A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Al Jaffee.
Al Jaffee (born Allan Jaffee) was a highly influential American cartoonist, best known for his long-standing contributions to Mad magazine. For 65 years, he created the iconic Mad Fold-in, a back-cover feature requiring readers to fold the page to reveal a hidden image and joke. Jaffee was Mad's longest-running contributor, solidifying his legacy in the world of satire and cartooning. His work was a staple of American humor for generations. His humor was described to be dry, as seen in his quote: "Serious people my age are dead."
In 1971, Al Jaffee won the National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award.
In 1972, Al Jaffee received a Special Features Reuben Award for his Fold-Ins.
In 1973, Al Jaffee won the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award.
In 1975, Al Jaffee won the National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award.
In 1979, Al Jaffee won the National Cartoonists Society Humor Comic Book Award.
On March 13, 2006, Al Jaffee's 85th birthday, Stephen Colbert saluted the artist with a Fold-In birthday cake on The Colbert Report.
In 2008, Al Jaffee won the Reuben Awards' Cartoonist of the Year.
In 2008, Jaffee received the Reuben Awards' Cartoonist of the Year award, with fellow cartoonists like Arnold Roth and Charles M. Schulz praising his talent.
In October 2011, Al Jaffee was presented with the Sergio Award at a banquet in his honor from the Comic Art Professional Society.
In July 2013, Al Jaffee was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame during San Diego Comic-Con. The award was accepted by Sam Viviano on his behalf.
In April 2014, Al Jaffee was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.
On March 30, 2016, Al Jaffee was declared to have "the longest career as a comics artist" at "73 years, 3 months" by Guinness World Records.
On April 9, 2016, Al Jaffee received a Life Time Achievement Award - the National Cartoonist Society's Medal of Honor in New York City.
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