MAD #2 — August 2018

Contents

• Contents Page

  Features Tom Richmond's Alfred Oscar statue art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Lesser Known Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  15 Minutes of Shame Dept.

  Written by Kit Lively / Art by Ed Steckley
  2–3
• Embarrassing Celebrity Tattoos

  Tat'll Tell Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Gideon Kendall

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  4
• Xander and Kam's Sneaky Previews

  Matinee Idlers Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Tom Richmond
  5–10
• Movie Scenes We'd Like to See — Bat-Signal

  Bats Entertainment Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Free Comic Book Day — 2024
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 3 — December 2025
  11
• Ad for Subscriptions with Limited Edition Alfred E. Neuman Mini Tiki Mug Bonus

  Art by Tom Richmond
  12
• Paul Garbanzo, Food Critic

  Tasteless Humor Dept.

  Written by Chris Stephens / Art by Stephen Silver
  13
• The Wisenheim Museum — Hoyden by Jim Woodring

  Let's Hang Dept.

  Features cameo of MAD #90 and other MAD symbols
  14
• Potrzebie Comics

  Cover art by Bill Morrison

  • Infant Terrible — Written by Paula Sevenbergen and Allie Goertz / Art by Paulina Ganucheau (16–20)
  • The 27 Club — Luke McGarry (21–23)
  • Boonies, Burbs, and Burgs — Bob Fingerman (24–27)
  15–27
• Mad's Tom Bunk Gets Stranded in Hollywood

  Tom Bunk
  28–29
• The Unwritten Rules of Hollywood

  The Ruling Crass Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Anton Emdin / Color by Doug Thomson
  30–31
• Bedtime Stories for the Trump Era

  The Cry Yourself to Sleep Dept.

  Nomi Kane

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  32
• A Few Rules for Dating My Daughter

  Tee'd Off Dept.

  Written by Joe Randazzo / Art by Travis Millard
  33
• Spy vs Spy — Escher bomb reflection / statue eyeball bomb / bridge openings

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  34–35
• A MAD Look at Hollywood

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Vincent Vidi Vici
  36–39
• When Women Take Over Hollywood

  Word to the Guys Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  40–41
• 12 Types You May Find at a Urinal

  Spotty Humor Dept.

  Written by Bill Morrison / Art by Johnny Sampson
  42–43
• Politix (media website parody)

  Binge & Purge Dept.

  Mary Trainor
  44
• Thanks to This Issue's Non-Contributors!

  Thanks, But No Thanks Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Sam Sisco
  45
• Celebrity Political Posters We'd Like to See

  Poll Weevil Dept.

  Written by Blaine Capatch / Art by Alejandro Rivas

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  46–47
• Shorts & Briefs

  • “I'm not a supervillain.” — Jon Adams
  • “...we're finally cleaning up Hollywood.” — Bob Eckstein
  • New Weather App Icons That Suggest Climate Change is Real — Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Jim MacQuarrie
  • What's in a Name? — Written by Zach Sherwin / Art by Rick Tulka
  • Humour - While You Wait — “Missionary Position” (Kyle Bridgett)
  • The Downsides of Being a YouTube Star — Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Ed Steckley
  • “Eyes up here!” — Johnny Sampson
  • Even More Things Trump Ruined — Maria Scrivan
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  • “Maybe we should just go back to the counting thing.” — Lars Kenseth
  • Another fateful night at Wayne Manor — Eric Haven
  • Movie Pitches from the Hollywood Plot Napkin Graveyard — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Michael C. Falk
  48–51
• Incoming!

  Notes

  • photos of Justine Bateman, Svengoolie, and members of the USA Olympic curling team
  52–54
• The MADifesto — “Dear Sock in David Bowie's Pants in Labyrinth,”

  Written by Tom Reimann / Art by Bill Morrison / Color by Nathan Kane
  55
• Real, Dumb — insulator busts through ceiling

  Written by Tony Colwell / Art by Mike Holmes
  56
• Fold-In — What do Florida real estate investors think will go up, up, up?

  Al Jaffee
  C3
• Back Cover — The Behemoth Battery That Would Not Charge!

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Scott Anderson
  C4