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AllaN01Bear

(29,811 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:07 PM Apr 2025

i was shopping today and guess what i found.?????

a mad magazine. instantly bought it. it is a special collectors edition.
mad went out of publishing an new material as they said they had run out. ohm my has it been interisting.

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i was shopping today and guess what i found.????? (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 OP

Where did you find it? hlthe2b Apr 2025 #1

at a reigonal calfiornia supermarket store chain called safe mart. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #2

Was there any kind of date on it? What was on the cover? hlthe2b Apr 2025 #3

npopers . just a sell by date of 5/27/25 AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #4

Oooo, hahaha! Loved it! Maaaybe our biggest Barnes & Noble will have one. electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #5

i got a gift subscfription for christmas a while back. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #6

Aw, not so fun. electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #7

hlthe2b

(114,720 posts)

1. Where did you find it?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:25 PM

Apr 2025

Barnes & Noble used to sell a lot of magazines but I've not been in one in quite some time. The grocery stores have really reduced their "offerings..."

AllaN01Bear

(29,811 posts)

2. at a reigonal calfiornia supermarket store chain called safe mart.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:32 PM

Apr 2025

was in our local safemart store i saw t and grabbed. MINE.

hlthe2b

(114,720 posts)

3. Was there any kind of date on it? What was on the cover?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:34 PM

Apr 2025

Inquiring minds and all that...

AllaN01Bear

(29,811 posts)

4. npopers . just a sell by date of 5/27/25

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:42 PM

Apr 2025

looked on the inside cover for publisher info ,sorry , nothing there.

electric_blue68

(27,355 posts)

5. Oooo, hahaha! Loved it! Maaaybe our biggest Barnes & Noble will have one.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:02 PM

Apr 2025

Sigh... not sure I've been in a B&N since before Covid. I used to go a lot! The biggest one in Manhattan is still just north of Union Sq Park. I would also go to the Green Market at the west & northern side of the park, then stop in at B&N. Good times!

Looked at Crafts, Art, Architecture, Interior Design, Science, Science Fiction, Gardening for beutiful photos, Children's Books for the illustrations. The magazine rack for the same, plus rock mags.

I should go this summer!

Thanks for the inspiration.

ETA: I read MAD from mid 60's - up to ? 81+ish. Then I picked one up in the ?early 90's.
As an artist I was really interested to see the new visual styles they presented.

AllaN01Bear

(29,811 posts)

6. i got a gift subscfription for christmas a while back.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:22 PM

Apr 2025

in the middle of the subscription,mad quit. im still a little miffed @ them

electric_blue68

(27,355 posts)

7. Aw, not so fun.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:35 PM

Apr 2025

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