Mad #378

Mad's February 1999 issue dives headfirst into "the twisted world of pro wrestling!" with a cover by Mort Drucker that captures the spectacle perfectly — a massive, scowling wrestler sporting an "Austin 3:16" shirt has hoisted Alfred E. Neuman like a championship trophy, reducing MAD's gap-toothed mascot to a helpless prop. A gleeful suit-clad figure grins ringside amid a roaring crowd holding fan signs, while the scoreboard grimly reads "NEUMAN 0:00." Inside, writer Desmond Devlin and artist Angelo Torres bring their own brand of mayhem to the ring with "Slam's End.