Al Jaffee MAD Magazine Cartoonist Dead at Age 102
![More details Cartoonist Al Jaffee following a discussion panel dedicated to Trump magazine on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, Day 4 of the 2016 New York Comic Con. This photo was created by Luigi Novi](https://www.remindmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/10.9.16AlJaffeeByLuigiNovi1-1014x570.jpeg)
Al Jaffee, cartoonist for MAD Magazine for 55 years and creator of the infamous MAD Magazine fold-in and “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” died of organ failure on April 10 at the age of 102. He began his career in 1942 as a comic book artist for a variety of publications such as Timely Comics – which became Marvel comics – and Atlas comics. He officially started at MAD Magazine in 1964, where he created the parody of Playboy foldouts with a fold-in, which was a feature on the back cover that, once folded in, would create a different image and story. It became one of their signature pieces.
![A collection of fold-ins with a self-portrait of the artist aping Alfred E. Neuman. The subtitle alludes to Abbie Hoffman's famous slogan.](https://www.remindmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mad-fold-this-book-book-al-jaffee-542x720.jpg)
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He was also creator of the snarky “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” feature in the magazine, which is exactly as it sounds.
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Jaffee received many awards and much recognition over the years, including being a Guinness World Records record holder for having the longest career as a comics artist. He just retired at the age of 99 in 2020 and and is further survived by his two children, two stepchildren and several grandchildren.