They turned pinko/commie after Bill Gaines died.
They always were anti-establishment,but they could really sock it to lefties when it came time to do so.
In fact one of Jack Davis' funniest features was where he drew a cartoon about all of the leftists crying/protesting about "the system" but then the next panel had the same liberals lining up for their welfare checks.
One of the characters had a hat over his face with eye holes in it, like the Cosby kid who wears the pink ski-cap.
Hilarious.
BTW, Al Jaffee is still alive. He's 94.
Don Martin will always be my favorite, though.
Every publication has its day, and then declines.
The “sock it to everybody” torch seems to have been passed to South Park.