Weird Al Puts His Stamp on Mad Magazine

Issue #533 showcases the publication's first-ever guest editor.

Ha ha. Via Fast Company contributor Susan Karlin’s preview of the Mad magazine issue guest edited by Weird Al Yankovic, we learn that when he proofed the finished issue, he caught and corrected a typo in one of the advertisements.

Yankovic will be signing copies of the issue tonight at the Union Square Barnes & Noble. Joining him will be EIC John Ficarra:

The issue, which comes out April 21, offers a three-page spread from Weird Al’s notebook – ideas that never saw the light of day, like a “Motel California” Eagles parody.

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