Gallery: Legendary Mad Magazine Illustrator Jack Davis Calls It Quits at 90

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    Jack Davis

    Jack Davis at an event honoring him at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011.
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    Mad

    One of Davis' many covers for *Mad* magazine.
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    Jack Davis/courtesy IDW Publishing
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    Tales-from-the-Crypt

    A sketch from one of Davis' *Tales from the Crypt* comics.
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    TheCryptOfTerror

    A sketch from *The Crypt of Terror*.
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    Jack Davis
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    Capitol

    This Davis rough sketch is from one of his *Time* magazine illustrations. “I think my favorite pieces were the ones I did for *Time*,” he says. "They just seem more important."
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    Time Cover

    One of Davis' covers for *Time* magazine from 1973.
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    Jack Davis
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    Crunch Stix

    Davis illustrated Oakland As manager Billy Martin for print and TV ads for Crunch Stix in 1980.
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    Jack Davis
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    Billy Martin

    A sketch of a similar Billy Martin illustration.
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