Mad #417
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Mad's Ecchbay Item of the Month" delivers another sharp, satirical skewering from Dave Berg, whose signature wit and deadpan humor shine across a parade of everyday absurdities—from courtroom logic to office politics, therapy sessions to lunchtime dilemmas. With his unmistakable art and inkwork, Berg skewers modern life with precision, while Jack Syracuse’s cover adds a perfectly bizarre flourish to this 2002 issue.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #417, a satirical tour through everyday absurdities finds humor in the quirks of justice, office life, therapy, and the daily grind—where even the most mundane moments get a sardonic twist. With sharp, deadpan wit and no-nonsense typeset letters, the story skewers modern routines with a smirk.
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Reprinted in Mad about the Oscars #[nn] (2003), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #46 (2025)
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