Comic Book Stores Got MAD Magazine #1 a Week Early, Asked to Hold It

Due to an error, today, comic book retailers got the newly relaunched and rebooted MAD Magazine a week earlier than they should have done. And no one realised.

DC Comics has just issued a request to comic book retailers that they not sell it and hold it until next week. However, this message was only received after many stores had been selling it all day. And quite a few have closed by now.

What, DC worry?

Two faves waiting for me at my local comic store today. Can't wait to read the redesigned @MADmagazine ! So cool! pic.twitter.com/VYlSbxyX2X

— Rob Usdin (@RobUsdin) April 11, 2018

How I feel about comic books and now Mad magazine overplaying the reboot to # 1 angle ad nauseum. Way to rape one of the few demographics that still reads print media, peeps. pic.twitter.com/3iGtzwLFkj

— Ray Van Horn, Jr. (@rvanhornjr) April 11, 2018

First @MADmagazine I've bought in probably 30 years. Great job @dantelfer ! pic.twitter.com/vCUphMX4gV

— Walt Keegan (@WJKCreations) April 11, 2018

Out this week: FLASH, WONDER WOMAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA #700, THANOS, OLD MAN LOGAN, DOMINO #1, ARCHIES #6, OBLIVION SONG, GIDEON FALLS, MAD MAGAZINE #1, and mucho more! #NCBD #DEADPOOL #THANOS #INFINITYWAR #BLONDIE pic.twitter.com/dmm7VudlFY

— Comics on the Green (@cotgreen) April 11, 2018

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