Alfred E. Neuman Hopeless Poster & Cover of Mad Magazine

by Scott Beale on October 27, 2008 · 2 comments

Alfred E. Neuman Hopeless

Mad Magazine has just released another great election poster (previously it was spoofs on McCain & Obama) featuring their mascot Alfred E. Neuman as a “Hopeless” candidate, spoofing the popular Obama “Hope” posters by Shepard Fairey.

Mad Magazine #495

This image is also on the cover of the current issue of Mad Magazine (#495).

See Previously:

- No Country For Old Man & The 46-Year-Old Political Virgin

- A New Bob Hope

images via Mad Magazine

Thanks to Eric Prehoehl for the tip!

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1 Bernie October 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Shepard calls this a high point in his career:
http://obeygiant.com/headlines/mad-history

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2 attaboy Attaboy October 28, 2008 at 9:08 am

Checked out this issue, unfort. it's not a poster, just the middle spread with staples you have to bend back. MAD is paper thin, filled with ads and expensive.you woulda thought that they could spring for an actual Poster poster.

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