Mad #242
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Re-Hash of the Jeti" in Mad #242 (1983) delivers a sharp, satirical spotlight on the overlooked and underappreciated, with Frank Jacobs' wry writing and Harry North’s expressive art bringing humor to the lives of a mugger, a plumber, a garbage man, a parking attendant, a mover, a loan-shark, a postal clerk, an accountant, and a forgotten government official—all celebrated in verse. Richard Williams’ cover captures the issue’s irreverent tone with a striking, stylized image that perfectly mirrors the series’ playful edge.
In this classic installment of Dave Berg’s *Lighter Side of…*, a series of wry, perfectly timed gags skewers everyday quirks—from the absurdity of love letters that double as grocery lists to the existential dread of choosing between a dentist appointment and a record album. With sharp wit and deadpan delivery, each panel delivers a laugh without ever needing to explain the punchline.
A satirical trio of verses in Mad #242 pays unexpected homage to the overlooked and underappreciated—muggers, plumbers, garbage men, and other unsung figures of everyday life—turning mundane, often disreputable jobs into unlikely subjects of poetic reverence. With deadpan wit and sharp irony, the piece elevates the banal to the absurd, all in typeset letters that lend it the air of a mock-serious tribute.
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Reprinted in Svenska Mad #9/1983 (1983), Mad #175 (1983), Mad #158 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #66 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #67 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #68 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #81 (1992), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #86 (1993), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #101 (1995), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #104 (1995), Mad Star Wars Spectacular #1996 (1996), Mad Star Wars Spectacular #[1999] (1999), Mad about Comic Strips #[nn] (2003), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad About Star Wars #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker #[nn] (2012), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #45 (2025), Mad #46 (2025), Mad #177
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