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Little Annie Fanny is a comics series by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. It appeared in 107 two- to seven-page episodes in Playboy magazine from October 1962 to September 1988. Little Annie Fanny is a humorous satire of contemporary American society and its sexual mores. Annie Fanny, the title character, is a statuesque, buxom young blonde ...
Harvey Kurtzman (/ ˈ k ɜːr t s m ə n /; October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and writing the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988. His work is noted for its satire and parody of ...
Hugh Hefner, a fan of Kurtzman and "Goodman Beaver", commissioned Kurtzman and Elder to create a similar but more lavish strip for Playboy. The result was Little Annie Fanny. Like Goodman Beaver, Little Annie Fanny was a pure-of-heart innocent; unlike him, she was regularly divested of her clothing.
Kurtzman approached Hefner to run a Goodman Beaver comic strip in Playboy. In 1962 Hugh Hefner agreed, but Goodman Beaver had to be transformed into the voluptuous female Little Annie Fanny. With Will Elder as primary collaborator [72] the painted, full-color [73] strip ran from 1962 to 1988. [74]
Little Annie Fanny by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder makes its debut in Playboy. Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #30 - Marvel Comics; Strange Tales (1951 series) #101 - Marvel Comics; First solo Human Torch (Johnny Storm) feature. Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #34 - Marvel Comics; Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #36 - Marvel Comics
"The December 1978 issue of Playboy mentioned a "world-wide search for the actress" who would "portray Little Annie Fanny in a live-action movie". In 2000, Playboy TV approached Mainframe Entertainment to create a CGI animated television series based on Little Annie Fanny." -- mention should be made of why/how these attempts became unsuccessful.
"Annie" isn't just for the kids. This holiday season is filled with family movies, but the new remake of "Annie," which hits theaters December 19, has a decidedly grown up feel.
Pages in category "Comics by Harvey Kurtzman" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Little Annie Fanny; M. Melvin of the Apes; S.