Mad #408

Alfred E. Neuman is right at home in the bleachers on this August 2001 cover, grinning his gap-toothed grin in a jersey numbered "0" while surrounded by a raucous crowd of fans — some cheering, some mortified — all clutching oversized foam fingers. C. F. Payne's cover art captures the full, gloriously chaotic energy of stadium fandom, setting the stage perfectly for the issue's featured piece, "Mad's 50 Worst Things About Sports." If you've ever suffered through bad hot dogs, obnoxious seat neighbors, or any of sports culture's other fine indignities, this one's calling your name.