Don Martin (cartoonist)

Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000)

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Born: May 18, 1931
Died: January 6, 2000
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1931

About Don Martin (cartoonist)

Don Martin was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist." Martin's work first appeared in Mad in the September 1956 issue. After the first procedure, Martin's head had to be held in place for three days by a pair of sandbags to prevent movement. Just prior to his work with Mad, Don Martin illustrated the album covers of a few legendary jazz artists for Prestige Records, including Miles Davis' 1956 album Miles Davis and Horns (Prestige LP 7025).

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Career and life highlights

His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist.".

Don Martin (cartoonist) timeline

1956Martin's work first appeared in Mad in the September 1956 issue.
1956Just prior to his work with Mad, Don Martin illustrated the album covers of a few legendary jazz artists for Prestige Records, including Miles Davis' 1956 album Miles Davis and Horns (Prestige LP 7025).

The world when Don Martin (cartoonist) was born

Don Martin (cartoonist) was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

#1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
Top movieFrankenstein
Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
Notable inventionElectric razor
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Don Martin (cartoonist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1931	2026
Gas	$0.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	124.0M	341 million

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