MAD #347 — July 1996

"The only advantage to living in the past is that the rents are much cheaper!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Subscription Ad — Why Kill Yourself?

  going to the dogs dressed as a cat — redrawn from MAD #192

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Jones
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Broke 'N' Narrow (movie satire)

  Onward Christian Slater Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #17 — August 2002
  4–8
• Future Olympic Dance Competitions

  The Agony of De-feet Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  9–11
• MAD Assesses the Field of Other "Potential" Presidential Contenders

  Behind the Nominate Ball Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Rick Geary
  12–14
• MAD Visits This Year's Blahblahpaloser

  Generation Ecch Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Ray Alma

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  15–19 sample
• A MAD Look at "When Nature Calls"

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Color Classics #6 — September 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor Vol. 4 — April 2026
  20–23
• You Have No Chance of Winning an Olympic Medal If...

  The Odds Must Be Crazy Dept.

  Written by John Caldwell / Art by Sandy Kossin

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  24–25
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About Dad — 2004 (excerpt)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  26–30
• What if God Was One of Us? — featuring William M. Gaines

  Almighty Fodder Dept.

  Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #11 — August 2001
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  31–33
• Olympic Moments We're Sure to See

  Deja Preview Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  34–36
• TV Shows Geared to Teach Hard Subjects

  View to a Skill Dept.

  Gunnar Johnson
  37–39
• The Wonderful, Wonderful World of Computers

  Dos Entertainment Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Color Classics #6 — September 2002
  40–42
• Wishin' for the Impossible (movie satire)

  I.M. Farce Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Color Classics #6 — September 2002
  • MAD #18 — April 2021
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2025
  43–47
• The Diabolical Deluge Deceit

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  48
• Fold-In — Who has the most to lose if kids are kept away from the web?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — A Soho Success Story

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD #602 — December 2026
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