Mad #362 October 1997

  • Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
  • Border Artist: Angelo Torres
  • Border Writer: Don (Duck) Edwing
  • Ad for Subscriptions (Kelly Freas art from #52) (C2)
  • Contents Page (1)
  • Letters (photo of William Shatner with Star Trek Spectacular) (2-3)
  • Ad for Super Special October 1997 #124 -
    Collector's Series #15
  • Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
    **various places around the magazine
  • Mad Goes on the Set of the Next "Jerky Chan" Movie
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Timothy Shamey art) (4-7)
  • What to Expect When Your Grandparents Are Expecting
    (John Caldwell) (8-10)
  • The Chelsea E-Mails -
    Top-Secret Notes Between The Clintons and Their Daughter
    (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art) (11-14)
  • Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Death
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Kevin Pope art) (15-17)
  • Cheap Foreign Ripoffs of American Cartoons
    (written by Sean Eisenporth / Sam Viviano art) (18-19)
  • The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit - (20)
    Chapter XX - "The Cabin of Doom!" (Don (Duck) Edwing)
  • Truly Modern Day Labors of Hercules We'd Like to See
    (written by Stan Hart / Bill Wray art) (21-23)
  • The Mad People Watcher's
    Guide to a Typical U.S. Corporation
    (written by Mike Snider / Tom Bunk art) (24-25)
  • A Mad Look at Cross Dressing (Sergio Aragones) (26-28)
  • The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (29-32)
  • The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit -
    Chapter XXIV - "The Precipice of Peril!"
    (Don (Duck) Edwing) (33)
  • Spy vs. Spy - white flag axe (Peter Kuper)
    (Bill Janocha mistakenly credited for writing) (34-35)
  • Mad Presents Restaurant Reviews for the Finicky Fly
    (written by Lori Kolman / George Woodbridge art) (36-38)
  • The Masked Mountie and His Wonder Dog, Biscuit - (39)
    Chapter XXVII - "Stumping Evil!" (Don (Duck) Edwing)
  • The Downsides of Various Dream Jobs
    (written by Mike Snider / Rick Tulka art) (40-41)
  • Monroe &... A Sunday Afternoon With Dad
    (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art) (42-44)
  • When Other TV Shows Finally Come Out of the Closet
    (written by Russ Cooper / Drew Friedman art) (45-47)
  • Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds:
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    (written by Mike Snider / Thomas Fluharty art) (48)
  • Fold-In --
    What's the hottest sound in rap today? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
  • Back Cover -- The Totally Amazing Ab Terrorizer!!!
    (written by Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild photo)
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