Last Monday, I was on a ZOOM call with members of the National Cartoonists Society. One of the participants was MAD Magazine artist Sam Viviano. Seeing Sam reminded me of this new documentary about MAD.
It’s currently available on Amazon to rent for five bucks, or purchase for only $7. CHEAP!
https://www.amazon.com/When-Went-MAD-Alan-Bernstein/dp/B0F22GNGJ5
But it’s also available to view for free on Hoopla.
https://www.hoopladigital.com/
Hoopla is an online digital library that requires just three things to join:
- A library card with an affiliated institution
- An e-mail address
- An interest in free access to books, magazines, audio and video material
Early in the documentary, the claim is made that M.C. Gaines, father of MAD publisher Bill Gaines, had a hand in how Superman was first published. Here is some historical background.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/maxwell-charles-gaines-the-man-who-rejected-superman-in-1936/