Antonio Prohias - Mad #95 Spy vs. Spy Complete 1-Page Story (EC, 1965)
Artist: Antonio Prohias (All)
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DescriptionHere's a fantastic early Spy vs. Spy 1-pager by Antonio Prohias! I was offered this art at a show back in the 2010s and always regretted passing on it as I was a big fan of Mad Magazine and loved Spy vs. Spy when I was a kid. When it turned up on the auction block years later, I was not going to let it get away a second time! It is one of Prohias' typically lively episodes, centering upon a booby-trapped bridge.Prohias was Cuba's preeminent editorialist in the 1940s and 1950s and had resettled in the U.S. in 1960 after Fidel Castro had accused him of working for the C.I.A. Prohias' new berth at Mad, the outwardly frivolous humor magazine, might have seemed out-of-character for so ferocious a political cartoonist, but he proved a fit with the "Spy vs. Spy" serial - a chronicle of the laughable futility of hostile intrigues. Not to mention that MAD gave Prohias a more widespread readership than he had ever known at El Mundo, Cuba's most influential newspaper. Social/Sharing |
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Steven biali001 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
Spy vs. Spy was one of Mad's most memorable serials, and this is a great example!
Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
Great example. It is fun and has all of Prohias's inventiveness. It seems to me he spent a lot of time on panel layout and the use of symmetry and mimicry to great interesting visuals. It wasn't until I got an example that I figured out that the symbols at the bottom of the first panel is his signature in morse code...perfect for spies.
Robert Altamura
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
Always liked Spy vs. Spy. But I learned about the artist with your detailed description. Very cool.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
Awesome early Spy vs Spy piece! That last panel cracks me up haha. congrats on the new addition and for not letting this piece get past you the second time around!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
These have only become harder to find over the years with the universal appeal of Prohias' wordless gags that still reads with timeless humor for any generation.
Brian Peck
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 10/6/2025
Fantastic! Great example. The Morse close spells out "By Prohias" Congrats!
Michael Weigant
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 10/7/2025
The second time around is always better Gene,congrats!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 10/31/2025
Fantastic Spy vs. Spy page! As a kid, I loved Antonio Prohias' Spy vs Spy ih Mad Magazine simoly because I thought it was funny. Now, as an adult, I enjoy it in a whole different way. The elegant simolicity of Prohias' art, the beauty of his layouts and the subtle irony of his sense of humor were things I didn't fully appreciate as a kid. But I sure do today. Fantastic pick-up, Gene!
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