R O B O T P A C I F I E R

SPY VS. SPY

Spy vs. Spy is a wordless black and white comic strip that has been published in Mad magazine since 1961. It was created by Antonio Prohias, a Cuban national who fled to the United States in 1960 days before Fidel Castro took over the Cuban free press.

The "Spy vs. Spy" cartoon was symbolic of the Cold War, and was Prohías's comment on the futility of armed escalation and détente. Under the Spy vs. Spy title panel, the words "BY PROHIAS" are spelled out in Morse code (-••• -•-- •--• •-• --- •••• •• •- •••).

For The Mad Generation group show at The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo, I'm doing a couple pieces based on Spy vs. Spy.

posted by rp @ 11:03 AM