Sad about MAD! and Artie Johnson

Lovers of the Der Red Max, we've been hit with a double blow today...

First, Artie Johnson of Rowlan and Martin's Laugh In, passed away. He was frequently seen as Wolfgang, the curious German soldier with his catch phrase "Verrrryyyy Interesting". He was 90 years old.





Second, MAD! magazine has announced that it's ceasing publication. Alfred E Newman needs a new home... How about 1600 N. Pennsylvania Ave? (we've already done worse)



The Citation Red Max (later known as the Der Red Max) have (in my mind at least) close links to Both Artie, and MAD!

Thanks for the laughs fellas.

Rest In Peace!

NOOOOOO!!!!

Very Interesting.

Don't really care about the Mad Mag too much, never really got into it.

Arti on the other hand I remember fondly from my youth on the Rowan and Martin "Laugh In"... I remember Goldie Hawn too

She is still amongst us I believe.

I read MAD very regularly from about 1966 (when I was 7-8) and 1975 (17).

The movie and music parodies were hilarious. I also loved their Dave Berg Lighter Side series.

When Nixon left office they lost a lot of their thunder. Teevee shows like SNL also took over their role of satire.

MAD magazine was awesome in the 50's, quite good in the 60's, and ran out of gas in the 70's. They were never really able to replace their best artists as they moved on or retired. I saw a later magazine after they had started selling advertising. It was a mere shadow of it's former self.
Arte Johnson was quite funny and by all accounts lived a full and happy life. RIP

Jim

I had no idea MAD! was still in publication. Or that Arte Johnson was still alive. They were both very funny in their heyday.

MAD Magazine in the 1950s concentrated on monster horror stories and gross-out humor.