Mad began in 1952 as a comic book that made fun of other comic books ... even though Bill Gaines (its publisher from the magazine's founding until his death in 1992) refused to accept advertising.
Amid a panic over youth corruption, inspired in part by EC’s other publications, editor Harvey Kurtzman convinced Gaines to ...
Mad Magazine was known for its striking front covers ... The magazine was founded in 1952 and began life as a comic book before changing to a magazine format in 1955. DC, which publishes the ...