GalacticGuardian I think you should give Harvey a break since he was probably ill at the time. He died in February of 1993 (this was filmed sometime in 1992 I think).
And Stan's the Man. 'Nuff said!
Stan Lee was as ego-minded as Walt Disney.
My heroes
I love stan Lee comic books
cool stan lee
this is sick. love.
It isa little sad to see him Harvey not in the best of health..he was not really into the interview...Jack Davis and Stan Lee did great
Watch it again. Harvey's more lowkey for the reasons you just mentioned but he had a few nice bits!
Kurtzman, Elder, Davis, and Wood were the backbone of brilliance and funny for Mad's first 30 or so issues. Later on, Clarke, Woodbridge, Drucker, and Martin held it together. When I need a laugh, I go back to those issues. I'm still in awe of the quality that those artists maintained.
MAD always paid the highest pages rates. I think the artists were eager to give it their all and really put some pride into the work.
Jack daWizz!
stan lee's arrogant demeanour is apparent to me in this even though im happy it exists
I wonder who owns that
Jack Davis sketch of Harvey now?
Probably Stan Lee stole it
Harvey didn't seem so good in this video, I read the comments below so I got a general idea of the problems he was having at the time but it is good to see that Stan Lee really was happy he was there and helped carry him through this and probably brought him on to do him some justice for the body of work he has already done!
Both of the guys was Harvey were truly great people and I'm sure Harvey was too! At this point I could probably say R.I.P to all three of them unfortunately....
I'm surprised that "Comic Book" is present as two words instead of one. I know that Stan was a big stickler for the correct term being Comicbook -- one word -- because as two words, the phrase "comic book" conveyed that the books were of a humorous or comical nature.
Gee, I wonder why Jack Kirby was never on this show…
Did I say my favorite human being of all time? 'Cause that's what I meant.
11:36 Nice Joke, Stan.
All men are gone
1:40 you didn't create MAD Magazine?
✌️❤️
The hell that is mono
Funny how Stan says how amazing and popular Hey Look! was, but made Harvey draw cliché Blondie-copy fillers (Rusty) instead due to lack of Hey Look!'s popularity at the time (when Harvey made fillers at Timely/Marvel)... witch drove Harvey MAD, literally :D Sums up Lee's personality pretty well, but this is show business I guess.
Stan "the man" didn't come off very well if you ask me
Definitely not in this one, very awkward.
Lee was being a bit of a boor, here. It was common knowledge in the industry that poor Mr. Kurtzman was in dreadful shape. If he'd try to draw the result would have been appalling. I think he behaved very graciously.
You can tell Harvey hates Stan Lee. Probably thinking this guy wants to own everything he sees.
You can't blame him. Stan Lee had a hateful personality, as shown here.
@@chadefita Hateful?
@@Gemini053 I think they actually meant spiteful but just didn't articulate it.
The "interviewer" loves the sickening sound of his own voice. That spoils this for me.
jesus, Stan never shuts up, nor stops trying to be "funny"....ooof
You can see how people about his age couldn't stand him
He was the fucking host
@@187Wretched he definitely makes some sideways remarks
"Just like old times."
"Just like old times, You do the work and I'll take the credit."
😒 Nuff Said