MAD #371 — July 1998

"There is more poetry in the simple song of a bird than in any 10 symphonies, except all the poetry tends to be about worms!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Subscription Ad

  “Dan Brown” dressed as The Riddler

  Written by Joe Raiola / Photos by Irving Schild
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • fans remember Antonio Prohias (1921–1998) — Prohias Spy Tribute and Envelope, MADtv producers dedicated show to Prohias, Ad for Super Special July 1998 #129 — Super Sized MAD
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• South Park Toys and Products Coming to a Toy Shelf Near You!

  Oh My God! They Sold Kenny! Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Scott Bricher

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD XL #24 — November 2003
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  4–6
• Melvin and Jenkins' Guide to Saving the Planet

  The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  7–9
• Phrases You Never Want to Hear in News Reports About Yourself

  Misfortune Tellers Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #24 — November 2003
  10–11
• 200 Laps in the Life of a NASCAR Fan

  Playing the Race Car Dept.

  Written by Butch D'Ambrosio / Art by R.J. Matson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #26 — March 2004
  12–14
• Signs You've Hired the Wrong Lawyer

  Taking Attorney for the Worse Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #2 — September 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  15–17
• If Bill Clinton Had Been President Through History

  Slime Travel Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Photo work by Marshall Vandruff

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  18–19
• When Non-Sports Shows Use the “Fox Box” Concept

  Stats Entertainment! Dept.

  Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #23 — August 2003
  20–22
• Merely 99¢ Store Circular

  Slam Junk Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  • MAD Kids #6 — March 2007
  • Extremely Moronic MAD — 2012
  23–26
• The Daredevil's Advocate

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  27–28
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  29–32
• Monroe &... the Summer Camp Job (continued next issue)

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #34 — July 2005
  33–36
• The Boose Wavy Radio (ad parody)

  In One Ear and Out Your Wallet Dept.

  Written by John Prete

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  37
• Spy vs. Spy — misguided auto torpedo

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  38–40
• Cyber-Snaps — Yo' Mamma Jokes for Computer Nerds

  WWW.Insult.Comedy Dept.

  Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Grey Blackwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  41
• Titanic Sequels We'll Soon See

  Iceberg's-Eye View Dept.

  Written by Larry Sutter / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #26 — March 2004
  42–44
• A MAD Look at Road Rage

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #26 — March 2004
  45–47 sample
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Chris Rock

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MAD Classics #6 — April 2006
  48
• Fold-In — What area of the country leads the nation in death sentences?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Tommy Hifigure (ad parody)

  Written by Dick DeBartolo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
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