Paul Coker Jr., character and production designer on the timeless Rankin/Bass holiday specials and long-time Mad magazine artist, died at his home in New Mexico on July 23, 2022 after a brief illness.

Paul Coker Jr., whose character and production designs for the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion and animated holiday specials and his many years as one of Mad magazine’s “Usual Gang Of Idiots” endeared ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Wait. There are more titles in the stop-motion Christmas canon than just the ...

He and the late Arthur Rankin Jr. also worked on such classics as 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,' 'Here Comes Peter Cottontail' and 'Mad Monster Party.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Rankin/Bass ...