Doug Gilford
@madcoversite.bsky.social
I run a site for collectors and fans of the world's most important (ecch!) humor publication - Mad Magazine! . . . . . . . . . . . . . I don't know why either... MadCoverSite.com
Quite a few people didn't know the cover for MAD Magazine #79, June 1963 is based on the painting Whistler's Mother. I thought this was common knowledge, then I realized I'm old. Mingo did a decent job guessing what Anna Whistler's face looked like beyond the profile.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Quite a few people didn't know the cover for MAD Magazine #79, June 1963 is based on the painting Whistler's Mother. I thought this was common knowledge, then I realized I'm old. Mingo did a decent job guessing what Anna Whistler's face looked like beyond the profile.
madcoversite.com/mad079.html
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If Children Treated Their Parents
the Way Their Parents Treat Them
(written by Barry Liebmann / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
MAD Magazine #208 July 1979
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the Way Their Parents Treat Them
(written by Barry Liebmann / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
MAD Magazine #208 July 1979
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January 24, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If Children Treated Their Parents
the Way Their Parents Treat Them
(written by Barry Liebmann / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
MAD Magazine #208 July 1979
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the Way Their Parents Treat Them
(written by Barry Liebmann / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
MAD Magazine #208 July 1979
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Back Cover -- Early One Morning in the Jungle
(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Frank Frazetta art)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Frank Frazetta art)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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January 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Back Cover -- Early One Morning in the Jungle
(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Frank Frazetta art)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Frank Frazetta art)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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MAD's Beatles Songbook (written by Frank Jacobs)
Alfred E. Neuman's "What Me Worry Band" Album Cover (Drew Friedman art)
MAD Magazine #345 May 1996
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Alfred E. Neuman's "What Me Worry Band" Album Cover (Drew Friedman art)
MAD Magazine #345 May 1996
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January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
MAD's Beatles Songbook (written by Frank Jacobs)
Alfred E. Neuman's "What Me Worry Band" Album Cover (Drew Friedman art)
MAD Magazine #345 May 1996
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Alfred E. Neuman's "What Me Worry Band" Album Cover (Drew Friedman art)
MAD Magazine #345 May 1996
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"DC just hired Chip Zdarsky to run MAD Magazine for one issue, and he's already making jokes about Batman and his boss Jim Lee."
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
"DC just hired Chip Zdarsky to run MAD Magazine for one issue, and he's already making jokes about Batman and his boss Jim Lee."
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by request:
Bob & Ray -- Electrical Report
(written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art)
MAD Magazine #44 January 1959
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Bob & Ray -- Electrical Report
(written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art)
MAD Magazine #44 January 1959
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January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
by request:
Bob & Ray -- Electrical Report
(written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art)
MAD Magazine #44 January 1959
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Bob & Ray -- Electrical Report
(written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art)
MAD Magazine #44 January 1959
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The Lighter Side of Music Lovers (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Lighter Side of Music Lovers (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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MAD Magazine #106 October 1966
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As Seen By...
(John Pound art / written by Edie Smith and Darren Johnson)
MAD Magazine #307 December 1991
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(John Pound art / written by Edie Smith and Darren Johnson)
MAD Magazine #307 December 1991
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January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
As Seen By...
(John Pound art / written by Edie Smith and Darren Johnson)
MAD Magazine #307 December 1991
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(John Pound art / written by Edie Smith and Darren Johnson)
MAD Magazine #307 December 1991
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January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A Moving Jungle Tale
(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #158 April 1973
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(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #158 April 1973
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January 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A Moving Jungle Tale
(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #158 April 1973
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(written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #158 April 1973
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The last article written by Harvey Kurtzman, trickling into the early Al Feldstein era, was Field & Scream, illustrated by Jack Davis.
Prove me wrong.
MAD Magazine #31 February 1957
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Prove me wrong.
MAD Magazine #31 February 1957
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January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The last article written by Harvey Kurtzman, trickling into the early Al Feldstein era, was Field & Scream, illustrated by Jack Davis.
Prove me wrong.
MAD Magazine #31 February 1957
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Prove me wrong.
MAD Magazine #31 February 1957
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When You're Poor...and...When You're Rich
(written by Frank Jacobs / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #190 April 1977
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(written by Frank Jacobs / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #190 April 1977
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January 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM
When You're Poor...and...When You're Rich
(written by Frank Jacobs / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #190 April 1977
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(written by Frank Jacobs / Jack Davis art)
MAD Magazine #190 April 1977
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Antonio Prohias was born 105 years ago!
