MAD comic books issue 538

Cover by Mark Fredrickson. Stories and art by Rick Geary, Shannon Wheeler, Gary Hallgren, Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Evan Waite, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, David Richards, Tim Carvell, Kit Lively, Charles Brubaker, John Caldwell, Matt Roppolis, Matt Lassen, Desmond Devlin, John Martz, Tom Bunk, Hermann Mejia, Scott Bricher, Kenny Keil, Paul Coker, Rick Tulka, Mike Morse, Scott Nickel, Peet Tamburino, Dakota McFadzean, Charles Brubaker, Christopher Baldwin, Jacob Chabot, Rich Powell, Tom Richmond, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by John Martz, Chris Houghton, Bob Eckstein, Caitlin Bitzegaio, Tim Hamilton, Phil McAndrew, Tom Cheney, Mike Morse, Samuel Ferri, Josh Mecouch, Justin Peterson, Kevin Pope, P. C. Vey and Jeff Kruse. A parody of the final Hunger Games movies, and much fun at the expense of Batman v. Superman. Plus Sergio Aragones' version of the JJ Abrams Star Wars revival. Rick Geary provides art for Shakespeare's stoned adventures. Cartoons and art by underground comix legend Gary Hallgren and indie cartoonists Shannon Wheeler (creator of Too Much Coffee Man), Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer. Mad's takes on hoverboards, Taylor Swift, and pizza delivery. Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page includes a photo of Neil Patrick Harris re-creating a Mad photo from the Doogie Houser era. Plus a revised US map by Al Jaffee. The Fundalini Pages; A Mad Look at Star Wars - The Force Awakens; William Shakespeare, Pothead?; Taylor Swift Fun Facts; 13 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Hoverboards; The Real Reasons Batman and Superman Hate Each Other; Sure-Fire Ways Your Parents Will Know You Had a Party; Star Wars - The Sales Force Awakens; The Strip Club; Planet TAD!!!!!; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Make Your Own Batman vs. Superman Movie; Mad's Completely Honest Domino's Pizza Tracker; The Hunger Pains: Much Delay - Parts 1 & 2; The Mad Vault: Ten Concrete Laws of Home Repair!; How to Avoid the Filthiest Parts of Airports and Airplanes; Fold-In; Mad Redesigns the U.S. Map. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.99.

Blank Variant Cover. Stories and art by Rick Geary, Shannon Wheeler, Gary Hallgren, Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Evan Waite, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, David Richards, Tim Carvell, Kit Lively, Charles Brubaker, John Caldwell, Matt Roppolis, Matt Lassen, Desmond Devlin, John Martz, Tom Bunk, Hermann Mejia, Scott Bricher, Kenny Keil, Paul Coker, Rick Tulka, Mike Morse, Scott Nickel, Peet Tamburino, Dakota McFadzean, Charles Brubaker, Christopher Baldwin, Jacob Chabot, Rich Powell, Tom Richmond, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by John Martz, Chris Houghton, Bob Eckstein, Caitlin Bitzegaio, Tim Hamilton, Phil McAndrew, Tom Cheney, Mike Morse, Samuel Ferri, Josh Mecouch, Justin Peterson, Kevin Pope, P. C. Vey and Jeff Kruse. This issue features a "sketch cover variant," with a blank cover for artist sketches at conventions, a popular trend in comics at the time. A parody of the final Hunger Games movies, and much fun at the expense of Batman v. Superman. Plus Sergio Aragones' version of the JJ Abrams Star Wars revival. Rick Geary provides art for Shakespeare's stoned adventures. Cartoons and art by underground comix legend Gary Hallgren and indie cartoonists Shannon Wheeler (creator of Too Much Coffee Man), Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer. Mad's takes on hoverboards, Taylor Swift, and pizza delivery. Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page includes a photo of Neil Patrick Harris re-creating a photo from the Doogie Houser era. Plus a revised US map by Al Jaffee. The Fundalini Pages; A Mad Look at Star Wars - The Force Awakens; William Shakespeare, Pothead?; Taylor Swift Fun Facts; 13 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Hoverboards; The Real Reasons Batman and Superman Hate Each Other; Sure-Fire Ways Your Parents Will Know You Had a Party; Star Wars - The Sales Force Awakens; The Strip Club; Planet TAD!!!!!; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Make Your Own Batman vs. Superman Movie; Mad's Completely Honest Domino's Pizza Tracker; The Hunger Pains: Much Delay - Parts 1 & 2; The Mad Vault: Ten Concrete Laws of Home Repair!; How to Avoid the Filthiest Parts of Airports and Airplanes; Fold-In; Mad Redesigns the U.S. Map. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.99.