Mad #513

MAD #513 arrives in February 2012 with a cover by Mark Fredrickson that parodies the famous Nirvana Nevermind album art — here, a caricature of President Obama floats underwater, arms outstretched and reaching for a dollar bill dangling from a fishhook. It's a sharp visual gag that sets the tone perfectly for the issue's featured countdown: "The 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2011 (The Year We Ran Out of Money!)." Fredrickson's painted caricature work is at its most polished here, making this a thoroughly entertaining snapshot of early-2010s satire.