Mad #290
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Grossbusters II," Dave Berg serves up another sharp, satirical slice of everyday absurdity, where a single misstep in a doctor’s office spirals into a chain of hilariously awkward encounters. From bachelors navigating dating traps to teens confronting prejudice, the story weaves together office quirks, restaurant mishaps, and a surprisingly sentient computer—all rendered with Berg’s signature wit and precise line work. Sam Viviano’s cover captures the chaos with a perfectly deadpan eye.
In "The Lighter Side of …," a chain of absurdly interconnected mishaps unfolds when a well-meaning bachelor tries to navigate everything from office politics to a disastrous date, all while dodging the judgment of a suspiciously judgmental computer, a fashion-conscious doctor, and a restaurant that enforces a dress code so strict it might as well be a law. With a mix of wit, timing, and the kind of everyday chaos only Mad could capture, the story skewers modern quirks with a sharp, typeset edge.
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Reprinted in Mad #219 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #96 (1994), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #99 (1994), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #105 (1995), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #107 (1995), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Mad #26 (2022), Mad Spoofs Movie Classics #[nn] (2023), Mad #39 (2024)
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