MAD COMIC COVER GALLERIES - PART ONE...

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As I'm sure most of you will know, MAD Magazine started

life as a comicbook in 1952.  Yup, for the first 23 issues, Mad was

a comic just like any other, before switching to magazine format with

its 24th number in 1955.  Interestingly, although most people tend to

think that Mad Mascot ALFRED E. NEUMAN first appeared in the

magazine incarnation, he actually made his debut in a mock ad on the

cover of #21, when it was still a comic.  (Don't worry, you'll see it

in part four of this series if you stick around.)

So fasten your seatbelts, you Mad Maniacs - we're off!

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