Mad #218
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Mad Magazine Resents Throw Up the Academy," Dave Berg delivers another sharp, satirical roundup of everyday absurdities, from the trials of budgeting to the chaos of summer flings and the quiet dread of office politics. With his signature wit and clean, expressive art—pencils, inks, and all by Berg—this 1980 issue captures the humor in life’s little frustrations. The cover, a vibrant, deadpan illustration by Norman Mingo, perfectly encapsulates the tone: a sly, stylized jab at the very idea of self-improvement.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #218, a quick, sharp satire unfolds across ten tiny vignettes, each skewering a different slice of everyday life—from the absurdity of "Making Ends Meet" to the chaos of "Summer Romances" and the quiet dread of "Bullying." With crisp, deadpan humor and no frills, the story delivers a parade of relatable, exaggerated moments, all rendered in the magazine’s signature typeset lettering.
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Reprinted in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #11 (1973), Mad #139 (1980), Mad #140 (1980), Mad #141 (1981), Mad #142 (1981), Mad #144 (1981), Mad #145 (1981), Norsk Mad #2/1981 (1981), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #48 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #50 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #52 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #57 (1986), Mad Super Special #Mad Autumn '87 Super Special Number 60 (1987), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #58 (1987), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #62 (1988), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #102 (1995), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #35 (2024)
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