February 2, 1997

Hi Greg!
I was curious about something and perhaps you could lend a helpful morsel of advice. My name is Tony Weiman. I am 22 and reside in "Sin City" (a.k.a Las Vegas). I am currently on staff for a humor mag here entitled "Art of Folie" (purposely misspelled). I am the co-founder, editor, and also provide artwork and AT LEAST 60% of the writing (in other words, I do most of the work...happily!!) I have held this position for over 6 years and have been considering sending out some of the "best of" material for almost that entire time.
I have been a MAD reader since issue #274 (L.A. Law Cover),but have failed to purchase the last 9 issues (sorry)! This page caught my eye and I just have to ask one question: When someone like me submits their work, what is the best "layout" for it? Will a simple drawing on ordinary paper work? Or would it be considered wise to "touch it up"? I have TONS of material (34 issues..each being 20-25 pages long) and could send crude originals or the copies. By the way, the most popular reoccuring article in "A of F" is "Toilet Mishaps" (you'd have to see it to appreciate it)!
Thank you for your time. I am a serious writer of non-serious material, and I'll be honest with you: Having my "stuff" considered good enough is MUCH more interesting to me than the money standpoint. Write back if you can. I'm looking forward to your reply!!!

-Tony Weiman

Well, I'm not really sure, but if I were going to submit something, I'd try to submit a finished work, if I had it. Good luck on getting your work published! Maybe you'll be the next Al Jaffee! (if it's possible to duplicate his stardom!)

Hi,
I'm hoping you can tell me what year MAD Magazine first started publishing. Just trying to set the record straight w/ a friend. I know it was at least the 1950s but I'm not sure the exact year.

Thanks!

-Jeffrey Stanley

Mad #1 came out in 1952, and cost ten cents ("one thin dime!").

I love MAD! MAd is my life! I also like the Simpsons and (gulp) CRACKED (please don't be mad!)
I am Lisa Locascio, a resident of Chicago, IL.
One Question: Why hasn't MAD done a spoof of EVITA yet?
Your Pal,

-Lisa(call me Alfredina!)

Alfredina - Of course I'm not mad for you liking Cracked... we must all respect each other's opinions. Also, if we don't have something nice to say, we shouldn't say anything at all. Following those two rules in this situation, I can't think of anything else to write! Fa! Fa! Fa! :)

I guess this kinda question you cant answer, but it doesn't hurt to ask... anyway I've been on a mission looking for a tie with spy vs. spy on it... And I was wondering if you know if there has been anything made like that ? or have you seen anything on your trading post about one? Maybe not.. but anyway I asked.. thanks..

-Merk

I've been looking for the same thing. I heard that Ralph Marlin made a tie like that recently, but I haven't been able to find it where I live. If anyone that works at Ralph Marlin is reading this (and I know you are!) e-mail me some info about how to get one, and I'll post it here!

Hey! Wuz up?! I just thought of a good idea! People can insert files onto their e-mail like pictures and stuff and you could have and envelope of the month club like the real MAD mag. I don't have any files to insert or a picture or anything, but it still is a good idea. All right, I guess it wasn't that good of an idea, but I still liked it. Oh yeah, let me know if you want some background MIDI or a background picture. I have a few prize Newman pictures myself. Bye!

-Jose

I've thought about that envelope art thing before, but I haven't decided if I will do it yet. Maybe someday...

Is your MAD chat link supposed to have nothing on it, or am I blind?

-Gabrielle Silberman

You need Netscape 2.0 or higher for it to work. Otherwise, it'll just be an (almost) empty page. Or you could just be blind.