Mad #219
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Little 'Star'lings" is a delightfully satirical take on everyday life from Dave Berg, whose sharp wit and clean line art bring humor to the mundane—school budgets, awkward dating, and the chaos of gift-giving, all through the lens of a world just slightly off-kilter. With a cover by Don Martin that perfectly captures the tone, this 1980 issue of Mad remains a sharp, timeless look at modern absurdities, one panel at a time.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #219, a sharp, satirical tour through the absurdities of everyday life skewers everything from school budgets to greeting cards, parenting quirks to the law’s endless loops—each bite-sized take a wry, typeset-penned jab at the rituals we pretend to take seriously. With a parade of mundane modern woes rendered hilariously exaggerated, it’s Mad at its most casually incisive, poking fun at the systems we navigate without ever questioning them.
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Reprinted in Mad #139 (1980), Mad #141 (1981), Mad #142 (1981), Mad #143 (1981), Mad #146 (1981), Mad #147 (1981), Mad #148 (1981), Norsk Mad #2/1981 (1981), Norsk Mad #4/1981 (1981), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #48 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #52 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #58 (1987), Norsk Mad #2/1996 (1996)
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