WHY? - JOKESTER magazine 2 pager

This is one of my favorite pieces that I ever did. Mike Arnold (my JOKESTER co-publisher) wrote and laid it out and I illustrated it. I adapted my style slightly to just sketch it out once ala Sergio Aragones or Art Bouthillier, so the initial feel was not lost by overworking it.

Incidentally I still have a few JOKESTERs, Southern Fried Comics and THWAK magazines as well as some Gosar/Jallad era CRACKED magazines for sale. Just contact me for a list.

Humor Magazine listing

Here is a list that was initially compiled back in 2003 and appeared in THWAK #4/The Journal of MADness #15 double issue. I have since revised it slightly and although I am not claiming it to be a 100% complete listing of all MAD like American humor magazines I feel it comes pretty close.

For the purposes of trying to stay as concise to the MAD type magazine I chose not to include College magazines, general single panel gag magazines, National Lampoon types, genre specific ie CARtoons, CYCLEtoons etc. Enjoy and I hope this proves to be a good reference.


PUCK 1877 – 1912
Keppler & Schwarzmann

JUDGE 1881 – 1930’s
Judge Publishing Co.

BALLYHOO 1931 – 1954
Dell Publishing Co.

FOO May 1952
Monarch Publishing Co.

MAD Oct. 1952 – present
EC/Warner

SNAFU Nov. 1955 – Vol. 2 #2 1956 (3 issues)
Atlas Comics (RCM)

LUNATICLE Feb. 1956 - #2, April 1956
Whitstone Publications

CRAZY, MAN, CRAZY
Dec. 1955 Vol. 2 #1 - June 1956 Vol. 2 #2
Humor Magazines (Charlton)

TRUMP Jan. 1957 - #2 March 1957
HMH Publishing Co.

THIS MAGAZINE IS CRAZY
July 1957 Vol. 3 #2- Vol. 4 #8
March 1959
Charlton Publications

HUMBUG Aug. 1957 - #11 Oct. 1958
Humbug publications
(last 2 issues magazine size)

NUTS Feb. 1958 - #2 April 1958
Health Knowledge

CRACKED Feb. 1958 – #365 Nov 2004
Vol. 2 #1-#3 2006
Cracked Publications

FRENZY April 1958 - #6 March 1959
Bimfort Magazines Inc.

THIMK May 1958 - #6 May 1959
Counterpoint Inc.

PANIC July 1958 - #6 July 1959
Vol. 2 #10 Dec. 1965 – Vol. 2 #12 1966
Panic Publications

LOCO Aug. 1958 - #3 Jan. 1959
Satire Publications

ZANY Sept. 1958 - #4 May 1959
Candor Publishing Co.

FRANTIC Oct. 1958 – Vol. 2 #2 April 1959
Pierce Publishing Co.

SHOOK UP Nov. 1958 #1
Dodsworth Publishing Co.

SICK Aug. 1960- #134 Fall 1980
Charlton Publications

HELP Aug. 1960 - #26 Sept. 1965
General Promotions Co.
(Warren Publishing Co.)

FOOEY Feb. 1961 - #4 May 1961
Scott Publishing Co.

POW Aug. 1966 - #2 Feb. 1967
Humor – Vision

YELL April 1966 - ?
K-M-R Publications Inc.

WILD Jan. 1968 - #3 1968
Dell Publishing Co.

SPOOF Oct. 1970 - #5 May 1973
Marvel Comics Group

BLAST Feb. 1971 - #2 May 1971
G & D Publishing

UP YOUR NOSE (and out your ear)
April 1972 - #2 June 1972
Klevart Enterprises

GRIN Nov. 1972 - #3 April 1973
APAG House Publications

PLOP! Sept./Oct. 1973 - #24 Nov./Dec. 1976
National Periodical Publications

CRAZY Oct. 1973 - #94 April 1983
Marvel Comics Group

LOONY SPORTS 1975 #1
3 Strikes Publishing

THE NATIONAL CRUMB Aug. 1975 #1
Mayfair Publications

PARODY March 1977 - #3 Aug. 1977
Armour Publishing Co.

TRASH March 1978 - #4 Oct. 1978
Trash Publishing Co.

WACKO Sept. 1980 - #3 Oct. 1981
Ideal Publishing Co.

BARF April 1990 #1
Revolutionary Comics Inc.

WARPED June 1990 - #2 Oct./Nov. 1990
Empire Entertainment

JAB Spring 1993 - ?
Cummings Design Group

MEAN 1996 #1
Draculina Publishing

NUTS June 1997 -?
Nuts Magazine Inc.

THWAK Spring 2001 - #5 Winter 2003
Tool/Thwak Publications

GAG Sept. 2004 #1 -2
Barrister Publications

JOKESTER Jan. 2005 #1
Tool/Thwak/Jokester Publications

If anyone knows of any items not on this list please contact me.