Nick Meglin was a member of MAD Magazine's editorial staff for almost half a century. His progress can be observed by studying the magazine's masthead, which moved him from "Ideas" to "War Correspondent" (during an army stint) to "Editorial Associate" to "Associate Editor" to "Editor," a position which he held for 20 years. After retiring from that job in 2004, Meglin was listed as a Contributing Editor.

Although he had fewer than ten official bylines in 48 years, Meglin was a major behind-the-scenes contributor to the magazine's contents and direction. Meglin was also an art instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City; his books include "The Art of Humorous Illustration"" and "Drawing from Within".

In addition to his work on MAD, Meglin has written for the musical theater. He wrote book and lyrics for Tim and Scrooge, a musical sequel to A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...

with music by Neil Berg, and is currently collaborating with Berg and librettist Dan Remmes

Dan Remmes

Dan Remmes is an American actor and writer based in New York City.A published playwright, Remmes has received several awards for his writing and was a recipient of the 2002 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Play Writing and Screenwriting....

 on a musical version of the film Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men (film)

Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Katie Sagona, Ossie Davis, and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote...

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Meglin now lives in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

, where he teaches illustration.