RIP Al Jaffee-MAD Magazine

[Monster Mafia]

He folded up at 99 years old!!

[Mike Scott]

Wow! An achievement in itself!

[Monsters For Sale]

Loved Mad Magazine when I was a kid.

I had very early issues when the cover had the red frame - early 2-digit issues.  (My mom threw them out.)

Some of those Fold-Ins were had to make out before you folded them.  I was kinda fussy about the condition of my magazines.  I always held the fold points together very gingerly, without creasing the page.

[Monsters For Sale]

Al gets a nod from Stephen Colbert.

             https://youtu.be/DSjferdRkis

[Hepcat]

Sad indeed!

[Hepcat]

Some of those Fold-Ins were had to make out before you folded them.  I was kinda fussy about the condition of my magazines.  I always held the fold points together very gingerly, without creasing the page.

Those Fold-In back covers are the bane of present day Mad magazine collectors. The Fold-Ins started in the spring of 1964 and because of them Mad issues dating back to 1956 are easier to find in higher grades than issues from later in 1964 through to the 1970's!