Don Martin was an American cartoonist and one of the most prominent and productive artists of Mad Magazine. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and attended the Newark Art School and the Philadelphia Academy of Arts. Among his graphic influences were Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Vip (Virgil Partch), E.C. Segar, Saul Steinberg and James Thurber. He also expressed admiration for Robert Crumb as a graphic artist, less as a gag writer.

Martin settled in New York and began his career doing illustrations for jazz records, postcards and the science fiction magazines Fantasy and Galaxy. He joined Harvey Kurtzman's Mad Magazine in 1956 and his work was published in the magazine until 1988. [...] Martin became one of the most important satirical comic makers of the United States, he became legendary for his zany sound effects. – https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/martin_don.htm