Advertising Icons of the Time front and back covers MAD Magazine #35 October 1957 Norman Mingo: art www.madcoversite.com/mad035.html

Born 104 years ago... William M. Gaines!

#161 Sept 1973 was extra special in MAD Magazine's history for claiming the largest circulation of over 2.4 million. Was it the lack of Alfred's face on the cover, the Poopsidedown Adventure, Jaffee's Crime Foilers, Martin's travel gags, Idjit Loves Ernie? www.madcoversite.com/mad161.html

Crime Foilers For the Average Citizen (Al Jaffee) MAD Magazine #161 September 1973 madcoversite.com/mad161.html The far-off, almost peaceful face of the burglar being impaled by "The Automatic Window Bars" is something that has stuck with me for decades. (showing last 2 pages of a 6-page article)

We're two weeks away from Tim's latest auction! Link goes to catalog: www.madcoversite.com/tim_johnsons...

Cover Artist: Norman Mingo Cover Writer: Sergio Aragones (from regular issue #104) 'til Mad do us part - 1987 paperback www.madcoversite.com/madpb76_til_...

You've seen this back cover from Don Edwing and Don Martin over the years... MAD Magazine #213 March 1980 www.madcoversite.com/mad213.html

Off the Deep End (written by Sergio Aragones / Jack Rickard art) MAD Magazine #81 September 1963 www.madcoversite.com/mad081.html

Down on Wall Street (Don Martin) MAD Magazine #53 March 1960 www.madcoversite.com/mad053.html

Cover Artist: Bob Jones Cover Writer: Sergio Aragones MAD Magazine #184 July 1976 madcoversite.com/mad184.html

I always felt sorry for the cats in this first Spy vs Spy from Antonio Prohias in MAD Magazine #60 January 1961. www.madcoversite.com/mad060.html This classic got more attention in these later reprints:

Dr. Kevorkian's Children's Book Club (written by Frank Santopadre and Michael Patrick Dobkins / Robert Tanenbaum art) Back Cover -- MAD Magazine #386 October 1999 www.madcoversite.com/mad386.html

Cover Artist: Jack Rickard Cover Writer: Sergio Aragones MAD Magazine #202 October 1978 madcoversite.com/mad202.html

Before the Rock Concert (Sergio Aragones) MAD Magazine #200 July 1978 www.madcoversite.com/mad200.html

Graduation Class Pictures as Staged by Some of the World's Best-Known Picture-Makers (written by Paul Peter Porges / Harry North, Esq. art) MAD Magazine #200 July 1978 www.madcoversite.com/mad200.html

Today's LIO from Mark Tatulli www.gocomics.com/lio/2026/02/22 Every kid should share a MAD under the covers with a flashlight with their monsters!

A Mad Guide to The Modern American Class System (written by Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker, Jr. art / idea by Marylin D'Amico) MAD Magazine #185 September 1976 www.madcoversite.com/mad185.html

An Advertisement (Don Martin) MAD Magazine #185 September 1976 madcoversite.com/mad185.html

We're a couple issues away from MAD #50 (or as it will be known: #600). leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/625869...

Talk about a contrast in reprint outcomes from a single issue: Star Blecch vs. Grim Pix. Both put together by Dick DeBartolo and Mort Drucker, but one sees 16 more releases while the other stays in MAD Magazine #115, December 1967, never to be heard from again. www.madcoversite.com/mad115.html

Kurt Cobain would have been 59 today. madcoversite.com/mad_about_th... cover: Mark Stutzman

Should come as no surprise that the reprint rates per article dropped off in the 90s. This Richard WIlliams back cover for MAD Magazine #296 was a one-shot. It was a sequel to #282's back cover, which got three reprints. That Jack Davis cover beautiful though! www.madcoversite.com/mad296.html

All You Need to Know You Learned in Nursery School (written by Tom Koch / Paul Coker art) MAD Magazine #296 July 1990 madcoversite.com/mad296.html

Added reprint information to my page for MAD Magazine #146 October 1971 (www.madcoversite.com/mad146.html).

