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Cool. That passport there is rather fascinating.

spy vs spy passport sketch from "The All New Mad Secret File On Spy vs. Spy"

[wolfgang1097]

Good evening folks. It's me, Ari. For some reason, I couldn't help but notice that one of the spies (specifically White Spy) has been drawn with visible ears (or an ear) on at least two occasions, to my knowledge.

Weird. I kinda have to imagine that it may have been a goof (in the second image's case, at least). I don't know why, but every once in a while, a lot of the little things in comics and animated shorts tend to grab my attention.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD Magazine and Antonio Prohias.

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What's up, it's Ari. I could be better. Either way, same boredom, different day. Anyway, we all know about a certain goof from one of the Spy vs. Spy shorts from MADtv.

I don't know why but is it just me or does either of the spies having normal eyes in a few scenes/panels look rather cursed? I do have a little bit of a compilation of the spies being seen with normal eyes.

Here:

Don't worry, I'm well aware that they have been wearing sunglasses.

See?

It's just that so many of us, myself included, are just so goddamned used to the spies having black sclera with white pupils. You know what I mean?

Thanks for checking this out. Peace.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD Magazine and Antonio Prohias.

[wolfgang1097]

Love this colorization of one of the most fan favorite Spy vs. Spy shorts from MADtv. Love that menacing look on Black's face, and of course his attire here, as I had mentioned before, is so badass.

“Heeeeeeehhh…” 😏🎱

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Judging by the images provided, it turns out that Black being underpaid isn't the only reason he has financial issues. He has actually been scammed by White at least a few times. Not only has White stolen money from Black, but he has also scammed him at any given opportunity. Despite all of that, Black has been blatantly abused by his leader in at least a couple comics. Either way, my newest headcanon is that White Spy is a money-hungry scam artist.

It's always "Black is underpaid", but never "White spy is stealing his money".

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That first one, the fact that Black folded White up neatly and then casually shredded him like that gets me every time. Savage.

As for the second one, I think what you said about Black's parents probably might make sense. Either way, that particular panel definitely warms my heart quite a bit.

1: Imagine being folded up like origami by your nemesis (wow Black folded him really neatly)

2: Probably reading way too into the fact that his parents are wearing gray instead of black because then I think of Gray Spy. Crazy story idea where they’re former Black spies that retired and live in a neutral zone cause they no longer wanna participate in the war but they keep their hats on in support of their spy son… I’m delusional that makes no sense-

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What's up? It's me, Ari. Imagine going to an Oceanographic Study Center, Environmental Study Center, a local or even a major aquarium, or whatever and seeing this:

My adrenaline levels would skyrocket and at the end of the day, I'd try as hard as possible to avoid bursting out laughter. This is pretty much my favorite fish, I guess.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD magazine and Antonio Prohias.

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So, I've been re-reading the comics for the first time in a billion years in between writing for fun/inspiration, and among this big collection I'm reading, there's this super cool giant illustration of various ways the spies try to do each other in.

And then there's this bit.

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I've definitely come across this many before. You won't believe this, but there's apparently a colored version here on the internet, too. Here: https://www.artsy.net/artist/antonio-prohias

LOL at the many ways the spies do each other here.

So, I've been re-reading the comics for the first time in a billion years in between writing for fun/inspiration, and among this big collection I'm reading, there's this super cool giant illustration of various ways the spies try to do each other in.

And then there's this bit.

[wolfgang1097]

*sigh* Black's playful nature at its finest. The dude's basically a kiddo at heart.

Grown ass man

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black spy being a jokester is a headcanon that lives in my head rent free

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Hey! Just a quick heads up that SvS art requests/recs are open!! Send me stuff to draw if you'd like!!

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That would make sense.

So...

Everyone knows that Antonio Prohias has other characters. And one of them is "La Mujer Siniestra" (The Sinister Woman)

so not long ago I found one sketch with her

I don't know if this was drawn before or after it was published, but she looks gorgeous.

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What's up, it's me, Ari. This may be a bit of a personal ramble, but I cannot help but say that I have had a strange obsession (and crush) on these two dudes for about a year and a half now.

(Screenshots were taken from MADtv).

I can't help but get quite a bit of an adrenaline rush whenever I check out the animated shorts from MADtv and/or check out the paperback strips, a good deal of which I personally wish were made into animated shorts for MADtv way back when. Then again, some of them from the first three paperback books were, from what I realized. Yes, I am one of those folks who wished there were new shorts for season three instead of rerunning the two seasons of the shorts through season five (unless I'm mistaken). There were plenty of ideas to go around and I personally believe that several strips from The Fourth Declassified Files of Spy vs. Spy would have been perfect for season three, along with some select strips from Spy vs. Spy the Follow-Up Files (other than the Tall Bed and Cat's Cradle strips/shorts, from season two), and of course some of the magazine strips plus a few of the one panel opening gags.

Anyway, I was first exposed to these two goofy, cheeky, demented weirdos was thanks to the Mountain Dew commercials, which aired when I was just seven years old, and some of the animated shorts from MADtv, courtesy of my two older sisters because they were fans of some of the live-action characters of the show, especially Stuart Larkin. From what I remember, MADtv frequently aired reruns of their older seasons on Comedy Central when I was a kid in the 2000s.

I don't know why, but whenever I watch the MADtv shorts or check out the magazine and/or the paperback strips (regardless of era), I personally tend to get a mixture of Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead (kind of), and even Jackass vibes. Maybe it's their wild, zany, outrageous, and insanely hilarious antics. They may be insane, but at the end of the day, they split my sides.

Thank you for checking out my ramble. Peace.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD Magazine and Antonio Prohias.

[wolfgang1097]

What's up folks? This is Ari. I just felt like sharing something that may be interesting. In regards to the V for Victory trope used in Spy vs. Spy, it started to get progressively used more often starting around the late 70s. In fact, it has been used in at least 90% of Kuper's strips once he took over as the illustrator and writer for the comics 28 years ago. Other than that, I had discovered that the very first time (or more accurately the first two) that trope was used was in two (I think) of the strips from The All New Secret Files of Spy vs. Spy (I could be wrong though), which was released back in 1965. It was later reprinted and rereleased as Danger! Intrigue! Stupidity! in 2009, in case some of you guys may not notice.

Here:

This was when Black Spy thought he defeated White Spy, (spoiler in progress) only for White to emerge from the missile (or bomb) and literally kick Black into the water.

Now this one here was where the V for Victory usage was legit for the first time in the franchise's run.

This was a fun fact (I guess) I wanted to share with y'all today. Peace.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD magazine and Antonio Prohias.

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I don't know why, but Black looks rather badass here:

I swear, that captain, or admiral, or whatever the hell that hat is looks pretty neat on him. What makes this even more fascinating is that this was from one of the two paperback books that were illustrated by Bob Clarke. Just something I wanted to get off of my chest.

I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to MAD magazine and Antonio Prohias.

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Apparently, it seems that White has something up his sleeve this time. I just love it when Prohias's artstyle is replicated perfectly. You know what I mean.

remake of something from 2 years ago