MAD Magazine
American humor and satire magazine founded in 1952, known for satirical articles, cartoons, and parodies. Originally launched as a comic book by Harvey Kurtzman and later published as a magazine by William Gaines; influential in American popular culture.
Books
This list of books are ONLY the books that have been ranked on the lists that are aggregated on this site. This is not a comprehensive list of all books by this author.
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1. Mad About The Seventies
A rollicking compilation of satirical cartoons, spoof ads and sharp parodies that skewers the fashions, fads, television, movies, politics and celebrity culture of the 1970s with relentless irreverence; familiar recurring features and characters lampoon everyday life and headline events alike, using visual gags, wordplay and mock-serious essays to expose the absurdities of the decade while offering nonstop, often subversive humor for readers who enjoy pop-culture takedowns.
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2. Mad About The Sixties
A fast-paced, humor-packed collection of satire and cartoons that lampoons the people, fashions, music, television, politics, and advertising of the 1960s, blending parody pieces, mock ads, caricatures, and comic features to send up the decade's cultural icons and social upheavals while mixing nostalgia with absurdist, irreverent comedy.
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3. Mad About The Fifties
A riotous, nostalgia-skewering collection of comics, satires and faux advertisements that lampoon the fashions, pop culture, social mores and anxieties of 1950s America. Through sharp cartoons and parody pieces it skewers everything from wholesome TV families and sugary advertising to rock ānā roll rebellion, car culture and Cold War paranoia, mixing affectionate nostalgia with absurdist humor.