MAD
Morley Safer goes inside the MAD world of Alfred E. Neuman for an in-depth look at the magazine every kid's mother loves to hate.
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Morley Safer goes inside the MAD world of Alfred E. Neuman for an in-depth look at the magazine every kid's mother loves to hate.
The humor magazine that began in 1952 as a comic book making fun of other comic books soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, to politicians and parents. Now its art is in a museum.
Mad Magazine began in 1952 as a comic book that made fun of other comic books – and soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, to politicians and parents. Correspondent David Pogue visits a new museum exhibition celebrating the humor of Mad, as created by the artists and writers who called themselves "the usual gang of idiots."
For decades, virtually every issue of Mad featured new material by Jaffee. His collected "Fold-Ins" filled a four-volume box set published in 2011.