For the editors, it was a simple matter of covering costs. But for those who spent their youths hanging out with Alfred E. Neuman, it was unforgivable. Yes, Mad magazine has finally started taking ...

NEW YORK For the editors, it was a simple matter of covering costs. But for those who spent their youths praying at the shrine of Alfred E. Neuman, it was unforgivable. Yes, Mad magazine has ...

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.

1961: Mad Magazine's parody Cadillac ad seems very plausible today "The trouble with owning a Cadillac is: you gotta leave it in the parking lot." By Murilee Martin Published: Jul 4, 2016.

With "Weird Al" Yankovic taking over tomorrow's issue of MAD Magazine #533 as guest editor, we hopped on the phone with Weird Al and and MAD’s Editor-in-Chief John Ficarra to talk about what to ...

Cartoonist and illustrator Drew Friedman, a Mad contributor since 1994, said of the magazine, “For baby boomers, it was like the Bible. To my mind, it was where you found reality.” ...

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 ...

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 ...