MAD #382 — June 1999

"When it comes to personal conduct, always set the bar high — it makes it much easier to sneak underneath!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Subscription Ad — "Dan Brown" dressed as a bee

  Written by Joe Raiola / Photos by Irving Schild
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• Contents Page
  1, 3
• Ad for MAD Star Wars Spectacular — Summer 1999
  2
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • 20 Years Ago in MAD: back cover of MAD #206, "Bartender... gi'me a double!" — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
  4–5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• NYPD Re-Do (TV satire)

  They Get By With a Little Help from Their Franz Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  6–11
• Spy vs. Spy — computer bomb

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  12–13
• Monroe &... Las Vegas — Part II

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  14–17
• A MAD Look at RollerJam

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  18–20
• Jalopy Shopper — Your Totaled Transportation Tabloid

  Humor in a Junkular Vein Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Photos by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  21–23
• One Fine Day at the Chiropractors' Convention

  Snap Cackle Pop Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  24–25
• The Female Basketball Association 1999 Preview

  Babes in Boyland Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Paul Coker, Jr. and Grey Blackwell
  26–28
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #31 — January 2005
  29–32
• Playback (movie satire)

  Living Mel is the Best Revenge Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #28 — July 2004
  33–36
• So You Want to be a Big-Time Network TV Sports Director!

  Let's Go to the Video Tips Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #32 — March 2005
  37–39
• Summertime with the Single Career Girl in the Big City

  Feminine Hijinx Dept.

  Written by Peggy Doody / Art by Shary Flenniken
  40–42 sample
• If Truth in Advertising Laws Applied to Comic Book Previews

  Pulp Nonfiction Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Amanda Conner

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About Super Heroes — 2002
  43–47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Shaquille O'Neal

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #15 — June 2007
  48
• Fold-In — What New Sport Has Recently Been Added to the Olympics?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — A Message From The Film Obliteration Society

  Written by Russ Cooper / Photo by Irving Schild
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