Jaffees granddaughter Fani Thomson confirmed his passing and the cause of death to theNew York Times.
He had celebrated his 102nd birthday just last month.
RIP to a giant of cartooning.
Mad Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee (2011)AP Photo/Stephen Morton
During World War II he worked as an artist for the military.
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Jaffee began what would be a lifetime association withMad Magazineas a contributor in 1955.
Although he briefly left the publication to work for the short-livedHumbughumor magazine, he returned in 1958.
Through the years, he contributed the popular feature Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions.
The feature was inspired by the centerfolds that had been popularized by Playboy and other magazines.
A four-volume hardcover boxed set calledThe Mad Fold-In Collection: 19642010was published by Chronicle Books in September 2011.
In a2010 interviewwith the Boston Phoenix newspaper, Jaffee recalled his first Fold-In.
What a cruel thing to do!
Its so simplistic and silly and juvenile!
And anyone could have done that!
In 2016 he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-working cartoonist in comics history.
He had a profound influence on my mind when I was a kid.
The humor of several generations was shaped by his work.
