Issue Details

Issue	#299
Published	December 1990
Cover Price	1.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Mad"

Characters	Bart Simpson; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)

1 page Mad foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Genre	Fact
Pencils	Various
Letters	Typeset

2 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. letters page "untitled"

Characters	Charles Schulz; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee [photo]; Neil Patrick Harris [photo]
Genre	Humor
Script	Nick Meglin; John Ficarra
Pencils	Gary Markstein; ? (photographs)
Letters	Typeset

2 page Name That Toon Dept. story "The Simpsons"

Characters	Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; George Bush; Richard Nixon; Jerry Tarkanian; George Steinbrenner; William Bennett; Marge Simpson; Andrew Dice Clay; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Eva Gabor
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset

2 page A Massive Bart Attack Dept. story A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes At "The Simpsons" Studio

Characters	Marge Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Matt Groening; Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Nancy Cartwright; Dan Castellaneta
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Charlie Kadau
Pencils	Sam Viviano
Letters	Typeset

2 page Our Features Presentation Dept. story "Using the Simpson Look to Update Stale Appearances"

Characters	Margaret Thatcher; Mikahil Gorbachev; Carly Simon; Dan Quayle; Marilyn Quayle; Barbara Bush; Mike Tyson; Don King; Yitzhak Shamir; New Kids on the Block
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Greg Theakston
Letters	Typeset

3 page The Shape of Zings to Come Dept. story "Mad Reviews the 21st Century Ahead of Time"

Characters	President Quayle; Paul Rodriguez; Nolan Ryan; Cher; Dick Clark; Snoopy
Genre	Humor
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Rick Tulka
Letters	Typeset

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Nefarious Noose Nuisance"

Genre	Humor
Script	Duck Edwing
Pencils	Duck Edwing

2 page Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept. story "Words and Phrases That Left the English Language During the 80's"

Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Paul Coker
Letters	Typeset

1 page Joke and Dagger Dept. story "Spy vs. Spy"

Genre

Humor

4 page Getting Repped Off Dept. story "Mad's Sports Business Agent of the Year"

Characters	Jock Nicholson; Jerky Kapsting
Genre	Humor
Script	Angelo Torres
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset

3 page Humor in a Monolithic Vein Dept. story "Mad Examines Some Cave Writings of Prehistoric Man"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Harry North

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Zippy Zoo Zapper"

Genre	Humor
Script	Duck Edwing
Pencils	Duck Edwing

3 page Plane Nonsense Dept. story "The Mad People Watcher's Guide to an Airport"

Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Letters	Typeset

2 page Script Tease Dept. story "Totally Original Never-Been-Done Before Movie Plots"

Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset

5 page Berg's-Eye View Dept. story "The Lighter Side of ..."

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Topics include cars, risk, lawyers, wedding ceremonies, education, taxes, aging, guns, relationships, priorities, options, fears, the office, neatness, and doctors.

1 page Tales From the Duck Side Dept. story "The Raging Rabble's Revenge"

Genre	Humor
Script	Duck Edwing
Pencils	Duck Edwing

2 page Attention K. Marx Shoppers Dept. story "World Communism Close-Out Sale"

Characters	Mikhail Gorbachev ["Crazy Gorby"]
Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	John Pound
Letters	Typeset

2 page Claws and Defects Dept. story "The 9 Real Reasons Why Your Parents Won't Let You Have a Pet"

Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	Typeset

2 page A Little Smart Asked Dept. story "What Every American Should Be Required to Learn"

Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Bob Jones
Letters	Typeset

3 page Serge-in General Dept. story "A Mad Look at Supermarkets"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

4 page Milking Amnesia Dept. story "Totally Recalled"

Characters	Quad; Howitzer; Arnold
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoof of motion picture "Total Recall."

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "untitled"

Genre	Humor
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside Back Cover (full color).

1 page Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions in ... (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Air Travel"

Genre	Humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset