Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee


Born
in Savannah, Georgia, The United States
March 13, 1921

Died
April 10, 2023

Genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor


Allan Jaffee was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine for 65 years and is its longest-running contributor. In a 2010 interview, Jaffee said, "Serious people my age are dead."
With a career running from 1942 until 2020, Jaffee holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest career as a comic artist. In the half-century between April 1964 and April 2013, only one issue of Mad was published without containing new material by Jaffee.
In 2008, Jaffee was honored by the Reuben Awards as the Cartoonist of the Year. Cartoonist Arnold Roth of The New Yorker said, "Al Jaffee is one of the great cartoon ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 1,174 ratings · 195 reviews · 119 distinct works • Similar authors
Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy ...
4.03 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out M...
4.10 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1972 — 14 editions
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Tall Tales
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3.97 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
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Al Jaffee's Mad Book of Mag...
4.10 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions
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The MAD Fold-In Collection,...
4.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Al Jaffee's Mad (Yecch!) Mo...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions
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Good Lord! Not Another Book...
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3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1980 — 8 editions
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Mad's All New Snappy Answer...
3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out S...
4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions
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Al Jaffee Gags
3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions
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