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My eyes were hijacked by a special issue of Mad — probably boasting a self-deprecating cover that touted its contents as a repackage of the usual trash or some-such — with stickers inside that ...
Starting with issue 11 in October, “new” issues of Mad will only feature new cover art, while the rest of the magazine will comprise articles pulled from previous issues. The only new content ...
Mad magazine gave us Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy and made irreverent, ... So, beginning with issue #24, cover date July 1955, Mad became a magazine. And soon, it would get a mascot. What, Me ...
Drawn by 80-year-old illustrator Norman Mingo, Mad magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman graced the cover of Issue No. 181 in a glorious powdered wig. It’s one of 275 original paintings and drawings ...
At its peak in 1974, Mad sold 2.1 million copies. It was wildly profitable, even though Bill Gaines (its publisher from the magazine's founding until his death in 1992) refused to accept advertising.
Mad magazine’s special anniversary issue, publishing Oct. 4, brings back the usual gang of idiots, plus Weird Al Yankovic and Jordan Peele, to reminisce about the satire publication’s long run ...
The covers of the upcoming issue of Total Film have been revealed, and we’re returning to the Wasteland for a Mad Max movie like no other. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga sees Anya Taylor-Joy step into ...
“Working for Mad means never having to grow up.” John Ficarra, Mad magazine editor-in-chief 1985-2018The Norman Rockwell Museum’s current exhibit provides a nostalgic voyage for Baby Boomers ...
Mad was founded in 1952 as a comic book by Harvey Kurtzman and William F. Gaines, and converted into a magazine in 1955. The anniversary issue features a new wraparound cover by ...
Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.
At its peak in 1974, Mad sold 2.1 million copies. It was wildly profitable, even though Bill Gaines (its publisher from the magazine's founding until his death in 1992) refused to accept advertising.
It was a Mad, Mad, Mad magazine world One of the most important, and beloved, magazine elements made its debut in April 1964, Issue No. 86, the one with the “Alfred of Arabia” cover: the ...