Mad
American comic and satirical magazine
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Summary
Mad is a humor magazine[1]. Mad draws 7,822 Wikipedia views per month (humor magazine category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Troféu Bigorna for Best Humor Publication[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Publisher: DC Comics[5], EC Comics[6]
- Owned by: DC Comics[7]
- Place of publication: New York City[8]
- Commons category: Mad (magazine)[9]
- Language of work or name: English[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Inception: November 1952[12]
- Start time: 1952[13]
- Has edition or translation: Suomen Mad[14], Norsk MAD[15]
- Mascot: Alfred E. Neuman[16]
- Official website: https://www.dc.com/mad[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mad (magazine)[18]
- Main subject: satire[19]
- Title: Mad[20]
- Different from: MAD[21]
- Has list: recurring features in Mad[22]
- Publication interval: 2 month[23]
- Derivative work: Mad[24], Mad TV[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Editor-in-chief: Harvey Kurtzman[27]
- Social media followers: 79,049[28]
Why It Matters
Mad has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Mad is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Mad has been cited as an influence by Jamie Hewlett[31], a comics artist[32], b. 1968[33], of United Kingdom[34], specialised in comics[35].
FAQs
What awards did Mad receive?
Honors received include Troféu Bigorna for Best Humor Publication[3].
Who did Mad influence?
Mad has been cited as an influence by Jamie Hewlett[31].