"The Australian version of MAD Magazine," writes MAdTarash.com, "was founded in 1978 by Horwitz Publications. Although the licence to produce MAD in Australia was purchased in 1978, the first magazine printed wasn’t until December 1980. When the first magazine came out it bore few differences to the US version. But most notably, it was 56 pages long compared to the 48 page US edition. It also featured some original Australian content."
