The Duckside
Edwing also wrote Spy vs. Spy for about 12 years, as well as the Spy vs. Spy syndicated comic strip, along with his own feature, Tales from the Duckside. As Mad's "bizarre biz-artist" he authored and drew 17 Mad paperbacks. He also wrote three "Spy vs. Spy" books and Don Martin's "Captain Klutz" material.
Edwing collaborated with Paul Coker Jr. on two comic strips, Lancelot and Horace and Buggy. His cartoons have appeared in Playboy, Look, The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines. Interviewed in 2002, Edwing was asked about his work outside Mad:
- Dave Manak and myself just finished up working on Spy vs. Spy, the comic strip, and in the past I did a strip with Paul Coker called Horace and Buggy, about smart-ass insects, and I did some writing and artwork for Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest. For Sweden, I did Super Sock and various lunatic Edwing characters that were highly successful adventures.
The short-lived Spy vs. Spy comic strip was a full-color Sunday strip syndicated by Tribune Media Services as part of Mad's year-long 50th anniversary celebration. Charter subscribers included The Los Angeles Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Denver Post and Atlanta Journal Constitution. TMS Director of Creative Services Fred Schecker commented, "We're excited to represent a comic that so many newspaper readers already know and love. It is still as fresh and appealing as ever. In fact, it's aged a whole lot better than I have."
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