Mad
#385
[Direct Sales]
(September 1999)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 2.95 USD; 4.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 761941203539 38511
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
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Star Bores: Epic Load I — The Fandumb Megamess
Sith Happens Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Liam Neeson [as QuiteGone Jim]; Ewan McGregor [as Oldie Von Moldie]; Jake Lloyd [as Mannequin Skystalker]; Ian McDiarmid [as Death Hideous]; Natalie Portman [as Queen AmaDilly]; Pernilla August [as Shamu Skystalker]; Creepio; Death Mall; Har Har Blinks; Samuel L. Jackson [as Lace Windows]; Bar Stool; Animal (cameo); Yodel; Pikachu (cameo); Terence Stamp [as Chancellor Valium] (cameo); Whatnot; Chubby the Fatt; Spock (cameo); Alf (cameo); Marvin the Martian (cameo); Fozzie Bear (cameo); E.T. (cameo); Gonzo (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Parody of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Roger Kaputnik
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at justice, driving, school, service, education, employment, relationships, libraries, fashions, therapy, the office, scheduling, and doctors.
A Mad Look at Episode I — The Phantom Menace Hype
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Sergio Aragones' textless Gags spoofing the hype of Episode I.
- Reprints
-
in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #33 (June 2005)
-
Monroe and… the Midnight Movie
Angster’s Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Monroe; Walter; Dylan; Madame Rebecca; Toad; Lord Jeffrey
- Synopsis
- Monroe goes to a midnight screening of Episode I and walks out because it sucked then goes into the next theatre showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show and gets an idea on how to enjoy the rest of the Star Wars Travesity.
Warner Bros. Studio Stores Unofficial Catalog
What’s Up - Schlock? Dept. / photo story / 8 pages
- Script
- Scott Maiko
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photographer); Scott Bricher; Gary Hallgren; Anthony Cipriano; Kevin Greene
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photographer); Scott Bricher; Gary Hallgren; Anthony Cipriano; Kevin Greene
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Tweety; Scooby-Doo; Porky Pig; Pepe LePew; Batman; Road Runner; Daffy Duck; Foghorn Leghorn; Tazmanian Devil; Marvin the Martian; Superman; Fred Flintstone; Egghead Jr.; Magilla Gorilla; Doggie Daddy; Michigan J. Frog; Rosie the Robot; Huckleberry Hound; Yosemite Sam; Sam Sheepdog; Ricochet Rabbit; Atom Ant; Ralph Phillips; Astro; George Jetson; Granny; Sylvester; Elmer Fudd; Wilma Flintstone; Dan Lizamanelli; George Paula-Jones; Rob Gruesome; Wilma Flintstone; Bladebeak; Kayley; Garrett; Devon; Cornwall
- Synopsis
- A Parody of a Warner Bros. Catalog.
Gigglin's Island
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Synopsis
- Duck Edwing's ongoing duck side gag page.
Mad's Guide to Telling The Difference Between Pro Wrestling, Jerry Springer and Politics
A Triple Plague Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jerry Springer; Steve Austin; Bill Goldberg; Chyna; Al Snow; Goldust; Vince McMahon; Hollywood Hogan; Undertaker; Diamond Dallas Page; Bret Hart; Bill Clinton
- Synopsis
- Satire on how politics, wrestling and Jerry Springer are pretty much one and the same.
Mad's Best-Sellers Cut Down to Size
Abridged Too Far Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Eric Perlin
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photographer)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photographer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Best Selling books abridged for people who just don't have time to read.
Indexer Notes
Second installment of this satire on best-selling books.
A Mad Look at The Phantom Menace
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Qui-Gon Jinn; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Queen Amidala; Jar-Jar Binks; Darth Maul; Watto; Sebulba; R2-D2
- Synopsis
- Sergio Aragones' gags featuring scenes from Phantom Menace.
- Reprints
- in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #33 (June 2005)
-
When Other Celebrities Jump on the Poetry Bandwagon
Bad-Verse Reactions Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Andrew J. Schwartzberg; John Biederman (idea)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Kenneth Starr; Jackie Chan; Bill Maher; Mike Tyson; Calista Flockhart; Helen Hunt; Sammy Sosa
- Synopsis
- Poetry from celebrities.
Detroit Rock Sissies
Ignorance is KISS Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Edward Furlong [as Caulk]; Sam Huntington [as Toejam]; James DeBello [as Tripe]; Giuseppe Andrews [as Exlax]; Martha Stewart; Lin Shaye [as Toejam's mother]; Gene Simmons
Indexer Notes
Parody of Detroit Rock City.
Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Marilyn Manson
- Synopsis
- Odds on how a celeb will bite the big one.
What Childhood Disease Is Being Denied Coverage by HMO's?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pikachu
- Synopsis
- Another in the famous continuing series of Mad Fold-ins.
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover.
Home 'Roid King
Mad Ad Parody / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Stutzman
- Pencils
- AP/Wide World (photos)
- Inks
- AP/Wide World (photos)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark McGwire
- Synopsis
- Mock Altoid Ad featuring Mark McGwire promoting Steroids.
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Our Ridiculous spoofs of... The Phantom Menace, Detroit Rock City]
-
1.
Star Bores: Epic Load I — The Fandumb Megamess
Sith Happens Dept. -
2.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
3.
A Mad Look at Episode I — The Phantom Menace Hype
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
4.
Monroe and… the Midnight Movie
Angster’s Paradise Dept. -
5.
Warner Bros. Studio Stores Unofficial Catalog
What’s Up - Schlock? Dept. -
6.
Gigglin's Island
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
7.
Mad's Guide to Telling The Difference Between Pro Wrestling, Jerry Springer and Politics
A Triple Plague Dept. -
8.
Mad's Best-Sellers Cut Down to Size
Abridged Too Far Dept. -
9.
A Mad Look at The Phantom Menace
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
10.
When Other Celebrities Jump on the Poetry Bandwagon
Bad-Verse Reactions Dept. -
11.
Detroit Rock Sissies
Ignorance is KISS Dept. -
12.
Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept. -
13.
What Childhood Disease Is Being Denied Coverage by HMO's?
Mad Fold-In -
14.
Home 'Roid King
Mad Ad Parody
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- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthias Hofmann
- Thomas Johnson
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