Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than 2, 000, 000 during its 1970s circulation peak.

When Feldstein retired in 1984, he was replaced by the team of Nick Meglin and John Ficarra, who co-edited Mad for the next two decades.

However, just how much of that success was due to the original Kurtzman template that he left for his successor, and how much should be credited to the Al Feldstein system and the depth of the post-Kurtzman talent pool, can be argued without resolution.

Kurtzman left Gaines ' employ a year later anyway and was replaced by Al Feldstein, who had been Gaines ' most prolific editor during the EC Comics run.

* Mad editor Al Feldstein, who was stationed in Blytheville during World War II, later wrote a science fiction story set in Blytheville, " Chewed Out ," Weird Science 12 ( March 1952 ).

Li ' l Abner was also parodied in 1954 ( as " Li ' l Melvin " by " Ol ' Hatt ") in the pages of EC Comics ' humor comic, Panic, edited by Al Feldstein.

In March 1957, Woodbridge began as a freelancer to Mad when Al Feldstein was the editor.

:" I showed it to Al Feldstein, and the first thing I said was, ' Al, I've got this crazy idea, and you're not going to buy it, because it mutilates the magazine.

* A Usenet thread in which Kurt Busiek states his belief that the story was essentially taken from Feldstein

MAD editor Al Feldstein called Clarke " a singular valuable asset to MAD ... his arrival upon the scene was a godsend.

Although the Vault-Keeper was originally designed by Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig is the artist most associated with the character, having drawn all his lead stories in The Vault of Horror with two exceptions.

Although The Vault-Keeper was originally designed by Feldstein, Craig is the artist most associated with the character, having drawn all his lead stories in The Vault of Horror with the exception of two.

It was written by Feldstein and drawn by Davis.

The third story, " Yellow ," was adapted from a story written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Jack Davis for the first issue of EC's Shock SuspenStories.

Writing was handled by Gaines and Feldstein exclusively through the first 12 issues with the exception of a single story written by Craig.

The comic, published by Bill Gaines and edited by Al Feldstein, was a merger of two previous bi-monthly titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy, which ran from 1950 to 1953, both ending at issue # 22.

Feldstein worked with Major Donald Keyhoe, a former marine pilot who was considered the leading popular writer on the subject at the time.

Notable jurors have included: Virginia A. Myers, Peter Feldstein, and Dr. Rachel M. Williams, all from the University of Iowa ’ s School of Art & Art History ; Julie Leonard from the University of Iowa ’ s Center for the Book and the School of Art & Art History ; Shannon Kennedy from the University of Iowa ’ s School of Art & Art History and Coe College's Department of Art in Cedar Rapids formerly at Kirkwood Community College-Iowa City ; Kayt Conrad of the University of Iowa ’ s Division of Performing Arts Art Coordinator and Interim Dean of Arts & Humanities at Kirkwood Community College ; as well as Helen Grunwald, Doug Hall, and Rahat Sodaev, all faculty from the Arts & Humanities Department of Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

EC's science fiction comics were never able to match the popularity of their horror comics like Tales from the Crypt, but Gaines and Feldstein kept them alive using the profits from their more popular titles.

EC's science fiction comics were never able to match the popularity of their horror comics like Tales from the Crypt, but Gaines and Feldstein kept them alive using the profits from their more popular titles.

Even EC Comics joined the parade with a sister humor magazine, Panic, produced by future Mad editor Al Feldstein.

" Mad editor Al Feldstein said, " He could have drawn the whole magazine if we'd let him.

Mad editor Al Feldstein and publisher Bill Gaines liked what they saw, and Aragonés became a contributor to the magazine in 1963.

The magazine published such prominent writers and scholars as Seymour Martin Lipset, James Q. Wilson, Peter Drucker, Charles Murray, James S. Coleman, Anthony Downs, Aaron Wildavsky, Mancur Olson, Jr., Michael Novak, Samuel P. Huntington, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Martin Feldstein, Leon Kass, Irwin M. Stelzer, Daniel P. Moynihan, Nathan Glazer, Glenn C. Loury, Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom, Charles Krauthammer, Francis Fukuyama, and David Brooks.

) Feldstein oversaw Mad from 1955 through 1986, as Gaines went on to a long and profitable career as a publisher of satire and enemy of bombast.

In an interview, Feldstein speculated that he and Gaines wrote so many Siamese twin stories because of the interdependence they had on each other.

When Murphy continued to insist that the Black man had to go, Feldstein put it on the line.

* Also in 1953, a " Variation " on " The Tell-Tale Heart " entitled " Sleep No More ," by Gaines and Feldstein, appeared.

Mitchell Feldstein has published two volumes of prose / poetry: " Hurl " on Apathy Press

These sources argue that neither Feldstein nor Godwin intentionally " swiped " from the stories that came before, but merely produced similar variations on an ancient theme, that of an individual being sacrificed so that the rest may survive.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of horror stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading of a large number of horror stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of suspense stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of horror stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

And far from being just a label of meaningless hype, the concept proved to be a major step for EC, providing Gaines and Feldstein with a forum for expressing their views on the human condition just as Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat were for Harvey Kurtzman.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of suspense stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

Although the title and format change took effect with issue 13, Gaines and Feldstein decided not to restart the numbering in order to save money on second class postage.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of science fiction stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

Although the title and format change took effect with issue 12, Gaines and Feldstein decided not to restart the numbering in order to save money on second class postage.

As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of science fiction stories and using them to develop " springboards " from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories.

In expanding the basic premise and adding comedic elements, scripter Al Feldstein established the setting as Blytheville, Arkansas.

New editor Al Feldstein swiftly brought aboard staffers such as Don Martin, Frank Jacobs, and Mort Drucker, and later, Antonio Prohías and Dave Berg.

Feldstein ( 2004 ) considers oral history to be akin to journalism, Both are committed to uncovering truths and compiling narratives about people, places, and events.

* Feldstein, Mark.

" Aragones convinced Feldstein to use his cartoons by creating a dummy sample issue with his Marginals drawn along the edges.

Portrait of Janet Waldo by Al Feldstein.

Regular contributors included Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Harry Harrison, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, Bernard Krigstein, John Severin, Joe Orlando and Frank Frazetta, along with editor / artists Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein.

Kurtzman and Feldstein urged Gaines to accept advertising, without result.

A film biopic, Ghoulishly Yours, William M. Gaines, has long been in pre-production ; director John Landis and screenwriter Joel Eisenberg have been attached to the project since 2008, with Feldstein as a creative consultant.

His editors, Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman, who also drew covers and stories, gave assignments to such prominent and highly accomplished freelance artists as Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Al Williamson, Basil Wolverton, and Wally Wood.

With input from Gaines, the stories were scripted by Kurtzman, Feldstein and Craig.

The next day he would present each premise until Feldstein found one that he thought he could develop into a story.

At EC's peak, Feldstein edited seven titles while Kurtzman handled three.

' Feldstein sputtered.