01/23/2004 Archives: "Mad magazine artist Woodbridge dead"

CNN reports that Mad magazine illustrator George Woodbridge has died of emphysema at 73. Woodbridge worked at the mag for nearly 50 years and his "exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink drawings were featured in nearly every issue". Mad Editor John Ficarra said that "he had a tremendous eye for detail that showed up in his drawings. We especially played to his history knowledge. When we gave him a piece on World War I, he would draw the exact gun and belt buckle they were using then".

Posted by James at 9:30 am ET