MAD original ART

MAD #521 Unpublished Fold-In (Eventually in MAD #7)

Date

2013 (eventually 2019)

Condition

Excellent

Artist (Company)

Al Jaffee (EC Publications)

Dimensions

14¼” x 13¾” (image area)

14¼” x 18¼” (with overlay)

15″ x 19⅞” (board)

Country

USA

Location

TBD

Notes

From the Al Jaffee Junk Shop Collection. Bought from HA. The only Jaffee fold-in to be pulled by MAD! The hidden image reveals a mass shooting. Jaffee’s social commentary was cancelled because it coincided with the planned beginning of the court trial of Aurora, CO movie theater shooter. Rendered in Gouache on illustration board. The artwork has a plastic overlay with the joke text taped to the top edge. Smudging in the top & bottom margins and signed in the bottom woman’s “blouse”. Photos confirm this hanging in Jaffee’s studio.