Al Jaffee, iconoclastic cartooning legend of Mad Magazine fame, dies at 102

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Al Jaffee, the iconoclastic cartoonist who created Mad Magazine’s most enduring feature — the Fold-In — and served as the publication’s longest-running contributor, died at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 102.

The cause was multiple-organ failure, his granddaughter Fani Thomson told the New York Times.

Jaffee’s art appeared in 500 of Mad’s first 550 issues — a prolific record that still stands. Mad honored Jaffee’s retirement in 2020 with a “Special All Jaffee Issue” featuring his work and a fold-in that revealed the words, “No More New Jaffee Fold-Ins.”

Jaffee's second wife, Joyce Revenson (whom he married in 1977), died in January 2020. Jaffee is survived by son Richard Jaffee, daughter Deborah Fishman; two step-children, Tracey and Jody Revenson; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

I grew up with Mad magazine and always enjoyed the Fold In.

Rest in peace.