February 7th, 1997

I got the same name as you

-Lambert Stegeman

My name's not Lambert, it's Greg, silly! So... no you don't!

Greg: Last weekend at a fleamarket, I found a 1908 Antikammia Tablet Advertising Calendar with a remarkable likeness of AEN. The color picture of a smiling you man is captioned "It didn't hurt a bit." Probably true since the aactive ingredient in these pills is codeine. The picture is AEN except the missing tooth is on the left side. On the back of this hardboard calendar, which is approxiatmely 7x10 inches in size, is the calendar and advertising for this pill. The piece is advertising for the Antikamnia Chemical Company, Headquartered in London.with offices in St Louis USA.

The likeness to Alfred E Newan is incredible! Could this individual in this ad have been the inspiration for the MAD hero?

Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

-Dan Joyce

It could be, but it's more likely a coincidence, since MAD didn't even start until 44 years later, and Alfred wasn't used for a few more years. However, a face like that does have quite a lasting impression! :)

Dear Greg,

I'm mailing you to ask if you know the E-mail to Mad Magazine. I'm going through [the underworld!] trying to find it, so you're my second-to-last resort. Help me! If I don't get it from you, I'm going to have to join America Online. By the way, if you say that you don't know the address without being nice to me, I must tell you that I have contacts with E-mail bombs.

Thanks for reading this,

-Mat

Don't e-mail bomb me, but... I don't know it! :( If you really want to e-mail Mad directly , you do have to join AOL.

I grew up in the 60's and 70's reading MAD. My friend and pen-pal former associate editor Jerry DeFuccio would send books, magazines, and other neat MAD stuff every couple of months. I was often the "supposed" writer of many "letters to the editor". He made me the celebrity of the neighborhood. We wrote to each other for many years. Where can I find him today.

-Jim Randleman

I don't know where you can find him now, but you're telling me some of those letters aren't real? My faith in mankind is gone! Maybe I should start doing that here... (just kidding, and I highly doubt that Mad does that anymore, I'm sure they get more than enough mail as it is!)