MAD MAGAZINE - DAVE BERG - EARLY ORIGINAL GAG CARTOON ART -1960's - MOON LANDING

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MAD MAGAZINE ARTIST - DAVE BERG - EARLY ORIGINAL GAG CARTOON ART - 1950s-1960s,
This is an early gag cartoon by Dave Berg of Mad Magazine fame depicting the moon landing. It's accomplished in pen and ink. This is a fantastic early piece by this giant in the humor and cartoon world. 
 The paper is off-white and has some staining, but does not detract from the image.  On the reverse side is Berg's stamp and home address. 
The drawing measure 8.5" x 10.5: and comes matted to 9"x12". It was purchased years ago from Heritage Auctions. 
Here's a little more about Dave Berg....About the Artist
Dave Berg (Brooklyn, June 12, 1920 – May 17, 2002) was an American cartoonist, most noted for his five decades of work in Mad of which The Lighter Side of... was the most famous.

Berg showed early artistic talents, attending Pratt Institute when he was 12 years old, and later studying at Cooper Union. He served a period of time in the Army Air Corps. In 1940, he joined Will Eisner's studio, where he wrote and drew for the Quality Comics line. Berg's work also appeared in Dell Comics and Fawcett Publications, typically on humorous back-up features. Beginning in the mid-1940s, he worked for several years with Stan Lee on comic books at Timely Comics (now known as Marvel Comics), ranging from Combat Kelly and The Ringo Kid to Tessie the Typist. He also freelanced for a half-dozen other companies, including EC Comics. Beginning in 1983 he worked for a Jewish children's magazine, The Moshiach Times.
After a long battle with cancer, he died in his home in Marina del Rey, California, shortly after midnight on May 17, 2002. Berg was survived by his wife of 52 years, Vivian, and their two children.