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Mad Magazine

  1. remembrance
    Al Jaffee’s Snappy, Not So Stupid MAD LegacyMAD’s longest-serving cartoonist invented a way to do something unusual: turn a pulp-magazine page into an animated, interactive feature.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. obits
    Legendary MAD Cartoonist Al Jaffee Dies at 102He shaped the magazine’s tone and sensibility with his iconic “Fold-in” cartoons.
    By Hershal Pandya
  3. a long talk
    Al Jaffee Is Ready to Be Added to Mount RushmoreMAD’s longest-serving contributor on comedy, art, and the origins of the “Fold-in.”
    By Mike Sacks
  4. rip
    Rankin/Bass Designer Paul Coker Jr. Dead at 93He worked on holiday classics like Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town and Frosty the Snowman.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. humor writing
    MAD Magazine’s Most Significant Cultural ImpactsFrom Weird Al to Pete Buttigieg.
    By Justin Caffier
  6. animation
    The Lost MAD Magazine TV Special No Advertiser Would TouchThe 1974 pilot never aired, but it was MAD’s first foray into television.
    By Ramsey Ess
  7. obit
    Al Feldstein and the Furshlugginer Greatness of Mad MagazineAn assessment of Mad’s place in the culture, as the magazine goes off to its final Fold-in.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  8. alas poor alfred
    MAD Magazine Is Ceasing Publication of Original Content, May Shut Down Entirely“They’re basically euthanizing the magazine.”
    By Bethy Squires
  9. pepe the frog
    Pepe the Frog’s Creator Creates New Amphibian for MAD MagazineHe never intended the green dude to become a racist symbol, and he’s trying to subvert that.
    By Abraham Riesman
  10. ‘The New Yorker’ Profiles ‘Mad’ Magazine as an Anti-Smoking Ad PioneerThe New Yorker ran an excellent article last week about Mad magazine’s big anti-smoking push during the ‘60s, which resulted not only in tons […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. Your Custom Headstone Does Not Meet Our Standards, by David GuzmanDear Sir, Bloomington Cemetery very much appreciates your business, and we are pleased to see clients who have the foresight to plan ahead for […]
    By Brian Boone
  12. A Few Minutes with Al Jaffee The folks at UCBcomedy sat down with Mad Magazine’s Al Jaffee, the creator of the famous fold-in and a guy who’s been making comedy regularly […]
    By Adam Frucci
  13. Remember When MAD Magazine Was Scandalous?I came across this absolutely insane MAD Magazine collector’s website today, which has cover images and descriptions of literally every issue […]
    By Adam Frucci