Don Martin Steps Out

by Don Martin

Book by Martin, Don

Genres: Humor, Graphic Novels

222 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1962

About the author

Cartoonist and illustrator for MAD Magazine from 1956 through 1988. Known as "MAD's Maddest Artist."

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic Don Martin! This features two characters, Fester Besterester and Karbunkle, in a series of 'adventures'. Super silly fun. I have always liked Martin's comics and this has about 200 pages of them. 3 Mad stars!

[Frank McGirk · Rating 1 out of 5]

So...yeah, I seem to remember even as a kid, Don Martin's shorter stuff was much better than the longer stories he tried to tell.

Besides the appeal of his art alone, these are pretty sad efforts.

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. You can tell it was his first.

[William Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early solo Don Martin, outside MAD Magazine. Promise but not as evenly funny, expertly paced, or as farcically violent as the stronger work to come.

[Viktor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought a boat-ton of Mad books for my boy. Now I'm hooked. The feet are hilarious.

[FranklinTV · Rating 2 out of 5]

I always enjoy the art of Don Martin, but this was only just okish when I was a teen, now the stories of Fester Bestertester and Karbunkle really are simply not amusing. Kept mainly as I am a MAD fan and this was his first solo book.

[Chris King · Rating 3 out of 5]

The inflamed-toe sketch is the funniest thing in the world.

[JoAlice]

I liked the book. It was pretty funny. Would be nice if the book was thicker. I liked the illustrations.