Photo 1: Sketch from 1936 by Charles Knapp of Alfred Neuman. (George Ridenour is one of the volunteer staff in the YHS Archives who assists visitors with their research efforts.) Perhaps we should adopt Alfred as the YHS Archives mascot so as we do research and debate history we too can say “What Me Worry?” Now, this 1936 sketch by Charles Knapp is a prized possession of the Ypsilanti Historical Society Archives. The face was used in November, 1954 by Mad Magazine and it has now graced 450 Mad Magazine in addition to their adoption of Alfred as their mascot. Clearly, the gap-toothed face of the idiot kid had become iconic. Other than a postage stamp, the envelope bore only a picture of the magazine’s cover boy, Alfred E. One day in the 1960s a letter was delivered to the MAD offices bearing no name or address.
He has been used against rival political candidates implicating that “No one but an idiot like this would vote for this politician.” Today we delve into the early days of our moronic mascot, Alfred E. The ‘Usual Gang of Idiots‘ will no longer put their creative minds together to bring out. Alfred has been, as well, used by politicians in local, state and presidential political campaigns. So MAD magazine is closing down.It will, from now on, only republish old material and annual specials. Neuman” and the logo of “What Me Worry” began to appear with the mug shot. However, his name later appeared as “Alfred E. One story is that he was named after Alfred Newman the music arranger from the 1940s and 1950s. How did Alfred get his name? Again, this shrouded in mystery. One thought is that he might have originally been used to depict someone with a disease or as an advertisement for “painless dentistry.” A second theory is that his face (mug) was a caricature showing him to be a symbol of an “idiot.” Drucker was a largely self-taught artist who joined Mad magazine in 1956 four years after its founding and helped make it one of the most subversively influential publications of the. Neuman are shrouded in mystery and may never be fully known. Researching Wikipedia we were able to learn that the origins of Mr. However, the current version of the “What Me Worry,” Alfred Neuman that appears on the cover of Mad Magazine is well known. Under the photo is the caption “Sure I’m for the New Deal!” Presently, we know nothing about Mr. The photo is of a drawing from Jby one Charles P.
The scrapbooks in the back room of the YHS Archives include a 1936 version of Alfred E.
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