Mad #185

In this satirical take on *Barry Lyndon*, a bumbling young man stumbles through 18th-century Britain, caught in a series of misadventures that follow him from battlefields to bedchambers—each step more absurd than the last. A sharp, typeset lettering style adds to the deadpan humor of a story that mocks grand historical epics with every page.

In "Whatever Became of...?", Mad #185's satirical spotlight turns to a lineup of now-elderly celebrities, their faces artificially aged two decades with deadpan captions detailing their improbable midlife pursuits. Each portrait comes with a mock-serious synopsis, turning fame into farce with nothing but typeset letters and a wink.

In a razor-sharp satire of "Starsky and Hutch," the mismatched duo Harsky and Stutch wreak chaotic havoc across Los Angeles, their brand of undercover work as reckless as it is misguided. Written with biting wit and rendered in bold, typeset lettering, this five-page parody revels in absurdity, turning the classic cop duo formula into a gloriously unhinged farce.