Satire Magazine To End?

US - The American satirical magazine,"MAD" is said to bid farewell and will no longer published new contents but rather will publish archives since it started or since its 67 years of publishing satire contents.



"US satirical publication Mad Magazine is ceasing publication of new material after 67 years.The magazine will stop publishing new content after its next issue.Any new issues will feature previously released content with a new cover.It will also now only be available on comic stores and to subscribers......Mad Magazine was known for its striking front covers,which it parodies both current affairs and popular television programmes. It often featured the magazine's gap-toothed child mascot Alfred E. Newman on the cover.The magazine was founded in 1952 and began life as a comic book before changing to a magazine format in 1955.... " (BBC)

"The magazine,famous for the grinning face of character Alfred E.Newman and his slogan, "What,me worry?" will stop publishing issues with new writing after issue No.10,according to DC,which publishes the magazine.Starting with issue No.11 there will be republished content sent to subscribers and sold in comic shops.It will no longer be carried on newsstands, DC said."After issue #10 this fall there will no longer be new content-except for the end-of-year specials which will always be all new," DC said in a statement to ABC News, "So starting with issue #11 the magazine will feature classic,best-of and nostalgic content from the last 67 years." it will continue to publish a year-end issue with new content and "Mad books and special collections." (ABC News)

Many who love the magazine and has been on their life since childhood are sadden about the reports.

MAD Magazine (image from  Grooupon website)

Alfred E. Newman (image from The Times of Israel website)

MAD Magazine (image from Daily Beast website)