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MAD Magazine

Mad was one of the most influential satirical magazines of the 20th century. Many call it a precursor to modern satire, laying groundwork for shows like The Simpsons, The Onion and The Daily Show.

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Remo Giuffré
Dec 10, 2025
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The first ever Mad cover and the cover of the fresh start 2018 issue with return to original logo

In these days of social media parodies and late night monologues, it’s hard to imagine a time when satirical, irreverent humour was not common across media, but in the 1950s, anti-establishment humour was not the cultural norm. And then along came Mad magazi…

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