Don’t go away, MAD

Columnist Adam Cooke (third from left) got to meet many of his MAD Magazine heroes during a visit to the New York City offices in 2015. They included (from left) former associate editor Jacob Lambert, former senior editor Charlie Kadau, former art director Sam Viviano, former assistant art director Ryan Flanders, and veteran MAD writer Desmond Devlin.

I discovered MAD Magazine in the early ‘80s, nearly three decades into its existence. At the time, the magazine section at the Port Hawkesbury Sobeys location was kitty-corner to the bakery section, so I still recall the scent of freshly baked bread as I think of my first encounters with Alfred E. Neuman, Spy Vs….

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Jake Boudrot

A St. FX graduate and native of Arichat, Jake Boudrot has been the editor of The Reporter since 2001. He currently lives on Isle Madame.