Mad Comes of Dotage: Art and Artifacts from Six Decades of Mad Magazine

On Saturday afternoon, March 22 at 3 PM, chapter chair Bennett Barsk ’82 will host us in his Alexandria, Virginia home for a talk but more important a viewing of his amazing collection of Mad magazine issues and related memorabilia.

Learn about the Great Comic-Book Scare of the 1950s and how it led to the birth of Mad magazine. Discover the links among psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, PhD chemist Bill Gaines, Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, composer Irving Berlin, and the U.S. Supreme Court. View pristine examples of early issues from Bennett’s collection, as well as books, original art, one-of-a-kind collectibles originally from Mad publisher Gaines’ personal collection, and just plain oddities. Food and drink will be served.


Bennett lives at 13-C Sunset Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22301, within walking distance of  the King Street Station on Metro's Blue and Yellow lines.  Parking is reasonably easy up to a block away.

RSVP to Bennett at bbarsk <at>  msn.com