Brought on-line August 16, 1997.
Last update February 3, 2012.
Added Special #93.

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Continuing the process of adding Mad Specials. The first 93 of 141 are up.
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'll note the article title in red.
Note that some navigation links won't be active until I'm further along.
The UGOI (Usual Gang Of Idiots: contributing artists, writers, etc.) responsible for non-reprinted,
original material will gradually be added to their respective lists.
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!)

Definitely worth a look: Life's photo spread - Mad Magazine: A Semi-Secret History

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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QUESTION OF THE MOMENT

On which regular issues has Alfred's face been formed from
a collection of smaller things?

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
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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
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