Mad #543

MAD's beloved gap-toothed mascot Alfred E. Neuman takes center stage on this 2017 issue, gleefully puking green slime into a red "Make America Great Again" cap — a perfectly revolting image for the magazine's annual roundup of "The 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2016," with Trump's election landing the coveted #1 spot. It's the kind of cheerfully gross, politically pointed cover that MAD has always done so well, rendered here with surprisingly lush, almost painterly detail that makes Alfred's gap-toothed grin all the more delightful. A sharp, funny snapshot of how 2016 looked from the irreverent eyes of America's favorite satirical institution.