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Over a 50-year period, virtually every issue of Mad featured Jaffee's materials as he delighted millions of kids with such fixtures as the Fold-In and "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions."

He created the magazine's Fold-In and "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," which were favorite sections for scores of readers.

Al Jaffee, 'Mad' magazine's longest-running contributor, died on April 10, 2023. He was 102.

Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson. He had retired at the age of 99.

Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.

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The award-winning artist only retired at age 99.

Al Jaffee died April 10, 2023 in New York at age 102. Over a 72-year career in art and illustrations, he became best known as one of Mad magazine’s longest-tenured cartoonists and writers.

Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson. He had retired at the age of 99.

For decades, virtually every issue of Mad magazine featured new material by Jaffee.