Saturday, July 29, 2017

Al Jaffee (born March 13, 1921)

Born Abraham Jaffee, Al Jaffee is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work on the satirical Mad magazine, including his iconic trademark feature the Mad Fold-in, which began in 1964 as a satire of the triple fold-outs that were appearing in glossy magazines such as Playboy, National Geographic and Life. Jaffee won the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award in 1973, its Special Feature Award in 1971 and 1975, and its Humor Comic Book Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 2014.

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