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51. Would go to Fellner's Pharmacy every week in the 1970s . . .

Fri May 2, 2014, 01:18 PM

May 2014

. . . and see if the newest issue of MAD was on the stands. My youth was lived through Jack Davis, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, George Woodbridge, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Don Martin, Antonio Prohias and Sergio Aragones. Oh, and of course, Norman Mingo and Frank Kelly Freas, who drew Alfred. The golden age of the magazine was 1960s-1970s. Lived for the Super Specials, especially the collector's 50s comic book era (Wood, Elder, Kurtzman, Severin and Davis) inserts and the polyvinyl records they included.

Mad Magazine today is now pretty much unreadable; a shit-heap of gross-out, mean-spirited crap. Even Spy vs Spy is terrible under Peter Kuper. But the memories when I unearth them . . .

Thanks.

RIP.

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Mad Magazine's Al Feldstein Dies at 88 [View all] onehandle Apr 2014 OP

thank you for the memories, Al Skittles Apr 2014 #1

Thank you, Al! scarletwoman Apr 2014 #2

It is! Thinking back, we all had MAD hidden in our desks at school... TreasonousBastard Apr 2014 #7

Born in 68 awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #31

I forever remember my oldest male cousin glued to Mad Magazine, growing up... hlthe2b Apr 2014 #3

My love of reading is due to Mad Magazine Freddie Apr 2014 #8

My first letter to the editor was printed in Mad, around 1969-1970. tabasco Apr 2014 #19

RIP AL Botany Apr 2014 #4

This face has been around a long time. pipoman Apr 2014 #13

R.I.P. Al former9thward Apr 2014 #5

A triple fold of my heart. RIP. RGinNJ Apr 2014 #6

There goes a piece of my childhood Jack Rabbit Apr 2014 #9

Western artist. Ptah Apr 2014 #10

Very nice! tabasco Apr 2014 #20

Mad Magazine made my bathroom a happier place (nt) The Straight Story Apr 2014 #11

Salud, Al! malthaussen Apr 2014 #12

About 4 years ago Unknown Beatle Apr 2014 #14

I have that one also, and was a tad upset that it was NOT complete. SeattleVet May 2014 #26

Thanks for the link. Unknown Beatle May 2014 #29

Is that the same Jean Shepherd that read poetry with Mingus? navarth May 2014 #41

Yes, it was the same person. SeattleVet May 2014 #45

excellent, thanks. nt navarth May 2014 #46

Thank you, I must get it. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #33

What a loss. Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2014 #15

RIP and thanks for the memories. One of my must-haves after Obama was elected... Hekate Apr 2014 #16

Oh! Too bad... :( Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #17

I was a Mad devotee Lifelong Protester Apr 2014 #18

Spy vs. Spy, 'The lighter side of...'... Ferretherder Apr 2014 #21

I had forgotten about "One Fine Day". nt awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #34

Don Martin,... Ferretherder May 2014 #37

As a kid playing around my grandfather's 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2014 #22

I was one of those "boomers" jaysunb May 2014 #23

I remember finding the very first issue of MAD on the comic book rack. RushIsRot May 2014 #24

Al Jaffee is still alive at 93. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #25

Wow. Glad to hear. kysrsoze May 2014 #28

R.I.P. Big Loss. a Genius and a trendsetter. kysrsoze May 2014 #27

I grew up on Mad... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #30

Say hello to George when you meet him AL. Historic NY May 2014 #32

RIP. Crunchy Frog May 2014 #35

R.I.P. BumRushDaShow May 2014 #36

MAD magazine taught me critical thinking. L0oniX May 2014 #38

+1000. bullwinkle428 May 2014 #39

I'd practically kill Brainstormy May 2014 #40

The Alfred E. Neuman/George Bush portraits navarth May 2014 #42

Holden Caufield was too full of himself to have ever read MAD! hedgehog May 2014 #43

A great loss. bvf May 2014 #44

The Lighter Side, Spy vs. Spy. the 45 flexi singles! I was a devotee. Couldn't stand it zonkers May 2014 #47

Rest In Peace, Al. Tom Ripley May 2014 #48

Mr. Felstein made ours a better world. Octafish May 2014 #49

For many years Mad was my favorite magazine... Sancho May 2014 #50

Would go to Fellner's Pharmacy every week in the 1970s . . . HughBeaumont May 2014 #51

When I was 12-16yo I loved picking up mad and cracked at the grocery store Dozer May 2014 #52