▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁they ▁knew ▁they ' d ▁finally ▁" made ▁it " ▁was ▁when ▁they ▁saw ▁themselves ▁thus ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁Mad . ▁ ▁Many ▁cele brit ies ▁par od ied ▁by ▁the ▁magazine ▁have ▁pos ed ▁for ▁photograph s ▁which ▁were ▁printed ▁in ▁Mad s ▁letters ▁column , ▁generally ▁holding ▁the ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁they ▁appeared ▁in , ▁and ▁frequently , ▁react ing ▁in ▁some ▁com ical ▁way . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁magazine ▁dep icted ▁the ▁main ▁cast ▁of ▁L . A . ▁Law ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁cover , ▁the ▁actors ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁photo ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁actors ▁m im icked ▁their ▁car ic ature d ▁pos es ▁and ▁pla cement , ▁with ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Steven ▁Bo ch co ▁black ing ▁out ▁a ▁to oth ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Alfred ▁E . ▁Ne uman . ▁ ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁guitar ist ▁Sl ash ▁told ▁Mo jo , ▁" The ▁magazine ▁cover ▁that ▁has ▁meant ▁the ▁most ▁to ▁me ▁was ▁probably ▁when ▁I ▁appeared ▁in ▁Mad ▁Magazine , ▁as ▁a ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁Alfred ▁E . ▁Ne uman ▁( # 3 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁That ▁was ▁when ▁I ▁felt ▁that ▁I ' d ▁arrived ." ▁ ▁Film ▁critic ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁said ▁that ▁being ▁par od ied ▁by ▁Mad ▁was ▁" the ▁ult imate ▁honor ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show , ▁Michael