Someone told us that today marked the 54th anniversary of Alfred E. Neuman's first appearance on the cover of MAD Magazine. Hard to say, since it's the July 1955 issue, but we'll buy it; more importantly, though, the granddaddy of all humor magazines (except maybe Prevention, but that's only because people walking proudly towards death is hilarious) just dropped its 500th issue. So recognize: Without MAD, there would be no Saturday Night Live, no Simpsons, no Apatow crew--hell, no Complex blog. Think we're wrong? MAD's had a number of Complex-friendly covers over the years...and yes, we've rounded them up as a way to say "Happy birthday, you usual gang of idiots." Blecccch!
ISSUE #25, JULY 1955 (ALFRED E. NEUMAN'S COVER DEBUT)
ISSUE #111, JUNE 1967
ISSUE #128, APRIL 1969
ISSUE #159, JUNE 1973
ISSUE #166, APRIL 1974
ISSUE #196, JANUARY 1978
ISSUE #230, APRIL 1982
ISSUE #245, MARCH 1984
ISSUE #251, DECEMBER 1984
ISSUE #265, SEPTEMBER 1986
ISSUE #277, MARCH 1988
ISSUE #278, APRIL 1988
ISSUE #292, JANUARY 1990
ISSUE #302, APRIL 1991
ISSUE #364, DECEMBER 1997
ISSUE #371, JULY 1998
ISSUE #395, JULY 2000
ISSUE #406, JUNE 2001
ISSUE #449, JANUARY 2005
ISSUE #458, OCTOBER 2005
ISSUE #465, MAY 2006
ISSUE #487, MARCH 2008
ISSUE #493, SEPTEMBER 2008
ISSUE #495, NOVEMBER 2008
ISSUE #496, DECEMBER 2008
The 25 Most Complex MAD Covers Of All Time
Someone told us that today marked the 54th anniversary of Alfred E. Neuman's first appearance on the cover of MAD Magazine. Hard to say, since it's the July 1955 issue, but we'll buy it; more importantly, though, the granddaddy of all humor magazines (except maybe Prevention, but that's only because people walking proudly towards death is hilarious) just dropped its 500th issue. So recognize: Without MAD, there would be no Saturday Night Live, no Simpsons, no Apatow crew--hell, no Complex blog. Think we're wrong? MAD's had a number of Complex-friendly covers over the years...and yes, we've rounded them up as a way to say "Happy birthday, you usual gang of idiots." Blecccch!
ISSUE #25, JULY 1955 (ALFRED E. NEUMAN'S COVER DEBUT)
ISSUE #111, JUNE 1967
ISSUE #128, APRIL 1969
ISSUE #159, JUNE 1973
ISSUE #166, APRIL 1974
ISSUE #196, JANUARY 1978
ISSUE #230, APRIL 1982
ISSUE #245, MARCH 1984
ISSUE #251, DECEMBER 1984
ISSUE #265, SEPTEMBER 1986
ISSUE #277, MARCH 1988
ISSUE #278, APRIL 1988
ISSUE #292, JANUARY 1990
ISSUE #302, APRIL 1991
ISSUE #364, DECEMBER 1997
ISSUE #371, JULY 1998
ISSUE #395, JULY 2000
ISSUE #406, JUNE 2001
ISSUE #449, JANUARY 2005
ISSUE #458, OCTOBER 2005
ISSUE #465, MAY 2006
ISSUE #487, MARCH 2008
ISSUE #493, SEPTEMBER 2008
ISSUE #495, NOVEMBER 2008
ISSUE #496, DECEMBER 2008