Mad #220
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Star Bores: The Empire Strikes Out" is a sharp, satirical gem from Dave Berg’s signature "The Lighter Side of..." series, skewering everything from school life to boozing with his trademark deadpan wit. With every panel drawn and inked by Berg himself—his precise, cartoonish style perfectly matching the tone—this 1981 issue offers a witty, bite-sized look at modern quirks, all wrapped in a cover by Jack Rickard that captures the era’s playful absurdity.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #220, a sharp, satirical take on modern life unfolds across ten wildly different topics—from school to boozing—each skewering everyday absurdities with the magazine’s signature wit. With no writer or artist credited beyond typeset letters, the humor lands through clever, deadpan observations on the quirks of routine experiences.
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Reprinted in Mad #142 (1981), Mad #143 (1981), Mad #145 (1981), Mad #146 (1981), Mad #148 (1981), Mad #149 (1981), Norsk Mad #1/1982 (1982), Svenska Mad #4/1982 (1982), Mad's videoguide #1 (1983), Mad #168 (1983), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #48 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #52 (1985), Mad Super Special #Mad Autumn '87 Super Special Number 60 (1987), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #58 (1987), Mad Star Wars Spectacular #1996 (1996), Mad Star Wars Spectacular #[1999] (1999), Mad XL #33 (2005), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad About Star Wars #[nn] (2007)
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