Bob Hope

Few figures from the Golden Age have kept such gloriously unpredictable company as Bob Hope — a comic presence who first graced the page in 1941 and whose appearances stretch across an astonishing seven decades of print humor. Popping up most frequently in the pages of Mad and 1000 Jokes under the EC banner, he shares panel space with the likes of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and even Alfred E. Neuman himself, which tells you everything about the irreverent, star-studded world he inhabits. Whether you're a Golden Age devotee or a Mad magazine fanatic, tracking down his 40 catalog appearances is a wonderfully offbeat journey through American comedy culture in ink and four-color print.