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Why I am saying kaddish for Al Jaffee of Mad magazine

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Mad magazine was the haggadah of my childhood.

It was my sacred text, my script and my constant companion — so much so that I cannot imagine my childhood and early adolescence without it.

That is why these past few days have been sad for me, and for so many others.

Al Jaffee, perhaps the last of the creators of Mad, has died at the biblical age of 102. In 2016, Guinness World Records recognized him for having had the longest career as a comic artist.

Let me go through that haggadah — that "sacred" script — of my childhood.

I lived for Mad.

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Content provided by Jonathan Woodward and Religion News Service. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jonathan Woodward and Religion News Service or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Mad magazine was the haggadah of my childhood.

It was my sacred text, my script and my constant companion — so much so that I cannot imagine my childhood and early adolescence without it.

That is why these past few days have been sad for me, and for so many others.

Al Jaffee, perhaps the last of the creators of Mad, has died at the biblical age of 102. In 2016, Guinness World Records recognized him for having had the longest career as a comic artist.

Let me go through that haggadah — that "sacred" script — of my childhood.

I lived for Mad.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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