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Issue Details

Issue #299
Published December 1990
Cover Price 1.75 USD
Pages 52
Editing Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Mad"

Characters Bart Simpson; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre Humor; Satire
Pencils Mort Drucker (signed)

1 page Mad foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Genre Fact
Pencils Various
Letters Typeset

2 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. letters page "untitled"

Characters Charles Schulz; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee [photo]; Neil Patrick Harris [photo]
Genre Humor
Script Nick Meglin; John Ficarra
Pencils Gary Markstein; ? (photographs)
Letters Typeset

2 page Name That Toon Dept. story "The Simpsons"

Characters Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; George Bush; Richard Nixon; Jerry Tarkanian; George Steinbrenner; William Bennett; Marge Simpson; Andrew Dice Clay; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Eva Gabor
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Angelo Torres
Letters Typeset

2 page A Massive Bart Attack Dept. story A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes At "The Simpsons" Studio

Characters Marge Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Matt Groening; Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Nancy Cartwright; Dan Castellaneta
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Charlie Kadau
Pencils Sam Viviano
Letters Typeset

2 page Our Features Presentation Dept. story "Using the Simpson Look to Update Stale Appearances"

Characters Margaret Thatcher; Mikahil Gorbachev; Carly Simon; Dan Quayle; Marilyn Quayle; Barbara Bush; Mike Tyson; Don King; Yitzhak Shamir; New Kids on the Block
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Greg Theakston
Letters Typeset

3 page The Shape of Zings to Come Dept. story "Mad Reviews the 21st Century Ahead of Time"

Characters President Quayle; Paul Rodriguez; Nolan Ryan; Cher; Dick Clark; Snoopy
Genre Humor
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Rick Tulka
Letters Typeset

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Nefarious Noose Nuisance"

Genre Humor
Script Duck Edwing
Pencils Duck Edwing

2 page Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept. story "Words and Phrases That Left the English Language During the 80's"

Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils Paul Coker
Letters Typeset

1 page Joke and Dagger Dept. story "Spy vs. Spy"

Genre Humor

4 page Getting Repped Off Dept. story "Mad's Sports Business Agent of the Year"

Characters Jock Nicholson; Jerky Kapsting
Genre Humor
Script Angelo Torres
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres
Letters Typeset

3 page Humor in a Monolithic Vein Dept. story "Mad Examines Some Cave Writings of Prehistoric Man"

Genre Humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Harry North

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Zippy Zoo Zapper"

Genre Humor
Script Duck Edwing
Pencils Duck Edwing

3 page Plane Nonsense Dept. story "The Mad People Watcher's Guide to an Airport"

Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils Tom Bunk
Letters Typeset

2 page Script Tease Dept. story "Totally Original Never-Been-Done Before Movie Plots"

Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils George Woodbridge
Letters Typeset

5 page Berg's-Eye View Dept. story "The Lighter Side of ..."

Genre Humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters Typeset
Notes Topics include cars, risk, lawyers, wedding ceremonies, education, taxes, aging, guns, relationships, priorities, options, fears, the office, neatness, and doctors.

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Raging Rabble's Revenge"

Genre Humor
Script Duck Edwing
Pencils Duck Edwing

2 page Attention K. Marx Shoppers Dept. story "World Communism Close-Out Sale"

Characters Mikhail Gorbachev ["Crazy Gorby"]
Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils John Pound
Letters Typeset

2 page Claws and Defects Dept. story "The 9 Real Reasons Why Your Parents Won't Let You Have a Pet"

Genre Humor
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges
Letters Typeset

2 page A Little Smart Asked Dept. story "What Every American Should Be Required to Learn"

Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils Bob Jones
Letters Typeset

3 page Serge-in General Dept. story "A Mad Look at Supermarkets"

Genre Humor
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones

4 page Milking Amnesia Dept. story "Totally Recalled"

Characters Quad; Howitzer; Arnold
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Dick De Bartolo
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters Typeset
Notes Spoof of motion picture "Total Recall."

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "untitled"

Genre Humor
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside Back Cover (full color).

1 page Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions in ... (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Air Travel"

Genre Humor
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters Typeset