Mad #148

In "The Trauma of '42," a painfully shy teen navigates a series of cringe-inducing moments with an older woman whose life is on hold, waiting for her husband to return from the war. The story skewers the earnestness of coming-of-age dramas with deadpan humor and perfectly timed awkwardness, all rendered in Mad’s signature satirical style.

In "Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," a satirical take on the absurd spectacle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the chaos of over-the-top floats, bewildered onlookers, and the overwrought TV coverage all come together in a delightfully ridiculous four-page skewering of holiday tradition—perfectly captured in the sharp, typeset letters of Mad #148.