Al Jaffee

Abraham Jaffee (born March 13, 1921), known as Al Jaffee, is an American cartoonist. He is known for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. As of 2013, Jaffee remains a regular in the magazine after 58 years and is its longest-running contributor.[3] Only one issue of Mad has been published since 1964 without containing new material by Jaffee.[4][5]

Al Jaffee
Jaffee at a November 18, 2013 signing for Inside Mad at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan.
Born
Abraham Jaffee

(1921-03-13) March 13, 1921
Savannah, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Occupationcartoonist
Notable work
Mad, Trump, Humbug, "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions",[1] Tall Tales[2]
AwardsReuben Award – 2008
National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1973
Special Features Award for 1971 and 1975
Humor Comic Book Award for 1979
2013 Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award
Signature

Jaffee was born March 13, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia.[6]

References
  1. One On 1: Cartoonist Al Jaffee Reveals What's Behind His Fold-Ins from ny1.com.
  2. Tall Tales, Jaffee, Al, and Colbert, Stephen (Introduction by) Edition: Illustrated. Binding: Hard cover Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers Date Published: 2008, ISBN 978-0-8109-7272-8 ISBN 0-8109-7272-7.
  3. Mechanic, Michael (September 24, 2010). "Cartoonist Al Jaffee, the Original Mad Man". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. Mike Slaubaugh, "Mad Magazine Streaks" Archived 2001-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Issues #1-506, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2010.
  5. "Wondercon Special Guests"; Comic-Con magazine; Winter 2010; page 18.
  6. Cowan, Alison Leigh (October 1, 2010). "New Sketch of a Madcap’s Mad Life". The New York Times.

Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Jaffee.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.