MAD #8 — August 2019

Contents

• Contents Page — Bespectacled 'Pop-Art' Alfred Cover

  from the 2nd variation of the 1st MAD paperback, The MAD Reader (artist unknown)
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Shorts & Briefs

  • Mid-Haircut Comments You Don't Want to Hear —
    Written by Evan Waite / Art by Johnny Sampson
  • "...we should change things up." — Peter Kuper
  • "You loved Brad." — Bob Eckstein
  • "He's my emotional support dinosaur." — Ivan Ehlers
  • "negative feedback" — P. C. Vey
  • Way-Too-Specialty Camps — Written by Rob Kutner
  • "Your father and I have separated." — Jon Adams
  • "Siri stepped out for a smoke." — Lars Kenseth
  • What People in Starbucks Are Really Working On —
    Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Dalton Vaughn
  2–4
• Game of Thrones Spin-Offs!

  Mother of Draggin' Dept.

  Written by Brian Firenzi / Art by Ryan Flanders
  5–8
• Meanwhile...

  Second-to-Laugh Chance Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  9
• Spy vs. Spy — 'spy' sunburn / bank robbery nuclear waste / baseball bat missile

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  10–11
• Glutton Gourmet (ad satire)

  Written by Dick DeBartolo
  12
• Ad for Subscriptions

  with Limited Edition Alfred E. Neuman Mini Tiki Mug Bonus
  13
• Silly Wonky & The Town of Flavor (movie satire)

  Everlasting Heart-Stopper Dept.

  Written by Alec Owen / Art by Tom Richmond
  14–19
• The Lighter Side of Getting Away

  Bummer Vacation Dept.

  Written by Tammy Golden / Art by Jon Adams
  20–22
• Hot Horror Planet — Freaky Foot — "Leather Weather"

  Sole Survivor Dept.

  Andrew "The Slow Poisoner" Goldfarb
  23
• Goofus and Gallant and Donald

  Gallantly Screaming Dept.

  Written by Van Jensen / Art by Marc Palm
  24–25
• The Preposterous Palpatine Plot Hole:
  Why Didn't The Emperor Clone Darth Vader?

  Incon-sith-tency Dept.

  Written by Jonathan Bresman / Art by Jason Yungbluth

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2019
  26–27
• Bling Gardens — Retired Rapper Community

  MADtv Cribs Dept.

  Written by Paul Lander and Dan McConnell / Art by Jose Garibaldi
  28–29
• The Wisenheim Museum — Monster Mash by Bradwick McGinty

  Frank-enshrine Dept.

  Bradwick McGinty
  30
• A MAD Look at Captain Marvel

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  31–34
• The MADifesto — making the case for an issue drawn in Crab White crayon

  Written by Greg Behrendt
  35
• Superhero Anagrams

  Welcome to the Jumble Dept.

  Written by Zach Sherwin / Art by Dalton Vaughn
  36–37
• Impress Big Brother

  George Oh Well Dept.

  Written by Andy Kneis / Art by Andrew Pepoy
  38
• Embarrassing Tell-Alls We'll Soon See

  Wretched Writing Dept.

  Ivan Ehlers
  39–40
• One Frustrating Cold Call

  Emotional Hang-ups Dept.

  Written by Ian Hunt / Art by Jason Chatfield
  41
• Broscopes

  Cosmo-illogical Dept.

  Written by Alison Stevenson / Art by Timothy Shamey
  42–43
• Political Action Figures

  Polled Separately Dept.

  Written by Brockton McKinney / Art by Ed Steckley

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  44–45
• Necronomicon for Dummies

  Lump Summon Dept.

  Hurricane Ivan
  46–47
• Travel Posters from the Future

  Global Warning Dept.

  Written by Pat McGreal / Art by Matt Carlson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2025
  48–49
• Honest Yearbook Messages

  Write of Passage Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  50–51
• Incoming!

  Notes

  • Mitch O'Connell Alfred stamp art, Elizabeth Warren pictured with MAD, contributing artists Mitch O'Connell and Jason Edmiston show off MAD art they did as kids
  52–54
• Meanwhile...

  Laugh Chance Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  55
• Real, Dumb — flood and dental appointment

  Written by Dave Griffith / Art by Mike Holmes
  56
• Fold-In — What sudden assault wipes out more and more Americans each year?

  reprinted from MAD #153

  Al Jaffee
  C3
• Back Cover — Ad for MAD About the Trump Era book
  C4