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MAD #359 — July 1997

Cover art: Mort Drucker Border art: Paul Coker, Jr.

"A bore is somebody who interrupts your fifth story with one of his own!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

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Contents Page

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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Notes
- Photos celebrating the launching of the New MAD #356 at the Comedy Nation restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, April 1, 1997 — featuring mostly MAD staff: Nick Meglin, Jenette Kahn, John Ficarra, Sergio Aragones, Sam Viviano, Jim Breuer, Desmond Devlin, Al Jaffee, David Shayne, Joe Raiola, Amy Vozeolas, Nadina Simon, Marla Weisenborn, Charlie Kadau, Annie Gaines, and some guy in an Alfred E. Neuman costume. Plug for MAD Shirts. Ad for MAD Batman Spectacular — July 1997
2–3
Drawn-Out Dramas

Marginal Thinking Dept.

Sergio Aragones

(various places around the magazine)
Buttman & Rubbin' (movie satire)

Icing on the Cape Dept.

Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD About Super Heroes — 2002
- MAD Presents Batman — September 2012
4–9
The Graffiti in the Microsoft Bathroom

In-Stall Humor Dept.

Written by Scott Sonneborn and Andy Rheingold / Art by Robert Busan
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD XL #19 — January 2003
10–11 sample
Behind the Scenes at MTV

Leave it to Beavis Dept.

Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kyle Baker
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD XL #16 — July 2002
- MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
12–14
Condom Buying for Dummies

The Trojan Course Dept.

John Caldwell
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD XL #22 — July 2003
15–17
Monroe &… The County Fair

Angster's Paradise Dept.

Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD Classics #2 — September 2005
18–20
Citibunk UnAdvantage Card

An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

Written by Dick DeBartolo
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD Tang Promotion Special Edition — Editor's Choice — 1997
- MADvertising — 2005
21
A Day in the Life of a Single Career Girl in the Big City

Feminine Hijinx Dept.

Written by Peggy Doody / Art by Carol Lay
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD Classics #1 — August 2005
- 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
22–24
Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Pet Ownership

The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.

Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD Tang Promotion Special Edition — Editor's Choice — 1997
25–27
Goosebumps Horror Stories That Would Really Scare Kids

Another Stine Mess Dept.

Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Joe Orlando
Reprinted in 4 collections
28–29
A MAD Look at Freaking Out

Serge-In General Dept.

Sergio Aragones

30–32 sample
The Lighter Side of…

Berg's-Eye View Dept.

Dave Berg

33–36
Altered Snakes

Tales From the Duck Side Dept.

Don (Duck) Edwing

37
The Joe Eszterhas School for Sleazy, No-Talent Screenwriting Hacks

Basest Instinct Dept.

Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Drew Friedman
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD XL #22 — July 2003
38–39
Spy vs. Spy — carrier pigeon bomb

Joke and Dagger Dept.

Peter Kuper
Reprinted in 4 collections
40–41
Howeird Stern, Private Putz (movie satire)

The King of Appall Media Dept.

Written by Stan Hart / Art by Sam Viviano
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD Color Classics #8 — September 2003
42–47
MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Richard Simmons

Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

Written by Mike Snider / Art by Thomas Fluharty

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Fold-In — Where do experts agree more defense dollars are urgently needed?

Al Jaffee
Reprinted in 1 collection
- The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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Back Cover — A Toy We're Sure to See — Wiley Willy

Written by William T. Raschendorfer / Art by Sam Viviano
Reprinted in 3 collections
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