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Cover: C. F. Payne

Mad #344

Apr 1996 · EC · 2.50 USD
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In "The Alfie Awards: Mad Salutes the Movies," Dave Berg serves up another sharp, satirical slice of life with his signature wit, skewering everything from office politics to the absurdities of modern therapy and the endless grind of homework. Packed with clever takes on everyday topics like justice, economics, and medical advice, this 1996 issue is a delight for fans of intelligent humor. The cover by C. F. Payne adds a perfectly ironic flourish to the whole affair.

Contains 15 stories
The Alfie Awards: Mad Salutes the Movies
5 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Sharon StoneJohn TravoltaKevin CostnerSteven SeagalWoody AllenMia FarrowOprah WinfreyUma ThurmanWhoopi GoldbergDavid LettermanLeonard MaltinPierce BrosnanRoseanne BarrSylvester StalloneBatmanRobinthe RiddlerMichael EisnerJerry LewisJim CarreyMichael DouglasAnnette BeningCindy CrawfordWesley SnipesTed DansonTom SelleckKirstie AlleyDavid CarusoDustin HoffmanDemi MooreMelanie GriffithRosie O’DonnellEddie MurphyBuzz LightyearWoody
Comic Strip Classics in Their Full Strip Form
3 pp · Humor
Opening Lines to Unhappy Stories
3 pp · Satire-Parody
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Spy
Script M&ePencils M&eInks M&e
The Malling of America
3 pp · Humor
CyberNerd Magazine
5 pp
Mad's Academy Awards Seating Chart
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Richard GereColin PowellRon “Horshack” PalilloBilly CrystalMichael EisnerJohn GoodmanRosie O’DonnellMia FarrowRobert DoleMelanie GriffithBarbra Streisand
Strange But True…
2 pp · Humor
The Lighter Side of...
5 pp · Humor

In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #344, a playful riff on everyday absurdities, Jo finds herself navigating a world where safety protocols, office politics, and even therapy sessions take bizarre turns—each page skewering the quirks of modern life with sharp, typeset wit. From homework to justice, relativity to feelings, the story turns mundane routines into laugh-out-loud scenarios, all in classic Mad fashion.

Mad’s Colossal, Stupendous, Absolutely Fantabulous Plan to Liven Up the Academy Awards
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Superhero
Charlie Sheen
Paparazzi Shots that Press Agents Try to Suppress
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Practical School Prayers for Today's Students
2 pp · Humor
A Mad Look at Nudity
3 pp · Humor
Police Squad: O.J. on the Rocks
5 pp · Horror-Suspense, Satire-Parody
Leslie Nielsen [as Frank Drebin]O.J. Simpson
The Pernicious Plaything Payoff
1 pp · Humor

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Dave Berg
cover pencils, inks C. F. Payne

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Reprinted in Mad about Comic Strips #[nn] (2003)

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