At its peak in 1974, Mad sold 2.1 million copies. It was wildly profitable, even though Bill Gaines (its publisher from the magazine's founding until his death in 1992) refused to accept advertising.

Mad Magazine began in 1952 as a comic book that made fun of other comic books – and soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, ...

Mad magazine gave us Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy and made irreverent, anti-establishment humor a thing. ... In 2001, ads helped pay for the magazine’s switch to color printing.

Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.

Mad magazine’s special anniversary issue, publishing Oct. 4, brings back the usual gang of idiots, plus Weird Al Yankovic and Jordan Peele, to reminisce about the satire publication’s long run ...

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102. His parodies of advertisements included such future real-life products as automatic redialing for a telephone, a computer spell checker ...

Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee, a fixture at the satirical publication for a half-century of hijinks and hilarity, died Monday at the age of 102. The award-winning Jaffee passed away from multip… ...

The humor magazine that began in 1952 as a comic book making fun of other comic books soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, to ...

Former Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee died Monday at the age of 102. Jaffee, ... His parodies of advertisements included such future real-life products as automatic redialing for a telephone, ...

The humor magazine that began in 1952 as a comic book making fun of other comic books soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to ...