Alfred E. Neuman - Wikipedia
Alfred E. Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humor magazine Mad. The character's distinct smiling face, gap-toothed smile, freckles, red hair, protruding ears, and scrawny body dates back to late 19th-century advertisements for painless dentistry, also the origin of his "What, me worry?"
The Long, Tangled History of Alfred E. Neuman - The Paris Review
2016年3月3日 · That bumpkin became Alfred E. Neuman, MAD’s mascot, who turns sixty this year—kind of. The impish, immutable redhead made his official debut in December 1956, when he appeared on the cover of MAD no. 30 as a write-in candidate for president.
MAD Magazine’s Iconic Alfred E. Neuman Turns 60 This Year
2016年3月17日 · Ever since the big-eared redhead first graced the satirical magazine’s cover in December 1956, Neuman has become synonymous with MAD, appearing on almost every cover since.
The real history of Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman: CBC Archives - YouTube
In this clip from 1977, publisher Bill Gaines talks about the real history of Alfred E. Neuman - the fictitious mascot and cover boy of Mad Magazine.
Alfred E. Neuman | fictional character | Britannica
…gap-toothed cover boy, the fictional Alfred E. Neuman, whose motto “What, me worry?” became the catchphrase of teenage readers. From 1956 Neuman was a write-in candidate in every presidential election, and Gaines once hung a Neuman …
Alfred E. Neuman – ‘The What-Me-Worry Kid’ - MADtrash.com
2020年3月15日 · Over the decades, the Alfred E. Neuman face and ‘What, me worry?’ phrase have frequently been referenced by broad media, as shorthand for inexplicable idiocy.
A Brief History of Mad Magazine - Mental Floss
2021年7月20日 · Alfred E. Neuman set his sights on everything from Vietnam to Watergate. Even Harvey Kurtzman returned briefly in 1985 to help spoof Rambo.
The Story Behind Alfred E. Neuman | Atkins Bookshelf
2014年11月9日 · Alfred E. Neuman, the lovable freckled, jug-eared kid with the insouciant gap-toothed grin (a face that only a mother could love), has been gracing the cover of Mad Magazine since December 1956.
» The Long, Tangled History of Alfred E. Neuman
2016年3月4日 · The impish, immutable redhead made his official debut in December 1956, when he appeared on the cover of MAD #30 as a write-in candidate for president. He’s appeared on almost every MAD cover since: possessing, spoofing, and spooking cultural icons with nothing more than a drowsy rictus.
Alfred E. Neuman: The face of several generations
2024年8月10日 · Although there was a Mad magazine before there was Alfred E. Neuman, it’s hard to imagine the cover of Mad without that face offering up a gap-toothed smile and butterfly-winged ears.