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Antonio Prohias (January 17, 1921 – February 24, 1998) was a Cuban-born cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of Spy vs. Spy. The running gag is of two incompent spies-one in black clothing-one in white clothing-who consisity try to outdo each other in comic mayhem. Although one comic only identies their countries as Black/White [1] another one tells their nationalities are given in an International border cartoon in which the Black Spy from the "East" tries to sneak over to the "West" [Guarded by the "White Spy."]-although a later cartoon identies their countries as "Black SpyLand" (and presumedly "White Spyland") [2] Likewise the Spys parents [3] and their Children are cloathed as Black/white Miniature copies of their fathers[4] Even in childhood and old age the two spys began their mayhem against one another-although their feuding goes back to Caveman times and the Roman Empire[5] In the Spy Vs Spy World even innocenet human bystanders [6] toys [7] and the Spys animals are cloathed in Black/White[8][9] They even have their own Spy Cemeteries [ID only as Agent Number but no names];[10] and Fan Clubs; their newspapers are called "Spy News"[11] The Spys weopons could be anything-from antique Biplanes[12] to Jets[13] Each spy would be attached to either their own embassy or their respective Spy Hq[14]-a running gag is that each spy would try to steal secrets from the enemy spy embassy [15] On occasion Prohias would introduce a variation in which one Spy would embaress -but not kill-the enemy spy[16] Other variations-more than One spy of the same color vs enemy Spy;[17] and occasionally the introduction of a third Spy..the femme fatalee female "Grey Spy" would always trick the two love struck bumblers to their doom.[18] In Honor of St Patricks Day another Spy was introduced the "Green Spy".[19] When "Mad Magazine" had its own TV Show they would show 3D Cartoons of Spy Vs Spy shorts. After Prohias demise the Cartoon has been drawn by Kupper [20]

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  1. ↑ Spy Vs Spy the complete Casebook p.156
  2. ↑ Spy vs Spy The Complete Casebook p.113 and p.297-299
  3. ↑ Spy vs Spy comic panel
  4. ↑ Spy Vs Spy The Complete Casebook p.127
  5. ↑ Spy Vs Spy Casebook p.205 and p.396 and p.408; p.419;pp.463-464
  6. ↑ Spy Vs Spy The Complete Casebook p.89
  7. ↑ Spy vs Spy Casebook .p.181
  8. ↑ Spy vs Spy The Complete Casebook .p.73
  9. ↑ Spy vs Spy Casebook .p263 & p.265
  10. ↑ Spy vs Spy casebook p.273
  11. ↑ Spy Vs Spy Complete Casebook .p 123
  12. ↑ Spy vs Spy Casebook p.167
  13. ↑ Spy vs Spy casebook.p.179
  14. ↑ Spy vs Spy casebook .p.221 and p.296
  15. ↑ Spy vs Spy Casebook.p.219
  16. ↑ Spy Vs Spy the Complete Casebook p.175 and p.221
  17. ↑ Spy vs Spy casebook .p.273
  18. ↑ Spy vs Spy The Complete Casebook .p.83
  19. ↑ Spy vs Spy vs Spy
  20. ↑ Spy vs Case Casebook pp.331-494


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