7. The ‘Playboy’ Cartoonists
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Phil Interlandi
Phil Interlandi is totally indicative of the standard ‘Playboy’ cartoonist. But even the average in ‘Playboy’ is better than one would see most anywhere else.
Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder created Little Annie Fanny for ‘Playboy’ in 1962. It was obviously based on ‘Little Orphan Annie”, with an adult twist. Every episode would invariably end with Annie in trouble and naked. Annie showed up off and on up until Kurtzman ended it in 1988. Storylines borrowed much from popular culture. Annie would find herself caught up in Beatlemania or Disco, depending on the era. Kurtzmen and Elder shared the writing duties, while Elder mostly did the art. But Jack Davis, Russ Heath, Al Jaffe, Robert Crumb and Gilbert Sheldon have also contributed.
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