Al Jaffee's Next Book

by Al Jaffee

Reprint of selected Al Jaffee contributions to MAD magazine, especially satire on middle-class life in America.

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1977

About the author

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 cartoonists of our time." Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz wrote, "Al can cartoon anything."

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This fun book reprints some of Jaffee's contributions to MAD magazine about middle-class life in America. While some are well observed and others strain for laughs, all are fun to read.

[Rick Zinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are copywritten between 1958-1966. As with any collection like this, it is funny, make you laugh or smile, and sometimes not. Mad Magazine was Mad Magazine because of Jaffee and it is a pleasure to read.

[Jeb]

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