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MAD Magazine artist Kelly Freas died

January 3, 2005 by Michael R. Mennenga

Sad news for all of us who loved the Sci-fi artwork of Kelly Freas. CNN reported that:

“Freas died in his sleep Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, said his wife of 16 years, Laura Brodian Freas.

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Freas illustrated the covers or the pages of books by writers including Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, A.E. Van Vogt, Poul Anderson and Frederik Pohl.

His science fiction and fantasy illustrations included emotive images of pained robots, insidious aliens and exotic women.”

He will be missed.

Link: https://www.korshakcollection.com/kelly-freas
Link: https://www.pulpartists.com/Freas.html
Link: Frank Kelly Freas
News: NYT: F. K. Freas, Who Drew the Devilish Face of Mad Magazine, Dies at 82

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