The animated commercials of cartoonist Jack Davis on his 90th birthday

Today marks the 90th birthday of Jack Davis, one of the founding cartoonists of Mad Magazine and a talent who has made his mark on the comic book industry for over six decades, drawing comics for EC (Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror) and designing the poster art for countless films, including the iconic art for IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD.  Here are six minutes worth of commercials designed by Davis, mostly from the '70s and '80s.

Behind the scenes of Mad Magazine in 1983

This nifty news segment profiles a number of Mad Magazine regulars, including Al Feldstein, Dick DeBartolo and William Gaines, with an interesting (and surprisingly honest) look at the working conditions of the magazine.  What me, underpaid?

Evening Entertainment: 1974's Mad Magazine TV Special

"Mad TV" wasn't the first time the venerable comic book that mocked everything it could took a shot at the small screen.  In 1974, they took a shot at making a pilot for a potential animated series that feels completely like the magazine in animated form, featuring cartoon adaptations of the likes of Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Don Martin and more.  The pilot, unfortunately, led to nothing, but at least you can see it for yourself.  (Dangerous Minds has a longer write-up about the project here.)

Watch This Thing - Artist Sergio Aragonés in a 1991 interview for a USC student film

Sergio Aragones' work has been seen in the pages of Mad Magazine and in the likes of his most famous creation, "Groo the Wanderer" for decades, and his style is unmistakable. In this interview from 1991 shot for a USC film school short, Aragones talks about his history with overcoming the language barrier, his teaming with the equally-great Mark Evanier (who is also interviewed) and more. (Sadly, he doesn't talk about his role in NORMAN, IS THAT YOU?, but maybe that's on the cutting room floor.) I believe the director is the Michael Markowitz who later served as a supervising producer on "Duckman."