Many of them would have surprise jokes, too. The feature on the back of the magazine appeared to look like any other page, but when you folded it into thirds, the illustrations and text would turn into something totally different.
Jaffee created the Mad Fold-In in 1964, and it continued until he retired in 2020, according to the Times. RIP to a giant of cartooning.” Legendary “Mad” cartoonist Al Jaffee has died at age 102. “He had celebrated his 102nd birthday just last month. “I’m very sad to report that the great Al Jaffee has died,” Heintjes wrote. Tim Heintjes, editor of Hogan’s Alley, an online magazine about cartoon arts, also announced the news on Twitter. “Al Jaffee was an incredibly gifted man who touched our hearts and never failed to make us laugh,” Jim Lee, chief creative officer and publisher of DC, said in a statement on the site. “He garnered the highest accolades and praise in the world of illustrations and comics.“
“Al was, at heart, a rascal,” said John Ficarra, a former Mad editor-in-chief who worked with Jaffee for more than 35 years, according to the tribute. “He always had a playful twinkle in his eye and brought that sensibility to everything he created.” The magazine’s site posted a tribute to the “incomparable” Jaffee, with current and former staffers honoring him as a “humble and kind creator,” “wholly creative soul,” “at heart, a rascal,” “a national treasure” and more. He died of multi-system organ failure at a New York hospital. His granddaughter, Fani Thomson, confirmed his death to the New York Times on Monday. “Mad Magazine” cartoonist Al Jaffee - who worked to create one of the satirical publication’s signature features, the back-cover “Fold-In” - has died. Kelly Rizzo on late husband Bob Saget’s death: ‘It still doesn’t make sense’ How ‘The Young and the Restless’ honored late Billy Miller on show ‘General Hospital’ star Maurice Benard shares mental health message after Billy Miller’s death Savannah Chrisley’s ex-fiancé Nic Kerdiles dead: Ex-NHL player was 29
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