Mad #379 March 1999

• Cover Artist: Drew Struzan
• Cover Writer: John Caldwell

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• Subscription Ad - "Dan Brown" dressed as a bride
  (written by Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photos) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "Any dentist who says 'This won't hurt a bit' is
  lying through your teeth!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Letters (photo of Gene Siskel visiting three guys at Mad:
  Charles Kochman, Nick Meglin and John Ficarra) (2-3)
  • Allison Auld - Philadelphia, PA
  • Lindsay Gonzales - Ithaca, NY
  • Don Feeney - Louisville, KY
  • Sean Treanor - Washington, D.C.
  • Julia Balkin - Amherst, MA
  • Salem Salazar - Dallas, TX
  • Joseph Laskarzewski - Jacksonville, FL
  • Celebrity Snap with #370 -
    Renae Olson-Bjoralt (with Jesse Ventura) - Brandon, MN
• Ad for Super Special March 1999 #135 - Ecch! Rated
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Kharma & Dreg (TV satire)
  (written by Josh Gordon / Angelo Torres art) (4-9)
• Mad's TV Expert Quiz
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Rick Geary art) (10-11)
• Monroe &... The Man
  (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art) (12-15)
• Mad Tags Along on a Typical Date with Chelsea Clinton
  (written by Mike Mikula / Sam Viviano art) (16-17)
• The Mad World of Yo-Yos - Part I: In the Beginning
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Al Jaffee art) (18)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (19-22)
• The Mad World of Yo-Yos - Part II: An Idea Gone Bad
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Al Jaffee art) (23)
• The Mad Repertory Players Present Mad-sterpiece Theater:
  The Home Schlocking Network's "Beanie Baby Hour"
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Tom Bunk art) (24-25)
• Even Yet Still More Badly Needed
  CD Warning Labels For Rock Albums
  (written by Desmond Devlin) (26-29)
• More Mad Morphs (30-31)
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Hermann Mejia art)
• The Mad World of Yo-Yos -
  Part III: Simple Tricks Any Yo-Yo Can Do
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Al Jaffee art) (32)
• The Special Prosecutor's Official Report on Mister Rogers
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Drew Friedman art) (33-37)
• What To Do With Your Yo-Yo When the Fad Dies
  (John Caldwell) (38-39)
• The Late Night Spree of Saul Devere (40)
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art)
  (with extreme apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
• Whattabore (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Timothy Shamey art) (41-44)
• A Mad Look at Parades (Sergio Aragones) (45-47)
• Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds:
  Monica Lewinsky
  (written by Mike Snider / Hermann Mejia art) (48)
• Fold-In -- What extreme 'sport' has unfortunately been
  growing in popularity despite its violence? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Spy vs. Spy - sharpened elevator doors
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Peter Kuper art)