Mad Special #136 April 1999

(Ultra Mad)

• Cover variation of issue #142
• Left border reprinted from cover #126

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• Ad for Spencer Gifts Alfred E. Neuman merchandise
• Contents
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Hook'em (movie satire)
  (written by Stan Hart / Sam Viviano art)
• The Audacious Airport Accommodation
  (Don (Duck) Edwing)
• Which is More Satisfying...
  (written by Mark Hudis / Gerry Gersten art)
• The Mad Guide to Doing Well / Not Doing Well on TV
  Talk Shows (written by Greg Eckler / Mort Drucker art)
• The Hidden Emotional Cost of Things
  (written by Dan Birtcher / Tom Bunk art)
• Forgettable Firsts (Paul Peter Porges)
• Spy Vs. Spy - building window ledge gives way on hinge
  (written by Russ Cooper / Dave Manak art)
• Greeting Cards That Keep Up With the Times
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
• The Portentous Pencil-Peddler's Prophecy
  (Don (Duck) Edwing)
• Snappy Actions to Stupid Questions (Al Jaffee)
• Blah-sum (TV satire)
  (written by Dennis Snee / Angelo Torres art)
• A Mad Look at Endangered Species (Sergio Aragones)
• Drama on Page 38 - helium substitute
  (John Caldwell) (originally titled: Drama on Page 20)
• Un-Learning Adult Education Courses
  (written by Tom Koch / Harry North, Esq. art)
• Sentence Length Product Names We'd Like to See
  (written by Mike Snider / Bob Clarke art)
• Why You Should... (Paul Peter Porges)
• The Jerky Jester's Justification (Don (Duck) Edwing)
• The Frustrated Environmentalist
  (written by Cynthia Baddour / James Warhola art)
• CNN Sitcoms Based on News Stories They've Covered