If you were a young fan of Mad Magazine's outrageous and sometimes edgy humor in the '70s, chances are you also collected Wacky Packages—the hilarious parodies of everyday products that felt like they ...

A box of the first edition of Wacky Packages sold for $79,300 this weekend at Heritage Auctions, a record for the franchise. The previous record paid for a sealed box was $63,084, set in Dec. 2022 at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. You wouldn't think of Spiegelman if you saw his Topps art, ...

When I was a kid I used to spend my allowance money on Wacky Packages. I forget how much they cost, but for the money you got a piece of cardboardy gum plus a few stickers with parodies of common ...

When it comes to creating parody in the post-ironic world, the tools available to us are plentiful and democratic. Spend a half hour with Photoshop and your throwaway burst of creativity can ...

Somewhere, in a junior high school locker, sits a faded sticker: “Weakies, the Breakfast of Chumps.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content ...