R.I.P. Conrad Bain, Actor
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
In honor of Mr. Drummond, we present the splash from our parody of "Diff'rent Strokes" from MAD #215.
From MAD #215, June 1980
Writer: Arnie Kogen
Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P. Alex Karras, Athlete and Actor
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
In remembrance, we present the splash for our parody of Webster from MAD #251. Click the art to make it bigger.
From MAD #251, December 1984
Writer: Larry Siegel Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P. Ron Palillo, TV’s Horshack
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
It hasn’t been a good year for the former cast members of the classic TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. In January, actor Robert Hegyes (Juan Epstein) died. And today we’ve learned of the passing of Ron Palillo (Arnold Horshack). Once again we present the front cover of MAD #189 which featured Welcome Back, Klodder (that’s Palillo in the lower left hand corner) and our entire satire of the show as well.
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P. Sherman Hemsley
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
Here's the opening page of our parody of Sherman Hemsley's classic sitcom The Jeffersons, by Stan Hart and Angelo Torres from MAD #191.
From MAD #191, June 1997
Writer: Stan Hart
Artist: Angelo Torres
MAD at San Diego Comic-Con 2012
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If you're going to San Diego Comic-Con next week, there will be plenty of MAD events to partake in once you get squeezed out of the Firefly reunion panel! Here's what you can do to get the most of your MAD experience this year:
• Stop by the DC Entertainment booth to see the MADropolitan Museum of Art! We'll be displaying framed prints of classic MAD superhero illustrations from over the years, featuring art by Mark Fredrickson, Mort Drucker, Dave Gibbons, Frank Miller and more! Many of these are being shown without logos and text for the first time!
• Come to the "Mad about MAD" panel on Saturday from 2:00-3:00pm in Room 9! Find out everything we've got planned for MAD's 60th Anniversary and for the next 60 years to come, with editor John Ficarra, art director Sam Viviano, assistant art director Ryan Flanders and artists Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Tom Richmond, and Peter Kuper! Be sure to have good questions ready — prizes will be awarded!
• Aspiring MAD illustrators and cartoonists: we'll be doing portfolio reviews, so keep your eyes and ears open for more details!
MAD About the Titanic
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
April 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. And while we’re celebrating one horrific disaster, let’s celebrate some others — namely our coverage of the 1997 movie!
Cover Artist: Mick McGinty
Border Artist: Angelo Torres Border Writer: Duck Edwing
Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Sam Viviano
R.I.P. Mike Wallace, Journalist
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
From "The MAD Nasty File Volume III", MAD #282, October 1988
Writer: Tom Koch
Artist: Gerry Gersten
From "Six Minutes Looks At...Smoking, MAD #292, January 1990
Writer: Lou Silverstone
Artist: Angelo Torres
MAD's 'Groundhog Day' Satire
Well, Punxsutawney Phil says we're in store for six more weeks of winter. (In your face AGAIN, Al Gore!) But that leaves plenty of time to cozy up with our classic Groundhog Day satire!
Click each image to make it readin'-sized.
From MAD #321, September 1993
Writer: Stan Hart
Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P. Robert Hegyes, TV’s Juan Epstein
Here’s the cover of MAD #189 and the opening splash of the Welcome Back, Kotter spoof in the same issue, both featuring Robert Hegyes as Juan Epstein.
Click on image above to see it at a size you can read!
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
R.I.P Peter Falk, TV’s Columbo
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
From MAD #156, January 1973
Here is the opening splash to MAD's spoof, “Clodumbo,” by Lou Silverstone and Angelo Torres.
Click on image above to see it at a size you can read!
Writer: Lou Silverstone Artist: Angelo Torres