Allan Jaffee was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine for 65 years and is its longest-running contributor. In a 2010 interview, Jaffee said, "Serious people my age are dead."
Jaffee at the 2016 New York Comic Con
Al Jaffee
A collection of fold-ins with a self-portrait of the artist aping Alfred E. Neuman. The subtitle alludes to Abbie Hoffman's famous slogan.
Jaffee at the Comic New York symposium at Columbia University's Low Library on March 24, 2012. Seated from left to right are Danny Fingeroth, Dean Haspiel, Miss Lasko-Gross, Jaffee and Tracy White.
Mad is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1973–1974 circulation peak.
Cover of the August 2017 issue
Harvey Kurtzman's cover for Mad No. 1 (cover-dated Oct./Nov. 1952)
With issue 24 (July 1955), Mad switched to a magazine format. The "extremely important message" was "Please buy this magazine!".
Actor Michael Biehn autographing a copy of Mad No. 268 (Jan. 1987), which parodies Biehn's film Aliens
