Today in Comics History, November 20: Happy birthday, Dick Smothers!

Born on this day in 1938: Comedian and musician Dick Smothers, half of comedy team The Smothers Brothers!



(top) "A CBS-TV Summer Memo to the Smothered Brothers" in MAD #122 (October 1968), script by Ronnie Nathan, pencils and inks by Jack Rickard;
(bottom) from "More "So How Come..."?" in MAD #136 (July 1970), script by Stan Hart, pencils and inks by George Woodbridge



I grew up with the comedy record of Aesop's Fables The Smothers Brothers Way and didn't learn until much later how controversial they were with their sociopolitical TV comedy on CBS!



from "My Three Sonny Boys" in MAD #142 (April 1971), script by Arnie Kogen, art by Angelo Torres
Happy birthday, Dick! And tell that deadbeat brother of yours to give you more than just another yo-yo as a gift this year.


from Simpsons Comics #162 (Bongo, January 2010), script by Ian Boothby, pencils by Phil Ortiz, inks by Mike DeCarlo, colors by Art Villanueva, letters by Karen Bates
After all, Mom always did like you best.