![]() When all things look bleak however, it's always MAD that cheers me up. Pete Rouse was pretty close though.Ĭurrently jobless, I'm desperately seeking writing positions in film, television and even at MAD. Heck, my parents even commissioned me my own cover by the incredibly talented Tom Richmond as a graduation gift which, after discovering the bank doesn't cash artwork, is now proudly displayed on my wall.ĭespite failing in my President/VP/First Lady goal of last year, I am hopeful that it will one day be a reality. In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: "Life moves pretty fast." Although I graduated college with honors (big deal) and am getting married in a few months, nothing has been able to hinder my quest to continually enlarge my signed MAD collection. So I hope you enjoy Bradford's interesting take on Mad Magazine collecting. For instance, I'd never heard of Jon Rubinstein, but now see why he needed to sign Mad #463, as one of the co-inventors of Apple's iPod. If you're not familiar with a name, a little research will be needed to make the connection, which is part of the fun. The people are mostly big-name and not-so-big-name actors, with a few inventors, Mad-related folks, and even a four-star general thrown in. They cover a wide range of humans and a couple apes (J. ![]() So far, he has collected 424 signatures on 195 issues. So my wheels turned and I saw that the 15-year-old was onto something, so I gave him his own page. In April 2007 he pestered me again, but he had accumulated around twenty signatures. He emailed me for the first time back in August 2006 to tell me he had three or four celebrity-signed Mads he wanted me to feature on my site. For quite a few years now, he's been collecting autographs of people connected to the covers of Mad Magazine. Spice up your Mad covers the Bradford way!īradford Smith is not your average Mad Magazine collector.
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