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Collector’s Item! It’s Rare, But It Was Well Done. MAD’s Final All New Issue. (#10, Dec. 2019)

Jun 5, 2022

It’s here! MAD 10! A Definite Collector’s Item! But 1st, a bit of MAD history: MAD began in 1952 with MAD #1, their October–November issue. Sadly MAD ended all-new material issues with this #10 November-December 2019 issue. That’s 67 years of...

A Piece Of History Can Be Yours! (Yeah, it’s a piece of paper, but it’s still history!!

Apr 17, 2022

A Copy Of The Famous Alfred E. Neuman Picture Sold 40+ Years Ago in MAD Can Be Yours! April 21 2022  About the Alfred E. Neuman picture: The Alfred E. Neuman “suitable for framing” pictures were sold in MAD Magazine for many years by publisher William M. Gaines. (They...

What a treat to find my work mentioned in the July 17, 2019 Hollywood Reporter!

Feb 10, 2020

Here’s part of the story: ‘Veep’ Boss David Mandel Pays Tribute to Mad Magazine: “A Club With Its Own Secret Code Words” (Guest Column) Following news that the publication is folding after 67 years, the HBO comedy’s Emmy-nominated...

GOOD DAYS AND MAD! – A book so amazing – someone actually printed some copies!

Feb 9, 2020

9/9/2022 — Whoa! SOLD OUT! (All 1200 copies gone.) Email if you wish to be notified if I find any additional copies.    gizwizbiz@gmail.com William M. Gaines, the founder and publisher of MAD Magazine, passed away on June 3rd, 1992, more than 25 years ago! To...

It’s 1980 and disco isn’t dead yet. But MAD Magazine put the first nail in its coffin with this one-of-a-kind

Feb 8, 2020

MAD DISCO Special Edition. (All the best copies are gone, but copies with minor dings and a lot of yellowing are still available. And all of them have the record bound in them. Hey, they’re almost 40 years old. Published in 1980!) It’s unique in many respects....
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