MAD #550 — April 2018

"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life…because you'll be unemployed!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Presents Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day
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• Contents Page

  It's the List We Can Do Dept.
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • "To all our friends and readers — thank you. MAD-ly, John, Sam, Charlie, Joe, Dave, Jacob, Ryan and Patty"; "Gotcha" artist credits from page 33
  2–4
• Ad for Subscriptions with Inside MAD bonus
  5
• Drawn Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

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

  Random Acts of Mindless Dept.

  Featuring /

  • The Fast Five — How to Protect Yourself Against Hackers — Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Ed Steckley
  • Startling Revelations in the JFK Assassination Papers
  • Adams' Bomb — there's food here (Jon Adams)
  • The Cover We Didn't Use — trapped Alfred chews through own leg sample — Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by Ray Alma
  • Almost Perfect Universe — helping an old lady cross the street (Dakota McFadzean)
  • Useful Things to do with Your Old Fidget Spinner — Written by Mike Morse / Art by Rich Powell
  • A Walk in the Parkhurst — old timey colonoscopies (Teresa Burns Parkhurst)
  • The John Shamcrock Retirement Plan (ad satire) — Written by Nathan Cooper
  • The Faster Five — Tips for Using Social Media in the Post-Apocalypse — Written by Chris Carson / Art by Jonathan Edwards
  • National Monuments in Your House — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by John Kerschbaum
  • Little-Known Benefits of Store Rewards Cards — Written by Evan Waite
  • The Yungbluth and the Restless — stranded on cartoon islands (Jason Yungbluth)
  • Slogans for Toys You Shouldn't Buy — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • Literal Logos for Pro Sports Teams — Written by Seppo Virtanen / Art by Timothy Shamey
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD #21 — October 2021
  • What to Expect from Amazon's Home Entry Delivery Service — Art by Sam Sisco
  • MAD's Tips for "Cutting the Cord" — Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Jose Garibaldi
  • Fundalini Correction — Monkeys: NOT Always Funny
  • Worst-Selling National Geographic Books (Jeff Kruse)
  • A Bit of Hanky-Panckeri — her first acronym (Drew Panckeri)
  • Almost Perfect Universe — robot cartoonist (Dakota McFadzean)
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD #41 — February 2025
  6–10
• First Aid for the Choking Victim in the Digital Age

  An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jacob Chabot
  11
• This is Pus (TV satire)

  Sentimental Illness Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  12–17
• Boomers Vs. Millennials

  Generation Crap Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Rick Tulka and Justin Peterson / Boomer color by Jim Campbell
  18–19
• Donald Trump's Letter to the Incoming President

  Missive: Impossible Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Bob Staake

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  20–21
• Spy vs Spy — 1,000,000 B.C. — volcano / eclipse blindness

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  22–23
• Workers We'd Like to Go a Day Without

  Reduced Labor Farce Dept.

  Written by Alison Grambs / Art by Kevin Pope
  24–25
• The MAD Sports Pages

  Jock the Presses Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by Anton Emdin
  26–27
• Things You Don't Want to Hear Coming from the Next Bathroom Stall

  No Restroom for the Weary Dept.

  Written by Dave Croatto and Jacob Lambert / Art by Josh Mecouch
  28–29
• The Life and Times of Jerry the Pound Sign

  Hashtag, You're It Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  30–31
• Ad for Goodnight Batcave
  32
• Gotcha — Mug Shots of Common (But Despicable) Criminals

  Arresting Developments Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko

  Artist Self-Portraits

  • Tom Bunk, Paul Coker, Peter Kuper, Bob Staake, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Justin Peterson, Hermann Mejia, Sergio Aragones, Richard Williams, Mark Stutzman, John Kerschbaum, Rich Powell, John Martz, Tom Richmond, Roberto Parada, Kevin Pope, Scott Bricher, Scott Nickel, Ward Sutton, Stephen Silver, Rick Tulka, Mark Fredrickson, Anton Emdin, P. C. Vey, Sam Sisco, Christopher Baldwin, John McNamee, James Warhola, Al Jaffee

  Artist Caricatures of Others

  • Scott Maiko by Sam Viviano, Desmond Devlin by Tom Richmond, Jonathan Bresman by Sam Sisco, Evan Waite by Anton Emdin, Tim Carvell by Bob Staake, David Shayne by Stephen Silver, Arnie Kogen by Paul Coker, Dick DeBartolo by Rick Tulka, Mike Morse by Peter Kuper, Matt Lassen by Ward Sutton, Kit Lively by Scott Nickel, Alison Grambs by Hermann Mejia, Irving Schild by Sergio Aragones, Frank Santopadre by Tom Bunk, Kenny Keil by Justin Peterson, and, of course, Fluffy McDougal (aka Fluffy Earl McScruggs) by James Warhola
  33–35
• The Strip Club

  Pen and Stink Dept.

  Featuring /

  • How's My Driving? — responsible father (Nathan Cooper)
  • What If Dog Was One Of Us? — serenity selfie (Kenny Keil)
  • Scribble Mountain — Mexican standoff (John McNamee)
  36–37
• The Future of Job Automation

  A.I. Just Work Here Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by John Martz

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD #30 — April 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  • MAD #41 — February 2025
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 10 — Jan/Feb 2025
  38–39
• Selected Observations from Random Autopsies

  Death Comedy Jam Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Tom Bunk
  40–41
• A MAD Look at Justice League

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Free Comic Book Day — 2024
  • MAD Spoofs Superheroes — Special Collector's Edition — 2026
  42–45
• Ad for MAD About Trump
  46
• Dewey Derwin Destroys the World! "Dewey's Last Dance"

  Character Flawed Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Justin Peterson
  47–50
• Olive Garbage Italian Kitchen (ad/menu satire)

  A Plate That Will Live in Infamy Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher
  51–54
• What's on Sean Hannity's Desk?

  I Can't Believe It's Not Clutter Dept.

  Written by Mike Morse / Art by Ward Sutton

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About The Trump Era — 2019
  55
• Brutally Honest Park Bench Plaques

  The Seat Goes On Dept.

  Written by Alison Grambs / Art by Alejandro Rivas
  56
• Fold-In — What astonishing discovery is amazing scientists around the world?

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee
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• Back Cover — Get Ready for an all Neu-Man

  Art by Mark Fredrickson
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