Re[2]: [Groop]advertisements in MAD

Slaubaugh,Mike Slaubau@IPFW.EDU
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:59:00 -0500


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No problem, Chad!  The media is part of the problem since many are   
reporting that this is the first time MAD has accepted real ads which 
is not supported by the facts.  For example, check out the inside front 
cover of MAD 211 from December 1979.  There is a full page ad for the 
MAD magazine game by Parker Brothers and at the bottom of the page it 
says "Real Advertisement".  

Being a long-time MAD fan and a huge Aragones fan, I'll be more than 
happy to skip through the ads to see Sergio's latest contributions in 
each issue (without ads Sergio's creative outlet through MAD may no 
longer exist).  I haven't heard that any MAD contributors are jumping 
ship because of MAD's new ad policy, so if Aragones, Berg, Jaffee, 
Drucker, DeBartolo, Jacobs, etc. can live with it than I suppose I can 
too!

Mike S.

 
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Subject: Re[2]: [Groop]advertisements in MAD
Author: cmr@chadmriden.com
Date: 2/14/01 2:05 PM

I knew that they had promoted MAD-related items, but I didn't realize 
that
they had been selling ad space. I don't remember seeing any.. when I 
heard
the story on the radio they said that it was for the first time (and 
that
was my understanding previously) so.. sorry for spreading 
misinformation!
I still think it sucks.

>      FACT:  MAD regularly accepted ads from issues 1 to 28 (even after
> it 
>      turned into magazine format with issue 24). MAD has periodically 
>      accepted ads since then.  Just off the top of my head, the
> following 
>      companies have advertised in MAD (most during the 1960s, 1970s, 
and
> 
>      1980s, but some as recently as the past five years): 
>      
>         First Software
>         Big Top Records
>         RCA
>         United Artists
>         JC Penney
>         Little Brown and Co.
>         Spencer Gifts
>         Parker Brothers (numerous times)


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