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| Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
List Price: $47.88
Buy New: $20.00
You Save: $27.88 (58%)
Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 145
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B000063XJT
Release Date: March 15, 2002
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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| Customer Reviews:
 This magazine is a lot better than youd think. June 27, 2002
J. Parmelee (Spring Lake, MI United States)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I hate to sound like Im exagerrating but this magazine changed my life. My favorite article is called A Mad Look At. Its usually about movies these days but sometimes its a look at modern day things like waterparks and its the funniest thing in the magazine. Monroe is the best new feature. I think the color enhances the magazine and plus it is really fun to read while listening to music. The artists are some of the most creative people Ive ever seen. The art of MAD means a lot more to me than all that Picasso and Chagall crap that old people are so fond of. The art actually reflects our own lives and that is why its so much better than the art you see at those yawn a minute art museums. Its honest and shows the world like it is. Anyways another great thing about this magazine is that its extremely easy to sign up for. You dont need a credit card,all you need is to fill in the subscription form and put it in the mail box. This magazine has elevated stupidity to a true art form.
Really funny :) July 19, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is my favorite magazine. I think it is really funny and well done. I always cant wait to get it in the mail and see what funny covers it has. I like also like the parodies of tv shows and movies it is great. You should definately get a 100,000,000 year subscription, it is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 It WAS good... August 7, 2003
Andrew (Seattle, WA USA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
...until they added advertising and Frank Jacobs got less and less stuff!As I was saying, the advertisements are really sad. They overprice it to begin with, and now they lower the wuality even more! 3 STARS for lack of general quality.
For Those Who Need A Good Laugh April 4, 2002
carl womack (north carolina)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you look at Alfred E Newman, the mascot of Mad magazine, you will notice he favors two well know celebrities, namely Ted Koppel and David Letterman. Ok, so much for my observations. If, you're an average Joe (or even if you are not) Mad magazine can give you a good laugh when you really need it the most. I grew up reading Mad, and it's one of the funniest magazines I ever read. My favorite characters of the magazine are Spy vs Spy. This is a magazine which spoofs movies, TV and life in general. It's a magazine which offers its readers the lighter side of life, a chance to turn red in the face with laughter, a chance to unwind, and a chance to be looked at by family members who think you've went off the deep end!!! Young or old, every culture, every race, and every social background, including people who can afford to use money to blow their nose on, everyone can enjoy this wonderful and witty publication. Presidents have subscribed to this magazine, race car drivers, factory workers, Septic Tank Cleaners, all have faithfully followed this magazine through the years when they really needed a good laugh, and now you can join the ranks of Mad by subscribing to this hilarious publication.
 Still going strong! July 29, 2004
isala (Fairbanks, Alaska,, US)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mad Magazine is a true survivor. It has managed to reinvent itself ever since its inception. It always strikes a blow for the people that does not conform, then it strikes them also... That's Mad! I read the Swedish edition of Mad magazine when I was a child. Then and there it was just hilarious. Now, when I live in the US, and read the US edition, I find out that it is also a very sharp political satire. Sometimes briliant.
I remember reading their satire on Malcolm in the Middle, and finding out that the satire was much better than the actual TV series!
Many of the great namea are dead (Bill Elder, Antonio Prohias, etc.), but the magazine still goes on strong, despite the fierce competition from the underground market.
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