Mad #372

Mad's August 1998 issue sends Alfred E. Neuman spelunking into the ancient past — dressed in full safari gear and pith helmet, flashlight in hand, he's discovered cave paintings that have been updated with a "www.com" URL, a perfectly timed jab at the late-'90s internet boom. C. F. Payne's cover illustration is richly painted and genuinely funny, pairing prehistoric art with dot-com fever in a way that captures the era beautifully. Inside, the mayhem continues with spoofs targeting Just Shoot Me, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jerry Springer, Pamela Lee, and Titanic ripoffs — a packed lineup that made this a particularly satisfying read in 1998.