The Otacílio d‘Assunção Interview
Otacílio d‘Assunção was the editor of the Brazilian MAD Magazine for 34 years, since it started in 1974. The Brazilian MAD was published by 4 different publishers and he was there, in most issues of...
The Origin of NeuMAN Dept.
The Origin of NeuMAN - The bizarre history of our favorite 125 year old fool
by Ian Scott McGregor
FOR WELL OVER A century, humans have been reproducing images of the carefree idiot known today as...
Dynamite Magazine Article from 1978 – Happy Birthday, MAD
Happy Birthday, MAD. Dynamite Salutes 25 Years of MADness! An interesting article about the MAD offices in NY from 1974.
Remembering Of Things ECCH!
Axoiotl. Potrzebie. Veeblefetzer. if you ‘re one of the millions of former adolescents who grew up on MAD magazine, these seemingly meaningless syllables should conjure up forgotten fragments of your childhood faster than madeleine cakes got to Proust.
Alfred E. Neuman – ‘The What-Me-Worry Kid’
Article by Dave Robinson (writer-illustrator, British MAD 1978-94)
Alfred E. Neuman – ‘The What-Me-Worry Kid’ - Introduction
1950s MAD Editor Harvey Kurtzman was in the editor’s office at Ballantine Books when his gaze swept the office...
HogWild’s Internship @ MAD
One Fine Summer: How I Avoided Sunshine by becoming a MAD Intern
by Comedian HogWild
Instead of enjoying outdoors and warm weather like most University students on summer break, I decided to sit indoors under incandescent...
Interview with Daniel Shelton – Creator of all Quebec MAD Covers
Daniel was without doubt the most important artist of the French Canadian MAD magazine series. He was responsible for all 12 covers and his artwork can also be found in the satire magazine 'Croc'.
German MAD 50th Anniversary Exhibition Pictures
50 Jahre Deutsches MAD (50th anniversary of the German MAD) was an exhibition at the Valentin-Karlstadt museum in Munich, Germany. It celebrated the awesome history of the German and of course the US MAD...
MAD meets the Simpsons
When flicking through MAD magazines, one thing becomes evident: MAD has been kickin' The Simpsons' asses real hard in the past years. Naturally, the freaky, yellow family struck back and some episodes feature funny...