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Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:29:39 GMT

"MAD, the long-running satirical magazine that influenced everyone from "Weird Al" Yankovic to the writers of "The Simpsons," will be leaving newsstands after its August issue. Really.

The illustrated humor magazine - instantly recognizable by the gap-toothed smiling face of mascot Alfred E. Neuman - will still be available in comic shops and through mail to subscribers. But after its fall issue, it will just reprint previously published material. [emphasis added]

The only new material will come in special editions at the end of the year.

DC, the division of Warner Bros. that publishes the magazine, said MAD will pull from nostalgic cartoons and paraodies published over the magazine's 67-year run."

-----From "Business Report"

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Vivian — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:58:45 GMT

I LOVED MAD magazine when I was a kid. I’m not surprised to get this news but it still saddens me. The humor was fantastic!

PS. A reporter asked Mayor Pete if he agreed with people who said he resembled Alfred E Newman and was he saddened by the end of Mad Magazine...to which the mayor said that he had never heard of Mad and that it was likely a generational thing. Boy do

I feel old!

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

qualitygal — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:40:42 GMT

Some family members and I were just talking about this magazine a couple of weeks ago. Didn't know they still put it out. I use to read my brother's mags for Spy vs. Spy. LOL

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:41:23 GMT

@Vivian wrote:
I LOVED MAD magazine when I was a kid. I’m not surprised to get this news but it still saddens me. The humor was fantastic!

@Vivian I had the same thoughts.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

QVCkitty1 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:51:20 GMT

Aww, that makes me sad, I loved that magazine in my youth.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

golding76 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:52:01 GMT

My sense of irony and appreciation of insightful and acerbic wit were nurtured by Mad.

So sad to see it bite the dust.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

firestorm — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:55:15 GMT

Alfred E. Neuman reminds me of Chris Cuomo or vice versa. Good bye MAD.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

lmt — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:07:55 GMT

Another one bites the dust.

I had no idea that Mad was still being published. I can't remember the last time I even saw it on newsstands.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:12:52 GMT

@firestorm wrote:
Alfred E. Neuman reminds me of Chris Cuomo or vice versa. Good bye MAD.

@firestorm Alfred E. N. always reminded me of Howdy Doody.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

IamMrsG — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:37:02 GMT

I, too, am sorry to see this magazine's demise.

I kept a subscription throughout our son's childhood. It was a great way to entice him to read, which ultimately turned into a life long pleasure for him.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:39:18 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
@firestorm wrote:
Alfred E. Neuman reminds me of Chris Cuomo or vice versa. Good bye MAD.
@firestorm Alfred E. N. always reminded me of Howdy Doody.

@Pearlee. You got it, Howdy Doody!

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:46:07 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Pearlee wrote:
@firestorm wrote:
Alfred E. Neuman reminds me of Chris Cuomo or vice versa. Good bye MAD.
@firestorm Alfred E. N. always reminded me of Howdy Doody.
@Pearlee. You got it, Howdy Doody!

@proudlyfromNJ We are sooooo dating ourselves! LOL

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

chrystaltree — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:58:00 GMT

I never read but my brothers and my younger uncles did.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

candys mine — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:10:06 GMT

Farewell MAD. You influenced generations. Spy vs Spy was a fave but I Always looked forward to the fold up inside back cover. I remember one issue had a "Pleasent Valley Sunday" feel, with lawn mowers and charcoal grills and water hoses and spraying flowers. things like that. when you folded the page you saw toxic waste canisters and creatures with XX eyes and the caption read " Let Us (S)pray. the S was crossed out. A little back door eco-crusading under the cover of MAD- Cool. Love it. will miss. it.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Anonymous032819 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:16:15 GMT

But at least it WILL still be available!

It will be available in comic book shops and through subscriptions.

All is not lost!

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:17:31 GMT

@Anonymous032819 wrote:
But at least it WILL still be available!

It will be available in comic book shops and through subscriptions.

All is not lost!

@Anonymous032819 Did you see what I wrote in red in my first post? As of fall, the content will just be reprinted material from previously. No new issues will be available.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Anonymous032819 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:18:57 GMT

But it will still be around, yes?

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Witchy Woman — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:19:23 GMT

@Pearlee

I have great memories of anxiously awaiting the new issue of that crazy magazine.

Don Martin was a favorite cartoonist from that time. Not sure if he is still around, but his stuff was really funny to me then!

By the way, I agree, Alfred and Howdy are twins separated at birth!

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Pearlee — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:23:25 GMT

@Anonymous032819 wrote:
But it will still be around, yes?

@Anonymous032819 That's a leading question (yes?). I would say no. It will be discontinued but "be around" like old issues in your attic are "still around." With no new issues coming out, I don't think it will still be around.

Re: Goodbye To Mad Magazine

Anonymous032819 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:24:52 GMT

But it will still exist.

It's not disappearing forever.

Good to know!