“Among the great cartoonists of our period.” -New Yorker cartoonist Arnold Roth

The remarkable story of 1 of America’s most prolific and beloved cartoonists, Al Jaffee, with dozens of original color illustrations. Jaffe’s career in cartooning extends back again to 1941-with early laughter pieces for Timely Comics, a precursor to Marvel Comics-but the iconic musician remains most widely known for the outstanding Fold-In cartoons he invented at Costs Gaines’s Mad magazine in 1964. The cerebral and sardonic illustrations possess inspired generations of Mad readers-including Stephen Colbert, R. Crumb, Gary Larson and Charles Shultz-to embrace a firm and healthy irreverence towards the status quo. NY Moments columnist and bestselling writer Mary-Lou Weisman (My Middle-Aged Baby Book) assists Jaffe tell his remarkable tale.