"Mad", "Creepy", and "Weird".

[Harker]

Three of my favorite magazines when I was a lad.

[cyclonefence]

1. I remember sitting in the bathtub reading the Jan.1 1961 issue of Mad

The cover pointed out that the last year that could be read upside-down was 1881. Memorable.

[Harker]

2. A good foundation in fun, satire, and creative thinking likely helped shape

a lot of us.

That you remember that detail after 63 years says a lot.

I still think in Don Martin's sound effects.

[dameatball]

3. And "Cracked!" Not as good as "Mad" though.

[Harker]

4. Yes! "Cracked" would do in a pinch. n/t

[Sean Andalou]

5. Cracked was merely brand X Mad ..

... until Don Martin had a dispute with Mad management and moved to Cracked.

Today's website is a pale shadow of what was.

[Archae]

6. Cracked.com is a pretty good web site...

They make a lot of lists, silly, thoughtful, even informative.

[ailsagirl]

7. I liked Mad magazine but I never heard of the other two n/t

[Harker]

8. They, and "Eerie" were macabre stories, illustrated in dramatic comic style.

Vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and Poe-esque tales.

That sort of material.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. mad , loony toons and other cartoons an silly shows made me for whom what i am and a incident that happened

when i was 4 years old .

[AllaN01Bear]

10. i thought that this was going to be a disscussion on todays political climate , but turned out to be a memory

trigger for me , a good and funny one . sigh

[Harker]

11. Yes... hearing those words used individually and in concert is what brought back

some childhood memories for me.

Are you going to share your memory, or is it private?

[AllaN01Bear]

12. it is private . not a fun one .

[Harker]

13. I'm sorry, AllaNO1Bear. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

14. i sent you new du mail , check your inbox please .