Satirists mourn as Mad folds
Mad Magazine has amused and outraged readers for nearly seventy years but now it is being pulled from newsstands, triggering testimonials from comedians and cartoonists.
The rollicking satirical mag with its freckled, big-eared mascot Alfred E Neuman will be published monthly with original satire only until September, its publisher DC Comics told ABC news on Thursday.
But "after issue #10 this fall there will no longer be new content -- except for the end-of-year specials which will always be all new," it said in a statement.
"I am profoundly sad to hear that after 67 years, MAD Magazine is ceasing publication," comedian, musician and former guest editor Weird Al Yankovich tweeted.
The Simpsons' writer Josh Weinstein also tipped his hat to the publication's comic power.
"Goodbye, Mad Magazine. Thanks for inspiring generations & generations of comedy & most of all, thanks for the laughs."
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