Much like MAD, Little Annie Fanny was a caricature of society, tropes, and artifacts of the time in which these were produced. Many of the episodes included images from beach culture (beach party films of the ’60s), the Cold War (the 70s/80s), and James Bond films. Wanda hasn't been seen in the past couple of decades. But she's far from forgotten, by fans and foes alike. If Penthouse ever revives her, she'll have a ready-made audience as well as a ready-made chorus of detractors. Candyfloss is a 16-year-old blonde nymphet was originally sent as a "present" to Wanda's father, but his daughter claimed her as her own. Wanda encouraged her father to chase Candyfloss, resulting in his death from exhaustion and enabling Wanda to claim her inheritance.

Not often does one have the pleasure of seeing works by Salvador Dalí, LeRoy Neiman, Tomi Ungerer, and Andy Warhol brought sensibly together,” wrote Ray Bradbury in The Art of Playboy. Gilliam, Terry (July 10, 2009). "My Mad mentor: Terry Gilliam on Harvey Kurtzman". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009 . Retrieved July 30, 2015.

Sapiens was a mad scientist and former Nazi collaborator. Wanda called him "Eggbonce" ("bonce" is slang for head). Sapiens was a sadism masochist who enjoyed nothing better but a beating from Wanda, either as a reward or as a punishment, so either way he won. The comic was about a voluptuous blonde woman who wasn't very bright and often went on misadventures that resulted in her being disrobed. A “resident egghead”, Homer Sapiens, and the Neanderthal-like “chief jailer” and master torturer J. Hoover Grud (a reference to FBI founder J. Edgar Hoover) provided the brains and muscle needed to support Wanda's many adventures. Although Grud looked like a caveman, he was a sensitive intellectual who expressed his aspirations only to himself, never to others.

When an image was particularly effective at parodying a politician, an entertainment personality, or another public figure, it was repeated. For example, Marlon Brando (sometimes called “Burpo”), who was known for his love of good eating and his enormous weight gain, was often shown attired in a pin-striped suit, nonchalantly eating twirled spaghetti from a fork.The "Little Annie Fanny" series debuted in the October 1962 issue of Playboy magazine. The comic was a parody of the Playboy image itself, vaguely based on the "Little Orphan Annie" theme, with lots of topical references and pokes at popular culture. The strip was the first fully painted comic in American magazines, and was very time consuming to produce. Kurtzman continued the series until 1988- its 100th episode- when he retired it, stating that all of the possible story ideas for the character had been exhausted. In addition, the names of caricatures were chosen with satirical effect in mind. Hence, Jane Fonda was christened “Jane Fondle” and Brando was named “Marlon Blando” during his Last Tango in Paris days but Marlon Burpo after his figure ballooned due to the rich foods he was fond of consuming in his later career.

Ship on your leg warmers. Pop the paper flap. Curl as directed. And stroke, stroke, stroke. If you follow Other chapters in their first adventure followed this same plot, with Wanda and Candyfloss obtaining such additional famous men and women for their Museum of Misfits as chess champion Bernie Fishfinger ( Bobby Fischer), Martin Bormann, Willy Grabham ( Billy Graham) and Jane Fondle ( Jane Fonda). VandenBergh 2001, pp.203, 205; Kitchen 2001, pp.213, 221–222, 225; Kitchen & Buhle 2009, pp.211–212, 226.Benson, John; Groth, Gary (2009). "Introduction". In Groth, Gary (ed.). Humbug. Vol.1. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books. ISBN 978-1-60699-179-4.