Stan Mack

Stanley Mack
Born (1936-05-13) May 13, 1936 (age 88)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies
Spouse(s)
Gail Kredenser
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(m. 1966)​

Janet Bode
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(m. 1981; died 1999)​

Susan Champlin
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(m. 2010)​
www.stanmack.com

Stan Mack is an American cartoonist, illustrator and author best known for his observational comic strip Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies, which ran in The Village Voice for more than 20 years. He was an early pioneer of documentary cartooning and is the author of numerous graphic nonfiction books addressing a wide range of social and historical topics.[2]

His work has appeared in publications including Esquire,[3] New York magazine,[4] Modern Maturity, Print, and Natural History among others.[5]

Mack's Adweek comic strip, Stan Mack’s Outtakes, covered the New York media scene for more than a decade.[6]

A collection of his work for The Village Voice was published in 2024 by Fantagraphics Books.[7]

  1. ^ "Collection: Stan Mack Papers | University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides".
  2. ^ Dooley, Michael (2013-04-26). "A Stan Mack Cartoon Chronicle of Revolutions Foretold". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ Mack, Stan. "The Fire Island Ferry* | Esquire | September 26, 1978". Esquire | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ Enright, Joe (2024-04-09). "Tales of New York –an interview with cartoonist Stan Mack, by Joe Enright". Red Hook Star-Revue. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. ^ "Apr 28, 1998, page 17 - Boca Raton News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ^ Rhode Island School of Design (2014-05-28). "Behind the Scenes on Madison Ave". Our RISD. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ STAN MACK'S REAL LIFE FUNNIES | Kirkus Reviews.