Mad #244
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Warped Games," Dave Berg serves up his signature satirical take on everyday absurdities, skewering everything from school grades and drunk driving to neighborly secrets and the chaos of dinner table talk. With his trademark deadpan wit and precise, expressive art—both by Berg—this 1984 Mad classic finds humor in the mundane, all rendered in a style polished by Richard Williams on the cover.
In "The Lighter Side of…," a whirlwind of everyday absurdities unfolds through a series of sharp, satirical vignettes—each a quick jab at the quirks of modern life, from the chaos of a neighbor’s late-night calls to the existential dread of a bad grade, all rendered in Mad’s signature deadpan style. With no writer or artist credited beyond typeset letters, the humor lands with the crisp, anarchic precision that made the magazine a cult favorite.
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Reprinted in Mad #158 (1984), Mad #159 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #66 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #67 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #104 (1995), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #105 (1995), Mad #452 (2005), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #16 (2020), Mad #47 (2026)
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