Since 1952, Mad Magazine has poked fun at everything from Superman to the hippie movement. But the mag is not just funny - it's big business, too.
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“Happy Labor Day/Crappy Back-to-School from MAD Magazine! http://t.co/4yGi4LEloL”
Norman Mingo (1896-1980), Mad Magazine’s most celebrated cover artist. A veteran of the World War One, he painted his first Mad cover in 1956 at age 60.
It’s MAD’s yearly recap of the 20 dumbest people events and things! Featuring Miley Cyrus, President Obama, A-Rod, Paula Deen and Blurred Lines, there’s plenty of stupidity to go around! Plus our full-spoof of “The Following,” Planet Tad, The MAD Strip Club, Sergio Aragonés' MAD Look at Sleepovers, The Fold-In and much, more. Buy it today – it’d be pretty dumb not to!
Don Martin sound effects stickers These were a Mad Magazine giveaway, 1977
Several years ago, I was on a local PBS show called Chicago Tonight with host Bob Sirrott. I was there to discuss the preservation/restoration process of a railway station I had become involved with in nearby Skokie, IL. As an introduction, Bob was giving an overview of projects I’d done and then proceeded to describe how much he saw the influence of “Mad Magazine” in my work. I had never articulated this myself, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how spot o
The Best Of The Worst
Because publisher William M. Gaines took no advertising for MAD magazine, his artists and writers had free rein to lampoon any product and brand without fear of losing a client. Hence the fake adverts that featured most often on the magazine’s back cover. Flickr user Jaspero scanned scores of them from the 1950s to the early … Continue reading "MAD Magazine’s Spoof Anti-Tobacco Ads"
The Best Of The Worst
The Best Of The Worst
Also featuring "The Lust Trick" -- Newest Gimmick Of Sex-Starved Women, Wild Raid of France's Joy Girl Stranglers, and Separate Sin -- Suburbia's Latest Craze. via
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As 2011 comes to an end, we dive right into the deep end with the MAD 20 – our annual wrap-up of the dumbest people, events and things of the year! From Kim Kardashian to Penn State! Charlie Sheen to Casey Anthony! Herman Cain to Netflix! Tiger Moms to the Spider-Man Musical! It's all there – plus a ton of stupidity in between! And as if that weren't already more than you could handle, there's also The MAD Strip Club, Planet Tad, Sergio Aragones' MAD Look at Protests, The Fold-In and even more! So end the year on a truly dumb note – buy an issue!
Hilarious new #madmagazine cover.
