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With a Little Help From Superduperman, Mad #4 Was the Fledgling Comic’s Breakout Issue
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With a Little Help From Superduperman, Mad #4 Was the Fledgling Comic’s Breakout Issue

On November 19, 2018 by Matt Keeley

Though the first three issues were setting the stage, it was Mad #4 that was the first big hit, thanks to the first direct comic parody, ‘Superduperman.’

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Though Overall a Step Backward, Mad #3 Does Feature a Classic Story in ‘V-Vampires!’
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Though Overall a Step Backward, Mad #3 Does Feature a Classic Story in ‘V-Vampires!’

On November 5, 2018 by Matt Keeley

Though Mad #2 was an early triumph, Mad #3 feels like a step backward with weak stories and jokes, though it still features a classic in ‘V-Vampires!’

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No Sophomore Slump Here as MAD #2 Continues With the Strongest Elements of #1
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No Sophomore Slump Here as MAD #2 Continues With the Strongest Elements of #1

On October 15, 2018 by Matt Keeley

For those playing along, MAD #2 comes — surprisingly — right after MAD #1 and it’s a continuation of the promise made by the last half of that first issue.

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Though Quite Different Than What It Would Become, MAD #1 Is an Auspicious Start
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Though Quite Different Than What It Would Become, MAD #1 Is an Auspicious Start

On October 9, 2018 by Matt Keeley

MAD #1 — talking about the original 1952 issue, not the 2018 relaunch — was quite different from what MAD would evolve into, but an auspicious beginning.

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Review: If You’re Cracked, You’re Happy
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Review: If You’re Cracked, You’re Happy

On October 4, 2011 by Matt Keeley

For people of a certain age, it’s almost mind-blowing to think that Cracked is good now. Back when it was a magazine that was a knockoff of MAD, Dan Clowes‘ (a Cracked contributor in the ’80s) description was right: It was “comedy…

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