Mad #266
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Boob's the Boss," Dave Berg serves up his signature satirical take on modern life, skewering everything from broken habits to the absurdities of school spirit and higher education. With razor-sharp wit and a touch of absurdity, the story explores a parade of everyday crises—divorce, trust, cooking, cleanliness, and even the perils of girl watching—through a lens that’s as incisive as it is hilarious. The sharp, expressive art by Berg matches the tone perfectly, while Mort Drucker’s iconic cover brings the same biting humor to the front.
In "The Lighter Side of...", Jo navigates a whirlwind of everyday absurdities—from the futility of quitting bad habits to the surreal drama of school spirit and the quiet chaos of a kitchen mishap—each moment skewering modern life with deadpan wit. A sharp, satirical take on routine struggles, it finds humor in the universal frustrations of trust, ego, and the ever-elusive promise of self-improvement, all delivered in the signature typeset lettering of Mad magazine’s 1986 satire.
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Reprinted in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #80 (1992), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #83 (1992), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #86 (1993), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #89 (1993), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker #[nn] (2012), Mad #12 (2020), Mad #49 (2026)
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