Jaffee, Al(lan)
JAFFEE, Al(lan)
JAFFEE, Al(lan). American, b. 1921. Genres: Humor/Satire, Cartoons. Career: Quality Comics, writer and artist for Inferior Man, 1941; Marvel Comics, humor feature writer, 1942-55; Trump and Humbug (magazines), writer and artist, 1955-58; Mad (magazine), writer and artist, 1955 and 1958-; freelance advertising illustrator, 1958-; illustrator of children's books, 1960-. Author and illustrator of syndicated comic strips "Tall Tales," 1958-65, and "Debbie Deere," 1966; Playboy (magazine), contributing artist and writer for "Little Annie Fanny" (comic strip), 1964-66. Publications: SELF-ILLUSTRATED: Tall Tales, 1960; Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1968; Funny Jokes and Foxy Riddles, 1968; Witty Jokes and Wild Riddles, 1968; Al Jaffee's Mad (Yecch!) Monstrosities, 1974; Al Jaffee Gags, 1974; Al Jaffee Gags Again, 1975; Al Jaffee Blows His Mind, 1975; Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out Still More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1976; Ghastly Jokes, 1976; (with F. Jacobs) Sing Along with Mad, 1977; Al Jaffee Draws a Crowd, 1978; (with N. Meglin) Rotten Rhymes and Other Crimes, 1978; Al Jaffee Bombs Again, 1978; Al Jaffee Sinks to a New Low, 1978; Al Jaffee's Mad Inventions, 1978; Al Jaffee Meets His End, 1979; The Ghoulish Book of Weird Records, 1979; More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1979; Good Lord! Not Another Book of Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1980; Al Jaffee Gets His Just Desserts, 1980; Al Jaffee: Dead or Alive, 1980; Al Jaffee Fowls His Nest, 1981; Al Jaffee Meets Willie Weirdie, 1981; Al Jaffee Hogs the Show, 1981; Al Jaffee Goes Bananas, 1982; Al Jaffee Shoots His Mouth Off, 1982; Mad's Al Jaffee Freaks Out, 1982; Willie Weirdie Zaps Al Jaffee, 1983; Mad's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee, 1983; Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, No. 5, 1984; A Pretentious Compendium of "Mad"'s Very Best Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1986; Mad Book of Puzzles, Games, and Lousy Jokes, 1986; Once Again Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1987; Al Jaffee's Mad Book of Magic and Other Dirty Tricks, 1988; Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, No. 7, 1989; Al Jaffee's Mad Rejects, 1990; An Overblown Collection: MORE Mad Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, 1990; Fold This Book, 1997. ILLUSTRATOR: Editors of Mad magazine, Clods' Letters to Mad, 1981; Daniel Goleman and Jonathan Freedman, What Psychology Knows That Everyone Should, 1981. Address: c/o Mad, E.C. Publications, Inc, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.