MAD Magazine’s Weird Wyoming Connection

HOLD ON! Mad Magazine had a Wyoming connection?

Well - it turns out -

MAD Magazine's connection to Wyoming is primarily linked to its longtime editor, Al Feldstein, who retired to a 270-acre ranch in Wyoming to become a painter. Feldstein, who edited MAD during its peak, died at his home near the Wyoming/Montana border in 2014.

Al Feldstein moved to Wyoming after retiring from MAD in 1984, where he and his wife operated a ranch and rescued hundreds of animals.

MAD Magazine has been mentioned in travel anecdotes from travelers in Rock Springs, Wyoming, for its iconic satirical style.

Wyoming Public Media covered the passing of former MAD editor Al Feldstein in 2014.

A 2025 exhibition, "What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine," highlights the magazine's seven-decade history.

After retiring from MAD magazine in 1984, Al Feldstein moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he spent three years painting before relocating to a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, in 1992.

While he did not spend his final years in Wyoming, his initial move to Jackson Hole set the stage for his later life in the West.

The only thing I could find that MAD did about Wyoming might be 'Cheyenne Awful' (1964): MAD Magazine spoofed the film Cheyenne Autumn in October 1964 with a feature titled "Cheyenne Awful".

I went looking for any spoofs that MAD Magazine might have done about the state of Wyoming, but there were none. What a shame. They could have had a lot of fun with the Cowboy State, but it was not on their radar back then.