Magazine of the Week

As winter doldrums settle in, larger concerns, such as politics, return to consciousness.  Mad Magazine has been satirizing politicians since the 1952, when the magazine was begun as an editorial comic book.

The title switched to a magazine format in 1955, in order to avoid sanctions by the Comic Code Authority. In the 1970s, the title enjoyed the height of its popularity, with circulation of more than two million.  It’s skeptical point of view suited the anti-establishment of the era perfectly. In the 1990s, the company came under the aegis of D.C. Comics. Its popularity has waned since, but the editors are still putting out tongue-in-cheek content, enthusiastically skewering pop culture and politics alike, often in colorfully editorial-comic formats.

You can read a much less linear history of the magazine here:

MAD History

This title is on display at the 6th Floor PERS service desk.

Here is the research guide that lists this and other graphic-design titles.

FIT Periodicals: Graphic Design and Illustration

We hope you will come take a look!