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Mad

American comic and satirical magazine

Entityhumor magazineQ312086

Also known as MAD Magazine · Mad Magazine

Instance of: humor magazine
Country: United States
Founded: November 1952
Website: dc.com/mad

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Mad is an American humor magazine that was launched in 1952 and currently published by DC Comics. Mad was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the late 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1973–1974 circulation peak. It is the last surviving title in the EC Comics line, which sold Mad to Premier Industries in 1961, but closed in 1956.

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Publisher: DC Comics
EC Comics
Mascot: Alfred E. Neuman
Title: Mad
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Place of publication: New York City
Owned by: DC Comics
Language: English
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Country of origin: United States
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Has list: recurring features in Mad
Started: 1952
Editor-in-chief: Harvey Kurtzman
Derivative work: Mad
Mad TV
Different from: MAD
Has version, edition or translation: Suomen Mad
Norsk MAD
Main subject: satire
Publication interval: 2 months
Awards: Troféu Bigorna for Best Humor Publication(2009)
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Social media followers: 79,049(November 15, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14707666

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