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Antonio Prohias was born 105 years ago!
By request for John and Dave...
The Lighter Side of Fear (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #118 April 1968
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The Lighter Side of Fear (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #118 April 1968
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January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
By request for John and Dave...
The Lighter Side of Fear (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #118 April 1968
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The Lighter Side of Fear (Dave Berg)
MAD Magazine #118 April 1968
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Me and My Big Mouth!
(written by Dean Norman / Al Jaffee art)
MAD Magazine #119 June 1968
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(written by Dean Norman / Al Jaffee art)
MAD Magazine #119 June 1968
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January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Me and My Big Mouth!
(written by Dean Norman / Al Jaffee art)
MAD Magazine #119 June 1968
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(written by Dean Norman / Al Jaffee art)
MAD Magazine #119 June 1968
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Alternative paperback title: The Polydactyly MAD
MAD Power - 1970
(MAD Magazine Paperback #29)
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MAD Power - 1970
(MAD Magazine Paperback #29)
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January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Alternative paperback title: The Polydactyly MAD
MAD Power - 1970
(MAD Magazine Paperback #29)
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MAD Power - 1970
(MAD Magazine Paperback #29)
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It's the 25th birthday of Wikipedia, a site I probably visit more consistently than most (except for MadCoverSite.com, of course).
MAD jabbed them back in issue #467, July 2006 with this WonkyPedia article on the Lincoln assassination.
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MAD jabbed them back in issue #467, July 2006 with this WonkyPedia article on the Lincoln assassination.
www.madcoversite.com/mad467.html
January 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It's the 25th birthday of Wikipedia, a site I probably visit more consistently than most (except for MadCoverSite.com, of course).
MAD jabbed them back in issue #467, July 2006 with this WonkyPedia article on the Lincoln assassination.
www.madcoversite.com/mad467.html
MAD jabbed them back in issue #467, July 2006 with this WonkyPedia article on the Lincoln assassination.
www.madcoversite.com/mad467.html
Sergio Aragones' first "The Shadow Knows"
MAD Magazine #107 December 1966
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MAD Magazine #107 December 1966
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January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Sergio Aragones' first "The Shadow Knows"
MAD Magazine #107 December 1966
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MAD Magazine #107 December 1966
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January 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters
(written by Frank Jacobs / Steve Smallwood art)
MAD Magazine #353 January 1997
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(written by Frank Jacobs / Steve Smallwood art)
MAD Magazine #353 January 1997
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January 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters
(written by Frank Jacobs / Steve Smallwood art)
MAD Magazine #353 January 1997
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(written by Frank Jacobs / Steve Smallwood art)
MAD Magazine #353 January 1997
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MAD Magazine #105 September 1966
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madcoversite.com/mad105.html
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
MAD Magazine #105 September 1966
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MAD Magazine in the wild at a junk shop in Gresham, Oregon, US.
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
MAD Magazine in the wild at a junk shop in Gresham, Oregon, US.
A new MAD Spoofs Movie Classics is out for 2026. Besides a new Mark Fredrickson cover, two of the parodies were swapped. Gone are "Masochist Commander: On the Farce Side of the World" and "Barebutt Mountain," opting for "The Wizard of O" and "Deadwood Scissorsham." madcoversite.com/mad-sce08-ma...
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A new MAD Spoofs Movie Classics is out for 2026. Besides a new Mark Fredrickson cover, two of the parodies were swapped. Gone are "Masochist Commander: On the Farce Side of the World" and "Barebutt Mountain," opting for "The Wizard of O" and "Deadwood Scissorsham." madcoversite.com/mad-sce08-ma...
It's the 34th birthday of the HAL 9000 computer, becoming operational in Urbana, Illinois in 1992. Dick DeBartolo named him "SID" in 201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy in MAD Magazine #125 March 1969, with art by Mort Drucker.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It's the 34th birthday of the HAL 9000 computer, becoming operational in Urbana, Illinois in 1992. Dick DeBartolo named him "SID" in 201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy in MAD Magazine #125 March 1969, with art by Mort Drucker.
madcoversite.com/mad125.html
madcoversite.com/mad125.html