Mad #381 [Newsstand]
(May 1999)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
2.50 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070992332304 05
Editing
Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Issue Notes

My Love Affair with Lara Croft! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Scott Bricher
Inks
Scott Bricher
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Diary of a Lara Croft Fanatic (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Croft Lovers Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Scott Bricher
Inks
Scott Bricher
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

How the NBA Plans to Win Back the Love of Their Former Fans (Table of Contents: 2)

Hoop Schemes Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Keith Seidel
Inks
Keith Seidel
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Monroe and... Las Vegas Part I (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Anthony Barbieri
Pencils
Bill Wray
Inks
Bill Wray
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Pop Up Porno Videos (Table of Contents: 4)

Who Gives a Flying Fact Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Andrew J. Schwartzberg
Pencils
Hermann Mejia
Inks
Hermann Mejia
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; science fiction

Tofu Times (Table of Contents: 5)

Soy Story Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola
Pencils
James Warhola
Inks
James Warhola
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

Mad’s Instant TV Reviews (Table of Contents: 6)

Hide ‘n’ Critique Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Cooper
Pencils
Grey Blackwell
Inks
Grey Blackwell
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Brutally Honest Flight Attendant Announcements (Table of Contents: 7)

The Plane Truth Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Amy Gillett
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper
Pencils
Peter Kuper
Inks
Peter Kuper

Genre
humor; spy

Scenes from the Antiques Freakshow (Table of Contents: 9)

Appraise the Thing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Richards
Pencils
Bill Wray
Inks
Bill Wray
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

The Paranoid Psychotic’s Guide to Foiling Paparazzi (Table of Contents: 10)

The Clods Must Be Crazy Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell
Inks
John Caldwell
Letters
John Caldwell; typeset

Genre
humor

Introducing Gravel Vista Gardens (Table of Contents: 11)

Unreal Estate Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Kruse
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Sub-Brainy the Teenage Wretch (Table of Contents: 12)

Generation Hex Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Melissa Joan Hart [as Sub-Brainy]; Caroline Rhea [as Hell-duh]; Beth Broderick [as Zell-duh]; Nate Richert [as Hardly]; Tail’em; Jenna Leigh Green [as Pillary]; Mr. Crafty; Dom Deluise [as Cousin Mortified]; Richard Simmons (cameo); Queen Elizabeth II (cameo); Shannen Doherty (cameo); Roseanne Barr (cameo); Barbara Bush (cameo); Barbra Streisand (cameo); Broom Hilda (cameo);

A Mad Guide to Mr. Right and Mr. Wrong (Table of Contents: 13)

You’ve Got Male Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Croatto
Pencils
Rick Tulka
Inks
Rick Tulka
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody; science fiction

A Mad Look at Hotels (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor

Mad's Science Fiction Primer (Table of Contents: 15)

Plan It Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parodies of Star Wars, Star Trek, the Terminator and 60 Minutes.

Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Hermann Mejia
Inks
Hermann Mejia
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Oprah Winfrey
Synopsis
Odds on how a celeb will bite the big one.

What Epic Struggle Will Resume This Summer But Fail to Live Up to Its Predecessor? (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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

Genre
satire-parody; science fiction; humor
Characters
Qui-Gon Jinn; Padme Amidala; C-3PO; R2-D2; Jar Jar Binks; Anakin Skywalker
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. My Love Affair with Lara Croft!
  2. 1. The Diary of a Lara Croft Fanatic
    Star Croft Lovers Dept.
  3. 2. How the NBA Plans to Win Back the Love of Their Former Fans
    Hoop Schemes Dept.
  4. 3. Monroe and... Las Vegas Part I
    Angster's Paradise Dept.
  5. 4. Pop Up Porno Videos
    Who Gives a Flying Fact Dept.
  6. 5. Tofu Times
    Soy Story Dept.
  7. 6. Mad’s Instant TV Reviews
    Hide ‘n’ Critique Dept.
  8. 7. Brutally Honest Flight Attendant Announcements
    The Plane Truth Dept.
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
  10. 9. Scenes from the Antiques Freakshow
    Appraise the Thing Dept.
  11. 10. The Paranoid Psychotic’s Guide to Foiling Paparazzi
    The Clods Must Be Crazy Dept.
  12. 11. Introducing Gravel Vista Gardens
    Unreal Estate Dept.
  13. 12. Sub-Brainy the Teenage Wretch
    Generation Hex Dept.
  14. 13. A Mad Guide to Mr. Right and Mr. Wrong
    You’ve Got Male Dept.
  15. 14. A Mad Look at Hotels
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  16. 15. Mad's Science Fiction Primer
    Plan It Hollywood Dept.
  17. 16. Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
    Grieving Las Vegas Dept.
  18. 17. What Epic Struggle Will Resume This Summer But Fail to Live Up to Its Predecessor?
    Mad Fold-In
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  • mcomics
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson