Al Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee March 13, 1921) was a childhood hero of mine. Though Jaffee hasn’t been featured as a graphic medicine creator on this website, he has produced numerous graphic medicine single panel cartoons through his Fold-Ins and other medical-related contributions to Mad magazine. I met his creations through the many books of his that I read when I was a kid (with my most recent purchase in March 2023 of Ghastly Jokes (1976, Grosset & Dunlap) and through Mad magazine. He appeared in practically every issue of Mad from Aug-Sep 1955—Issue 25 assessing whether it’s “Science or… Read More