# NY Times MAD Fold-In gallery

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 30, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282 "2008-03-30T16:38:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282/1 "2008-03-30T16:38:58Z")

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The NY Times has posted a gallery of old MAD Magazine Fold-Ins, and they’re interactive, in Flash, so you actually see them flat and then click and drag to fold them in. It’s a really great presentation of some great art by Mr. Al Jaffee.

[23 of them](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/28/arts/20080330_FOLD_IN_FEATURE.html)!

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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282/2 "2008-03-30T20:40:35Z")

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Excellent fun! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282/3 "2008-03-31T05:51:54Z")

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They’re great. I remember doing the paper versions as a kid, and sometimes not understanding exactly what the “solution” was supposed to mean. It’s great to see some of them again as an adult.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282/4 "2008-03-31T13:28:49Z")

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I haven’t seen one of those in years. Brilliant work.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-mad-fold-in-gallery/443282/5 "2008-03-31T13:32:34Z")

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The MAD CDs and DVD that have all issues up to a year or so ago have all the fold-ins, anf you can view the folded-in version as well. But it’s not as glitzy as this interactive version.

> **[Amazon.com: Absolutely MAD Magazine - 50+ Years : Home &amp; Kitchen](https://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-MAD-Magazine-50-Years/dp/B000HKMQ64)**
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> Over 600 issues of Mad Magazines, (1952-2006) every regular issue (1-460),XL's, Super Special and Color Classics. Interview with the many of the writers, Spy VS Spy animation video, Spy VS Sky Mountain Dew commercials and much more.