[From nobody Thu Apr  1 10:20:07 2004
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:31:56 +0800
From: Azamin <azamin7@streamyx.com>
Subject: Re: [Groop] Sergio Leaves MAD!
To: Mike Slaubaugh <slaubau@ipfw.edu>
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I think  this piece of news came from AFP - April Fool Press... not AP
Wire...

Mike Slaubaugh wrote:

> >From the AP Wire:
>
> In a dispute with the direction MAD magazine has taken in recent years
> (color pages, ads and crass humor), Sergio Aragones has decided to leave
> the magazine.  Aragones has been a fixture at MAD since 1965 and the
> editors said his regular marginals and "A MAD Look At..." would be
> sorely missed.  Aragones indicated he would devote more time to other
> projects such as his long running comic book series, Groo the Wanderer.
>
> For more information, go to http://www.aprfoolsday.com

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