Posted on 04/11/2023 11:47:34 AM PDT by Twotone
“Mad Magazine” cartoonist Al Jaffee — who worked to create one of the satirical publication’s signature features, the back-cover “Fold-In” — has died.
He turned 102 on March 13.
His granddaughter, Fani Thomson, confirmed his death to the New York Times on Monday.
He died of multi-system organ failure at a New York hospital.
The magazine’s site posted a tribute to the “incomparable” Jaffee, with current and former staffers honoring him as a “humble and kind creator,” “wholly creative soul,” “at heart, a rascal,” “a national treasure” and more.
“Al was, at heart, a rascal,” said John Ficarra, a former Mad editor-in-chief who worked with Jaffee for more than 35 years, according to the tribute. “He always had a playful twinkle in his eye and brought that sensibility to everything he created.”
“Al Jaffee was an incredibly gifted man who touched our hearts and never failed to make us laugh,” Jim Lee, chief creative officer and publisher of DC, said in a statement on the site. “He garnered the highest accolades and praise in the world of illustrations and comics.“
Tim Heintjes, editor of Hogan’s Alley, an online magazine about cartoon arts, also announced the news on Twitter.
“I’m very sad to report that the great Al Jaffee has died,” Heintjes wrote. “He had celebrated his 102nd birthday just last month. An incredible legend. RIP to a giant of cartooning.”
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Gotta be the jab
Deseves to be re-posted.
RIP Al
We will miss your snappy answers
RIP, Mr. Jaffe...I was always amused by your fold ins at the end.
I have never read a Mad magazine and I am in my 60’s.
mad magazine and Al’s drawings were an integral part of growing up. RIP.
Loved MAD mag. Couldn’t wait for the next issue. As I look back, it was the “Blazing Saddles” of childish adult humor. Made me feel so grown up to poke sophisticated-slapstick fun at cultural trends.
For sure!
stupid Q: "Say, are you guys twins?"
snappy A: "No, we're identical strangers."
“I have never read a Mad magazine and I am in my 60’s.“
Interesting.
What did you read?
“mad magazine and Al’s drawings were an integral part of growing up. RIP.”
Yes.
“What? Me Worry?”
My life’s motto; well, maybe, sort of.
MAD was a great humor magazine until they went “Woke”.
You missed a lot of humor
Prayers to his family and fans..
Great satire. One has to have some amount of smarts. to understand most of it.
Two of my favorite articles was the parody of West Side Story, replacing Jets and Sharks with the United States and Russia...with political lyrics replacing the plays original text of the songs.
The second was the fake IKEA catalog entitled IKRAPPA.Having being greatly disappointed of the prices and quality of IKEA merchandise, the catalog had me laughing in tears.
Q (wife to husband):Is it raining?
A (husband to wife):No, I took a shower with my clothes on...
MAD was funny...
For magazines my subscriptions have mostly been Scientific American, Field and Stream, True West, Popular Mechanics and Sports Afield.
“ For magazines my subscriptions have mostly been Scientific American, Field and Stream, True West, Popular Mechanics and Sports Afield.”
When you were a kid?
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