Issue Details

Issue	#394
Published	June 2000
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Cover Details - "In This Issue We Sock It To Pokemon, The Practice, The Class Of 2000"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Pets.com Sock Puppet
Genre	satire
Pencils	Richard Williams (painted)

5 page Mad TV Satire story "The Malpractice"

Characters	Bibby Donutt; Hugh Gene Yank; Tribecca Wishbone; Jumbo Berloophole; Hellion Grumble; Lindseed Doll; Loosely Hatchett; Ellenbore Frapp
Synopsis	Parody of TV's The Practice.
Genre	satire
Script	Josh Gordon
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

3 page Topical gags photo story "High School Yearbook Inscriptions You're Sure to see"

Synopsis	Pages of a high school yearbook with hilarious inscriptions.
Genre	Humor (comedy)
Script	Kenny Byerly
Pencils	James Warhola
Inks	James Warhola

2 page Topical gags story "A New Millennium Update to Mad's Table of Little Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures and Distances"

Synopsis	Gags featuring Measurements of pop icons and others.
Genre	gags
Script	J.Prete
Pencils	Bob Staake
Inks	Bob Staake

2 page Topical Satire story "The Downside of Online Shopping"

Synopsis	Satire featuring why not to shop online.
Genre	satire
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell

4 page Monroe story "The Foreign Exchange Student"

Characters	Monroe; Mom; Grandpa; Hung Lo; Dylan; Sponsor Family
Synopsis	Monroe goes to China on a Foreign exchange Program and gets put to hard Labour, while his mom is living it up with Hung Lo,the chinese exchange student.
Genre	Humor (comedy)
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Bill Wray
Inks	Bill Wray

2 page Celebrity Satire story "The Pokemon Collectors Hall Of Fame"

Synopsis	Honoring the losers who bought into the Pokemon fad.
Genre	satire
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	R.J. Matson
Inks	R.J. Matson

2 page Topical gags story "Bumper Stickers That Reflect Real School Life"

Synopsis	Honest Bumper Sticker gags.
Genre	gags
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

1 page Tales From The Duck Side story "The Ex-Files"

Synopsis	Regular one page Duck Edwing "Tales From The Duck Side" feature.
Genre	gags
Script	Duck Edwing
Pencils	Duck Edwing
Inks	Duck Edwing

3 page Celebrity Satire text story "Wes Craven"

Characters	Wes Craven; Drew Barrymore; Neve Campbell; David Arquette; Courtney Cox Arquette; Jennifer Love Huge top
Synopsis	A poem about Wes Craven.
Genre	Humor (comedy)
Script	Andrew J. Schwartzberg
Pencils	Bill Wray
Inks	Bill Wray

1 page story "One Fine Day In The Animal Testing Lab"

Genre	gags
Script	Michael Gallagher
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Notes	One Page textless gag.

4 page The Lighter Side Of ... story "The Lighter Side Of ..."

Characters	Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis	Dave Berg's Continuing "Lighter Side" Feature focusing on Justice, Celebrity, Parents, Pets, Cell Phones, Desire, Finances, Relationships, Business, Therapy, The Office, Power & Doctors.
Genre	gags
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg

1 page Topical Satire text story "The Swedish Matress That Made Sleeping Obsolete !"

Characters	Aged Khristmastree
Synopsis	Mock Matress ad.
Genre	satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	James Warhola
Inks	James Warhola

2 page story "Mad's Commencement Address For The Class Of 2000"

Synopsis	What they are really telling you at your graduation.
Genre	satire
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk

2 page Spy Vs. Spy story "Untitled"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	Another installment of the regular Spy VS. Spy feature.
Genre	satire
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

1 page Celebrity Satire story "Mad Anagrams"

Characters	Dennis Rodman; Howard Stern; The Mars Polar Lander; George Bush; Robert Dole; Princess Diana; Calista Flockhart; Brandi Chastain
Synopsis	Anagrams that tell a lot about celebs.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Sam Sisco
Inks	Sam Sisco

4 page Sergio Aragones story "A Mad Look At Parents"

Synopsis	Sergio Aragones Parent themed gags.
Genre	gags
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

3 page Celebrity Satire text story "Still More Obituaries for Merchandising Characters"

Characters	Juan Valdez; Taco Bell Chihuahua; Maytag Repairman; Betty Crocker; Little Caesar; Pets.Com Sock Puppet
Synopsis	Obituaries for Celeb Mascots when they pass on.
Genre	satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Scott Bricher
Inks	Scott Bricher

1 page Celebrity Satire story "Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds"

Characters	Regis Philbin
Synopsis	Odds on how a celeb will bite the big one.
Genre	gags
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Herman Mejia
Inks	Herman Mejia

1 page Mad Fold-In (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "What Rocker Is Everyone Sick Of Listening to ?"

Characters	Mike Jagger; Fred Durst; Elton John; Courtney Love; Steven Tyler; Bob Dylan; Bruce Springsteen; Gene Simmons; John Rocker
Synopsis	AL Jaffee's Famous Fold-In feature.
Genre	gags
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee

1 page story "Magnetic Personality"

Genre	gags
Script	Michael Gallagher
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Notes	Back cover Textless gag.