MAD #376 — December 1998

“Anyone who says the truth shall set you free has never been to Traffic Court!” — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Art by Joe Devito from MAD #365
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for Super Special #133 — Best of the Stupid Years #1, Ad for Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy action figures
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Hollow-Scream — It's 2 Slow (movie satire)

  It's a Wonderful Knife Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #30 — November 2004
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD Spoofs Horror — Special Collector's Edition 2017
  4–8
• Phrases You Never Want to See on a Restaurant Menu

  Swill of Fare Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  9
• Monroe &… The School Trip (continued next issue)

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  10–12
• The Wizard of Oz in a Chat Room

  Are You a Good GIF or a Bad GIF? Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by James Warhola

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD XL #28 — July 2004
  13–16
• Melvin & Jenkins Guide to Money

  The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #25 — May 2009
  17–19
• The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit — Chap. XLI — “The Mountains of Mayhem!”

  Canuckleheads Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  20
• Hallmock 1998 Holiday Catalog (8-page color section)

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #4 — January 2006
  • MAD Picks — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  21–28
• The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit — Chapter XLIII — “The Lair of Doom!”

  Canuckleheads Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  29
• What If Dilbert Had Different Jobs?

  Adams Ribbed Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Color Classics #11 — April 2005
  30–31
• A MAD Look at Extreme Sports

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  32–35
• Really Smart Uses for Cell Phones

  Crock 'O Dials Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #26 — March 2004
  36–37 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — cycle jumper chopper gate

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  38–39
• The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit — Chapter LXV — “The Pit of Peril!”

  Canuckleheads Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  40
• The Lighter Side of…

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  41–44
• Where the $13 Million-Per-Episode E.R. Budget Goes

  Sick Cents Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #27 — June 2004
  45–47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Bill Gates

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia
  48
• Fold-In — Can you find the one turkey in this picture who will be lucky to survive Thanksgiving?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90's — “Monday Morning Pickup”

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Richard Williams
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