Mad #228
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner, Dave Berg delivers another sharp, satirical gem from the pages of Mad #228, a 90-cent comic from 1982. With his signature wit and keen eye for absurdity, Berg explores a parade of everyday human quirks—from awkward interviews to the perils of holiday shopping—through a series of tightly drawn, laugh-out-loud vignettes. The cover, by Jack Rickard, captures the issue’s offbeat spirit with a classic Mad flair.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #228, a parade of absurd, satirical takes on everyday life unfolds—each page skewering a different human habit or social ritual, from the trials of dieting to the drama of wedding planning, all delivered with Mad’s signature deadpan wit. With no writer or artist credited beyond typeset letters, the humor lands through sharp, concise observations that turn the mundane into the ridiculous.
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Reprinted in Mad #153 (1982), Norsk Mad #1/1982 (1982), Mad #154 (1982), Mad #155 (1982), Mad #158 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #54 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #55 (1986), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #56 (1986), Svenska Mads stora julpajare / Svenska Mads stora julpajaren #1992 (1992), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #490 (2008), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad Spoofs Movie Classics #[nn] (2023), Mad #43 (2025)
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