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Don Martin Steps Out

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Book by Martin, Don

222 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1962

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Don Martin

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

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Profile Image for Phil.
2,528 reviews231 followers
January 24, 2026
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!
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884 reviews7 followers
March 19, 2025
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.
Profile Image for William Harris.
758 reviews
May 4, 2026
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.
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400 reviews
September 10, 2016
Bought a boat-ton of Mad books for my boy. Now I'm hooked. The feet are hilarious.
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248 reviews
June 21, 2016
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.
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April 3, 2015
I liked the book. It was pretty funny. Would be nice if the book was thicker. I liked the illustrations.
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