Mad #542 December 2016

  • Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
  • Subscription Ad - "Go MAD for the Holiday!" (C2)
  • Contents Page (1)
  • Letters (MAD remembers Jack Davis - 1924-2016,
    photos from San Diego Comic-Con 2016) (2-4,6)
  • Sergio Aragones Drawn Out Dramas (summary)
    **various obscure places around the magazine
  • Ads for Goodnight Batcave (5) and Mad Poster Gallery (7)
  • The Fundalini Pages (8-9)
    • The Fast Five - Reasons Why the Price
      of Epipens Increased (Rick Tulka art)
    • The New Seasons of Climate Change (Peter Kuper)
    • Sampson of Anarchy - balloon animal veterinarian
      (Johnny Sampson)
    • Fascinating Facts About Animal Mating
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      (written by Jeff Kruse / Kevin Pope art)
    • Alex Rodriguez's Hall of Fame Plaque
    • Too Big to McPhail - ear-licker in the court (Will McPhail)
    • Explaining the Olympic Mascots
    • Bitterman - "You've got a Pokémon in your backyard!" (Garth Gerhart)
  • The Politicalini Pages (10-12)
    • The Politicalini Pages Asks... What's in a Slogan?
    • The Startling Similarities and Differences Between Donald Trump and the 2016 Rio Olympics
      (Stephen Silver art)
    • Things You Need to Know About Gov. Mike Pence (written by Jeff Kruse / Anton Emdin art)
    • The Fast Five - You Know You're 55 When... (Barack Obama Edition) (Paul Coker art)
    • A Hip-Hop Album We'd Like to See - Republican Enemy
    • The Startling Similarities and Differences Between
      the Democratic National Convention and Pokemon Go (Justin Peterson art)
    • Trump Unveils His New Campaign Team
    • A Children's Book We'd Like to See (Hermann Mejia art)
    • The Speedy Six - Why Won't Trump Release His Taxes?
    • Political AOL Start-Up Screens We'd Like to See (written by Jeff Kruse)
  • Ad For Subscriptions with #126 bonus print (13)
  • The Last 100 Days of the Obama Presidency
    (written by Kenny Keil and Jeff Kruse / Tom Richmond art) (14-16)
  • Ad for Mad on Magzter (17)
  • The Mad "I Will Make America Great Again" Citizen's Pledge (Ward Sutton art) (18-19)
  • Spy vs. Spy - carnival high-striker bell bomb / window blind snakes (Peter Kuper) (20-21)
  • Mad's Breakdown of Donald Trump's Voters & Hillary Clinton's Voters
    (written by Stan Sinberg / Sam Sisco art) (22-23)
  • Mad's Make Your Own Walking Dead Episode (written by Jonathan Bresman) (24-25)
  • My Little Phony - Hillary Clinton Edition (ad parody)
    (written by McKinley Rodriguez / Jacob Chabot art) (26-27)
  • Mad's 2017 Superhero Calendar (featuring lots of past superhero art)
    (designed by Patrick Merrell with mouse art, too) (28-29)
  • Planet TAD!!!!! (written by Tim Carvell) (30-31)
  • More of Your Pet's Peeves (Teresa Burns Parkhurst) (32-33)
  • "imagine" - rewritten by donald trump (written by Stan Sinberg / Drew Friedman art) (34)
  • The Strip Club (35-37)
  • Ad for tons of Mad books (38-39)
  • Billboards for Highly Specialized Attorneys (written by Scott Maiko / Tom Bunk art) (40-41)
  • Trumpkins (ad parody) (written by Jacob Lambert / Jacob Chabot art) (42-43)
  • The Mad Vault Article from #99 --
    Horror Movie Scenes We'd Like to See (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art) (44-45)
  • The Mad Vault Article from #199 back cover --
    One Night in the City (written by Al Jaffee / Jack Davis art) (46)
  • Ad - Use your smart device for something stupid! (47)
  • "Parent Education" Pamphlets for Kids (written by Kenny Keil / Gary Hallgren art) (48-49)
  • Ad for Mad Dumps on Trump (free e-book) (50)
  • A Mad Look At New York (Sergio Aragones / color by Tom Luth) (51-54)
  • The Shifty & Batsh*t Show - Special "Politics 2016" Collection (ad parody)
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Bill Morrison art / Robert Stanley color) (55)
  • Mad Presents Safety Tips for Everyday Situations (written by Dick DeBartolo / John Martz art) (56)
  • Fold-In -- What technology will eventually do away with many of the nation's drivers? (Al Jaffee) (C3)