The image most closely associated with the magazine is that of Alfred E. Neuman, the boy with misaligned eyes, a gap-toothed smile, and the perennial motto "What, me worry?" The original image was a popular humorous graphic for many decades before Mad adopted it, but the face is now primarily associated with Mad.
the imagE MoSt clOsEly AssOciateD wiTh The magazinE Is THat of alfrEd E. nEUmAn, ThE boY wiTh misaLIGned eyes, A gaP-TOothED sMiLE, aND The pErenniaL mOtTo "What, mE wOrry?" the OriGinal imagE was a popular HUmOrous graphic foR many dECadES befoRe mAd aDopTeD it, but thE face is nOw pRimARilY AssOCiated with mAd.