The company also said it would still publish MAD special collections. Illustrators and comedians, including one-time guest editor "Weird Al" Yankovic, mourned the magazine's effective closure online.

At its peak in 1974, Mad sold 2.1 million copies. It was wildly profitable, even though Bill Gaines (its publisher from the magazine's founding until his death in 1992) refused to accept advertising.

Burbank, California — The long-running satirical publication MAD magazine will be leaving newsstands this fall. The illustrated humor magazine will still be available in comic shops and through ...

Oh, yeah, there was an air of rebellion in the air. It was March 1973, I was 8 years old, and I had just purchased a copy of Mad magazine. Yep, I was a bad boy. I couldn't even wait until I got home.

MAD Magazine announced it's halting the publication of new content. The revered satirical publication was founded in 1952 as a comic book. It switched to a magazine format three years later.

Mad was founded in 1952 by cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman, who served as editor, and publisher William Gaines — both Jews. It debuted as a comic book, then switched to a magazine format three years ...

NEW YORK-- Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid ...

The company also said it would still publish MAD special collections. Illustrators and comedians, including one-time guest editor "Weird Al" Yankovic, mourned the magazine's effective closure online.