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MAD #544 — April 2017

Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson

"Most people who say ‘it's always darkest before the dawn’ never explain what they're doing up that early!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

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Contents Page

It's the List We Can Do Dept.

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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Notes
- MAD remembers Don (Duck) Edwing 1934–2016 and Paul Peter Porges 1927–2016,
  MAD shown amongst Trump's magazine collection in Fox News report
2–4
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Inside MAD bonus

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Drawn-Out Dramas

Marginal Thinking Dept.

Sergio Aragones

(various obscure places around the magazine) summary
The Fundalini Pages

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.
- The Stupid Six — President Trump's Changes to The Celebrity Apprentice — Art by Paul Coker
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About Trump — 2017
- The Cover We Didn't Use — Alfred includes his hand in tattoo (Kyle Bridgett) sample
- A Walk in the Parkhurst — political party restrooms (Teresa Burns Parkhurst)
- Conclusive Proof Russia Hacked the DNC — Art by Ward Sutton
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
- The Fast Five — Features of Amazon's New Grocery Store — Art by Bob Staake
- Putin's Influence Over Trump Continues to Grow
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About Trump — 2017
- Goosebumps Books for Millennials — Written by Mike Morse / Art by Sarah Chalek
- The Stupider Six — How WWE's Linda McMahon is Changing Trump's Administration — Art by Stephen Silver
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About Trump — 2017
- You Know You're Really 35 Years Old When... (Britney Spears Edition) — Art by Rick Tulka
- Questions You Shouldn't Ask When Buying a Car — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Tom Bunk
- Breaking Down the Star Wars: Rogue One Poster
- True Non-Crime! Shocking Tales of Those Who Obey the Law (Sara Lautman)
- Trump Criticizes Other Broadway Shows Besides Hamilton
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About Trump — 2017
- Trump's New Presidential Seal
  Reprinted in 1 collection
  
  MAD About Trump — 2017
- A Bit of Hanky-Panckeri — selfie with Death (Drew Panckeri)
- AOL Start-Up Screens We'd Like To See — Written by Jeff Kruse
6–10
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Fanatic Dweebs and How to Fleece Them (movie satire)

Out With the Old, In With the Newt Dept.

Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Anton Emdin
Reprinted in 3 collections
12–17
How Donald Trump Stacks Up Against the Other 43 U.S. Presidents

Rank and Vile Dept.

Written by Jeff Kruse
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD About Trump — 2017
18–19
A MAD Look At Drones

Serge-In General Dept.

Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD #30 — April 2023
- MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
20–23
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24–25
Signs of an Unsuccessful Food Truck

Unsafe at Any Feed Dept.

Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by John Kerschbaum
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
26–27
Planet TAD!!!!!

In Blog We Trust Dept.

Written by Tim Carvell

28–29
The Trump Family Circus

Keane Observations Dept.

Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD About Trump — 2017
- MAD #46 — December 2025
30–31 sample
Spy vs. Spy — space station bats away asteroid / throwing star snowflakes

Joke and Dagger Dept.

Peter Kuper
Reprinted in 3 collections
32–33
The Darker Side of The Lighter Side

Berg's-Eye Askew Dept.

Dave Berg originals / Uncredited altered dialogue

34–36
One Miserable Day in South Dakota

Bad to the Stone Dept.

Written by Nick Nomad / Art by Alejandro Rivas
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD About Trump — 2017
37–38 sample
The Strip Club

Pen and Stink Dept.
- Almost Perfect Universe — noblest steed in all the lands (Dakota McFadzean)
- Brown Bear — no water in Bear Heaven (Noah Van Sciver)
- Scribble Mountain — pulled sword from stone (John McNamee)
- How's My Driving? — pushed into empty swimming pool (Nathan Cooper)
- Puppy Love (Samuel Ferri)
39–41
Dewey Derwin Destroys the World! “A Wedgie in Time”

Evil Does It Dept.

Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Justin Peterson

43–46
MAD's Elevator Inspection Certificate

May the Floors Be With You Dept.

Written by Dick DeBartolo

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The MAD Vault — from MAD #233 — A MAD Look at Other Uses for Live Lobsters

Rotten to the Encore Dept.

Paul Peter Porges

48–50
Places Your Lost AirPod is Sure to Wind Up

Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept.

Written by Kenny Keil / Art by John Martz

51
An Advance Look at The Obama Presidential Library

Barack to the Future Dept.

Written by Evan Waite / Art by James Warhola

52–55
The Gap-Toothed Gallery — Alfred as Frog

Out With the Old, In With the Neuman Dept.

Art by Matt Furie

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Fold-In — What unlikely rise to the top had much of middle America cheering last year?

All Jaffee Dept.

Al Jaffee

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Back Cover — Yet Another Fairy Tale Scene We'd Like To See

Written by Kit Lively / Art by Al Jaffee

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