Mad #451

MAD #451 (March 2005) takes aim at the supernatural thriller Constantine, with cover artist Mark Fredrickson delivering a hyper-detailed caricature of a wild-eyed, cigarette-dangling figure set against a blazing hellfire backdrop — with Alfred E. Neuman's face cheekily tattooed on his forearm. Beyond the parody feature "Constant-Theme," the issue promises MAD's trademark irreverence across pieces on dating, video game addiction, and the eternal kids-vs.-parents struggle. It's a packed, gleefully off-kilter package that captures the magazine firing on all cylinders in 2005.