It's a little stunning to realize that Al Jaffee (he of back-cover fold-in art fame) is going to outlive Mad Magazine. (Also Sergio Aragonés, but he's only 82..)
"Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate.If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.”-Shel Silverstein
Sigh, I still miss the mail-order bookseller Loompanics, which sold stuff like this, and even weirder more semi-illegal titles, like lock-picking tutorials.
Every new generation of music gets this treatment. "Waltzes! They're touching each other as they dance!" "Jazz! (see above.)" "Rock N' Roll! Hoodlum music!" "Rap! Scary Black Thugs!"
On the other hand, Conrad has also been quoted as saying that maybe it's just as well that the show was cancelled, as creating it was very punishing physically on him and the cadre of stuntmen he fought with. But he's a trooper; while Ross Martin passed on many moons ago, Conrad's still with us at the age of 83.