Mad #389
(January 2000)

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Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 1999! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Drew Friedman
Inks
Drew Friedman
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

The Supremos (Table of Contents: 1)

Guns ‘n’ Neurosis Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnie Kogen
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
James Gandolfini [as Tummy Supremo]; Lorraine Bracco [as Dr. Jennifer Morphine]; Nancy Marchand [as Livid Supremo];Dominic Chianese [as Uncle Juniper]; Agent Finochiaro; Edie Falco [as Carvella Supremo]; Father Philander; Daffy Duck (cameo); Jamie-Lynn Siglar [as Muddow Supremo]; Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Momma (cameo)

Monroe and... Christmas (Table of Contents: 2)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Anthony Barbieri
Pencils
Bill Wray
Inks
Bill Wray
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Absurd Man of Alcatraz (Table of Contents: 3)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

The Mad 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 1999 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Cooper (3); Charlie Kadau (6); Joe Raiola (7); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (7); Scott Maiko (9, 13); Desmond Devlin (10, 11, 15); Michael Gallagher (16); Mike Snider (17); Al Jaffee (19); Tom Stern (18)
Pencils
Hermann Mejia (4); Irving Schild (5, 16, 17); AP/Wide World ((photos) 5, 7, 8); Jack Syracuse (6); Scott Bricher (9); Keith Seidel (10); Sam Sisco (11); Lisa Haney (15); Al Jaffee (19); Roberto Parada (20); Richard Williams (2); ? (1)
Inks
Hermann Mejia (4); Irving Schild (5, 16, 17); AP/Wide World ((photos) 5, 7, 8); Jack Syracuse (6); Scott Bricher (9); Keith Seidel (10); Sam Sisco (11); Lisa Haney (15); Al Jaffee (19); Roberto Parada (20); Richard Williams (2); ? (1)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

The Sick Sense (Table of Contents: 5)

Dead Man Working Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Bruce Willis [as Dr. Malcoma Croup]; Toni Colette [as Mrs. Seer]; Haley Joel Osment [as Cold Seer]; Casper the Friendly Ghost (cameo); Stretch (cameo); Stinky (cameo); Father Houlihan (cameo); Elvis Presley (cameo); Michael Keaton [as Beetlejuice] (cameo)
Reprints

A Mad Look at Parking (Table of Contents: 6)

Serge-In General Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor

Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to the Millennium (Table of Contents: 7)

The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Kevin Pope
Inks
Kevin Pope
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Joke and Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Peter Kuper
Inks
Peter Kuper

Genre
humor; spy

Mad’s 1999 Political Christmas Carols (Table of Contents: 9)

Oh Little Town of Washington Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero

Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 10)

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Hermann Mejia
Inks
Hermann Mejia
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Conan O’Brien
Synopsis
Odds on how a celeb will bite the big one.

What Ball Are Many People Anxiously Waiting to See Finally Drop? (Table of Contents: 11)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Colors
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 1999!
  2. 1. The Supremos
    Guns ‘n’ Neurosis Dept.
  3. 2. Monroe and... Christmas
    Angster's Paradise Dept.
  4. 3. Absurd Man of Alcatraz
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  5. 4. The Mad 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 1999
  6. 5. The Sick Sense
    Dead Man Working Dept.
  7. 6. A Mad Look at Parking
    Serge-In General Dept.
  8. 7. Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to the Millennium
    The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Joke and Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  10. 9. Mad’s 1999 Political Christmas Carols
    Oh Little Town of Washington Dept.
  11. 10. Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
    Grieving Las Vegas Dept.
  12. 11. What Ball Are Many People Anxiously Waiting to See Finally Drop?
    Mad Fold-In
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst