Brought on-line August 16, 1997.
Last update May 17, 2012.

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It's the late Dennis Hopper's Birthday!
Besides getting a Mad cover spot and a Sleazy Riders send-up
in #135, he had key scenes in A Crock O' Blip! Now in Mad #215.
<--Click Dennis!
Happy 42nd Birthday to Jordan Knight!
Popular in the 90s with the other New Kids on the Block,
made Alfred plug his ears in a unique way on the cover of #301.
Click Jordan! ->
Bob Saget turns 56 today! Remember when he was just that nice guy featured in
Mad's satirical blend of his shows America's Phoniest Home Videos Visits Fool House
in #297, and then you found out later just how foul-mouthed he was? What a great actor!
<--Click Bob!

See previous birthdays and other dates with a Mad connection...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Finally available in a downloadable e-book format is the definitive biography of the Maddest man himself, William M. Gaines. Frank Jacobs wrote this 40 years ago! In 1972, Gaines had been doing Mad since 1952 and had quite a great backstory that Frank goes into with depth. Another 20 years would pass before Bill's death in 1992. So this book is a great mid-career tale which screams for an update! Personal favorite parts are the inter-office banter between Bill and the staff. They worked so hard to offend each other and always ended up making Bill laugh. An absolute must for Mad fans written with love for a one-of-a-kind publishing genius, you can have it for a measly $7.99 (cheap!) through Wowio.com.
The Mad App for the iPad has arrived!
The 60-year evolution of Mad from comic to magazine continues
into the digital frontier with announcements blanketing the web:
From The Idiotical / From CNET / From Tom Richmond's Blog
From Newsarama / From The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Nice reviews from The App Buying Guide and iTunes... (big surprise!)
And just about everything you need to know to make the jump into now already!
See a ridiculously complete how-to from Tom Richmond on his blog.

Recently finished adding all 141 Mad Specials.
Mad Specials were reprints of past articles, sometimes with new stuff thrown in.
Each Special's contents page has reprinted article titles linked to their regular issue sources.
Where new stuff exclusive to the Specials happens, I note the article title in red.
The UGOI (Usual Gang Of Idiots: contributing artists, writers, etc.) responsible for non-reprinted,
original material has beed added to each idiot's respective list.
Look at Mad as it happens at their blog: The Idiotical.


A nice CNN article on Al Jaffee and other Mad guys (with a reference to this site!)


Al Jaffee / Mort Drucker / Frank Jacobs / Don Martin / Harry North, Esq. / Don (Duck) Edwing /
Norman Mingo / Dave Berg / Max Brandel / Will Elder / Tom Koch / Jack Davis / Dick DeBartolo /
Wally Wood / Stan Hart / Jack Rickard / Lou Silverstone / Antonio Prohias / Irving Schild /
Harvey Kurtzman / Angelo Torres / Arnie Kogen / George Woodbridge / Larry Siegel / Paul Peter Porges /
Lester Krauss / Bob Clarke / Joe Orlando / Kelly Freas / Sergio Aragones / Drew Friedman /
Richard Williams / Tom Bunk / John Caldwell / Sam Viviano / Paul Coker, Jr. / Mark Fredrickson /
Peter Kuper / Mike Snider / Rick Tulka / Hermann Mejia / Desmond Devlin / Tom Richmond
See the full UGOI (Usual Gang of Idiots) list of around 800 idiots!

A casual visit with Mad writer Frank Jacobs.

The Don Martin Dictionary43-Man SquamishChristmas Carols
Don Martin Dictionary43-Man SquamishChristmas Carols

If you haven't seen what Bradford's been up to lately, check out his page featuring 310 signatures on 137 Mads.

If you're really, really interested in the ongoing research I do to keep this site accurate, head on over to MadMumblings.com where I have a section going that will surely put you to sleep.

Mad's Art Director Sam Viviano
Sam Viviano
Mad's Art Director

Hey, Doug!
Thanks again for remaining such a staunch fan of the magazine.
I can't tell you how much we here at the magazine rely on your site.
By the way, extra kudos to you for updating your site with more extensive contents and back cover scans.
I sometimes wonder when you find the time!
Your buddy,
Sam

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"Who is this guy on every Mad Magazine?"
If you're new to MAD or somehow missed it growing up,
take this 20 question basic knowledge quiz and read a brief history.


MADs For Sale

Selling the surplus of my MAD collection.
Some from the 1960s - 1980s.
Lots of stuff from 1990s - 2010s.
Items can be viewed at The Mad Shoppe.



QUESTION OF THE MOMENT

On which regular issue covers
has Alfred made use of his own
Neuman laws of gravity?

Dear Doug,
About 13 years ago I bought a house and really wanted to make my office something unique. I decided to laser copy some of my favorite Mad covers and use them as wallpaper. To this day I've not grown tired of looking at them, mainly because I have no business and only use my office to walk through to get to my bar out back.
Jamie

Jamie,
Very impressive. Looks like it took a lot of work. I put all the photos you sent in a big, long strip here.
Thanks for sharing your room.
Doug

p.s. Mad's The Idiotical has taken notice of your efforts!
Hi Doug
Just located your MAD covers site, and I simply had to write and say - it's fantastic! I'll be wasting plenty of time here over the next few weeks, but hey! I don't have anything better to do! I discovered MAD magazine through my older cousin who stored a large box full of early 70s MAD under his bed. (He had a bed wetting problem...
read more if you dare
I twitter now and then.

Have you seen Mad artist Tom Richmond's fantastic new book?
It's called The Mad Art of Caricature!
What a great resource for anyone wanting to get into this type of art.
It's also great for fans of the form, like me, who shake our heads in wonder about how it's done. Lots of great Mad stuff inside, too!
Request a custom Alfred drawing when you get one.

Order it from Tom's Site today!

The Mad Art of Caricature
Doug recommends you further your Mad education. Buy this fine MAD junk.
Click on an image to get pricing information from AMAZON.COM.

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