One Fine Summer: How I Avoided Sunshine by becoming a MAD Intern
Instead of enjoying outdoors and warm weather like most University students on summer break, I decided to sit indoors under incandescent office lighting. For money? No! For jokes! All...
Introducing MADtrash.com’s UGOI pages
Today MADtrash proudly presents the start of a new section: The UGOI's pages!! Learn more about the new and old MAD artists and writers!! The section starts with Kit Lively and Scott...
Learning to be Jewish from MAD Magazine
It was a thrill to learn recently that one of my favorite Mad magazine artists, the legendary Al Jaffee, would give his personal papers to Columbia University. Among those treasures are a massive cache of Jaffee ‘s much-loved Mad fold-in cartoons and notebooks of ideas Jaffee never even submitted for publication.
My MAD office visit
The aim of every true MAD fan
A visit at the MAD office in New York
Here are some cool pictures of my visit guided by MAD's maddest writer Dick DeBartolo.
by Bernd Engel, New York, 2011
In...
Fleer goes MAD Bubble Gum Stickers Facts
Back in 1983 MAD Magazine and Fleer put out a box of MAD Stickers and bubble gum with 36 packs with 5 sticker cards in each pack and one piece of bubble gum in each pack.
Alfred E. Neuman Cameo in “Drawn Together”
Attention!! Attention!! Another Alfred E. Neuman Cameo was found in the cartoon series “Drawn Together". He is not really easy to spot, but we've found him in the episode “Toot goes Bollywood", season 3....
International MAD Magazine Contributor List
Welcome to the MAD Magazine Contributor list. We try to track every US or foreign artist, who has worked for the MAD magazine.
Everyone can contribute images and information about artists as needed, so we...
Exclusive Images: Don Martin Art Exhibition
Don Martin (1931-2000)
MAD Magazine Cartoons
Opening Night - Friday, 5 September 2008, 6-9pm Galerie Berinson, Berlin, Germany
Don Martins' most important works have been made available by courtesy of the Berinson Gallery, exclusively for MADtrash.com.
Click for...
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'.
Shatner and Nimoy look at Mad Magazine
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy on location in full costume before or between scenes look at Mad Magazine issue #115 from December 1967.
This issue contained the parody of TOS Star Trek entitled "Star Blecch."...
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...
The MAD magazine cover artworks list
Owners of original MAD magazine cover artworks
MADtrash has started the first known, comprehensive list of cover artwork owners for U.S., German and other MAD issues. If you have original (one-of-a-kind) art for any of...
International MAD Publisher and Company List
Welcome to the MAD Magazine Company & Publisher list. We try to track any US or foreign company or publisher, which has ever produced MAD memorabilia.
Everyone can contribute images and information about artists as...
Cool Alfred E. Neuman Cameo discovered!!!
MAD fan Michael Elias discovered a pretty cool Alfred E. Neuman Cameo in one of the most famous German music video shows from the 80's! Ronny (the monkey) throws a framed Alfred image into...
Cracked Magazine – America’s 2nd Most Successful Humour Magazine
Cracked Magazine is not imaginable without MAD. The success story of MAD magazine began in New York in 1952 and continues to this day (even if the circulation has shrunk and the magazine unfortunately...
Alfred E. Neuman in German comedy show
A rare Alfred E. Neuman discovery was made in the German TV. He was sighted in the German comedy show "ZDF Heute Show" from 2011. Fast-forward to the 10th minute and watch...
The MAD Character Appearance List
We try to track every US or foreign character (movie characters, comic characters, actors, singers, etc) who has appeared in MAD magazines.
Everyone can contribute images and information about characters as needed, so we can...
Dynamite Magazine Article from 1974 – A Visit to the MADhouse
A visit to the MADhouse. An interesting article about the work at the MAD offices in New York from 1974.
“To tell the truth” with MAD founder William M. Gaines
Here's the chance to see the founder of the MAD Magazine William M. Gaines in one of the most famous TV shows.
The show challenged a panel of four celebrities to correctly identify a described...