MAD Releases Superman Special Comic

Since 2023, MAD Magazine has been mainly discontinued and renumbered as reprints with each issue serving as a “best of” special for a given aspect of popular culture MAD has parodied over the decades with some new gags her and there. MAD #44 releases this week as a Superman special, with MAD jumping in on the Summer of Superman with DC.

MAD showcases some of their best Superman material by legendary artists like Don Martin and Sergio Aragones as well as gags and parodies all across Superman media – from Superman: The Movie to Superman Returns to Man of Steel. Even the iconic gag comic Spy vs. Spy guest stars a baby Kal-El for some hilarity.

Kerry Callen illustrated the cover of Super Alfred accompanied by Clark and Krypto as well as a new some new material. Callen is the creator of the online webcomics Super Antics. Funny gags such as Superman destroying the car on the cover of Action Comics #1 because no one could turn off the alarm that are all drawn as if it was the year they were published.

MAD #44 is out now and is available at your local comic shop.