The Ridiculously Expensive Mad

A single-issue satirical gem from 1969, The Ridiculously Expensive Mad was a special oversized publication from The World Publishing Company that parodied the very concept of a high-priced comic. Written by Stan Hart and featuring the unmistakable caricature art of Mort Drucker, it served as a one-shot extension of the Mad magazine sensibility into a standalone format. Though it never continued beyond that initial release, it remains a curious and fondly remembered footnote in the history of American humor comics.