About:

An infameous humor and satire magazine, "Mad" has been in publication for over fifty years.

Facts About Mad Magazine:

1: Mad was founded by William M. Gaines.

2: Mad has a long and colorful history of coming up against censorship.

3: The magazine's satire has evolved from parodies of comic books and strips to parodies of movies, TV Shows, celebrities and pop culture.

4: One of the best-known characters to emerge from Mad are the two cloak-and-dagger, black and white-clad spies who attempt to kill each other in "Spy Vs Spy"

5: Mad spun off into a Saturday late-night SNL-style sketch show called "Mad TV" in the mid-90's. The show airs on Fox at 11 PM EST.