Just added MAD Magazine #48 to MadCoverSite... www.madcoversite.com/mad0048.html

Raw footage of the legendary Mort Drucker talking about working with what writers produce and Al Feldstein. This was during Alan Bernstein's and Doug Gilford's series of interviews in New York for Alan's documentary "When We Went Mad." Streaming options can be found here: tinyurl.com/3f626xwj

Listen, learn, be entertained... funforallagespodcast.com/gaines-kurtz...

Bats-Man (written by Lou Silverstone / Mort Drucker art) MAD Magazine #105 September 1966 www.madcoversite.com/mad105.html Currently tied with Star Bores for most reprints with 14!

RIP Jesse Jackson MAD Magazine #251 December 1984 madcoversite.com/mad251.html (James Warhola art)

RIP Robert Duvall

Possibly one of the most popular back covers in MAD history has to be Frazetta's Ringo Blecch on Mad Magazine #90 October 1964. www.madcoversite.com/mad090.html

for President's Day MAD Magazine #31 February 1957 www.madcoversite.com/mad031.html (Norman Mingo)

Sergio draws Don Martin drawing a Don Martin. Back in 2013, MAD released "Inside MAD," within which was a fold-out poster of the MAD Magazine offices over the years by Aragonés. I built a pop-up thing of the poster here: www.madcoversite.com/aragones-pos...

Learned this week that the easy rider on the right is not a bad representation of Jack Nicholson done by Jack Davis for MAD Magazine #135 June 1970, but someone else. Do you know who? madcoversite.com/mad135.html

Looking for shelf respect?

A MAD Magazine mailbox history as seen in the earlier Letters Departments.

I think most of us have had our suspicions that "Star Roars" from MAD Magazine #196 January 1978 would be THE article with the most reprints in the entire history of MAD reprints. At this early stage of my reprint project it comes out on top with the following fourteen...

Poor Joe Fonebone... GAARGH! (Gasp) The Accident (Don Martin) MAD Magazine #92 January 1965 madcoversite.com/mad092.html

A special part of MAD Magazine #427 March 2003 was the tribute to Dave Berg. Rick Tulka, Peter Kuper, Sergio Aragones, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, John Caldwell, George Woodbridge, Bill Wray, Angelo Torres, Duck Edwing, Tom Bunk, Sam Viviano, Paul Peter Porges, Bob Clarke...

back cover MAD Magazine #133, March 1970 madcoversite.com/mad133.html (written by Dick DeBartolo / Norman Mingo art)

Cover Artist: Kelly Freas MAD Magazine #45 March 1959 madcoversite.com/mad045.html

For 19 straight days I've been playing with my article reprint project and I haven't burned out yet! The issues I've finished finally have their own page on my site if any of this interests you: www.madcoversite.com/article_repr... Follow along, report errors, etc. Thanks!

MAD Magazine Special #140 September 1999 madcoversite.com/madss140.html repurposed Don Martin art from a bonus within Special #14 Winter 1974 madcoversite.com/madss014.html

Gunsmoked (written by Al Feldstein / Jack Davis art) MAD Magazine #30 December 1956 www.madcoversite.com/mad030.html

I was reminded that I've been the proud owner of this original Al Jaffee Fold-In art for six years. MAD Magazine #146 October 1971 www.madcoversite.com/mad146.html Al drew some sort of Sanskrit-like script on a rock to the left of the cannon, wonder what it means.

The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends (written by Frank Jacobs and Stan Hart / Jack Davis art) MAD Magazine #129 September 1969 www.madcoversite.com/mad129.html

Happy Birthday Honest Abe! MAD Magazine Special #2 Spring 1971 - "Wall-Nuts" bonus madcoversite.com/madss002.html (Bob Clarke alteration of original Norman Mingo art)

Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy (Antonio Prohias) MAD Magazine #86 April 1964 madcoversite.com/mad086.html