MAD Magazine #292 MAD Magazine (USA) Updated: May 17th, 2019 Country: USAEdition: 1st Edition - New YorkCompany: E.C. Publications, Inc.Published: January 1st, 1990Cover: In this issue we smash Nintendo Video GamesSale price: $1.50Pages: 52Format: Magazine Editorial Cover Artist: Sam Viviano Cover Variations DenmarkGreat BritainItalySouth AfricaAustralia Featured characters Christina Applegate (Actor)Howard Stern (Public Character)Lily Tomlin (Actor)John Goodman (Actor) Table of ContentsCover: Mario and Luigi Breaking Up NeumantendoCover Artist: Sam VivianoReal ad Mad Subscription PitchTable of ContentsRandom Sampling of Reader MailDepartment: Letters and TomatoesPaperback Advertisement: 'Soaring Mad' and 'Spy vs. Spy - The Updated Files #7'Funny To Shrink The KidsDepartment: Wee The PeopleWriter: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Mort DruckerThe Mad Guide To New Computer GamesDepartment: Rom With a ViewArtist: Rick Tulka Writer: Matthew T. SmithThe MAD WeekDepartment: Our Daily DreadArtist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Charlie KadauSpy vs. Spy (Basketball-Playing Dog)Department: Joke and DaggerArtist, Writer: Antonio ProhiasMAD's Home Version Of Double Jeopardy!Department: Ask BackwardsWriter: John PreteA Mad Look At Musical InstrumentsDepartment: Serge-In GeneralArtist, Writer: Sergio AragonésOne Fine Morning In MiamiDepartment: Tales From The Dock SideArtist: Jack Davis Writer: Don EdwingSix Minutes Looks At... SmokingDepartment: The Topic Of CancerArtist: Angelo Torres Writer: Lou SilverstoneWhat's Your Choice?Department: Dialing For DullardsArtist, Writer: Paul Peter PorgesThe Lighter Side Of...Department: Berg's-Eye ViewArtist, Writer: Dave BergOne Typical Afternoon In The BronxDepartment: Greetings and SanitationsArtist: Jack Davis Writer: Lou SilverstoneThe Great Toon Surplus SaleDepartment: Buy and CelArtist: Angelo Torres Writer: Larry SiegelBig City Signs Of The TimesDepartment: The Handwriting Is Off The WallArtist: George Woodbridge Writer: Stan HartDuck Edwing Chills Out Up NorthDepartment: Iceberg's Eye-ViewArtist, Writer: Don EdwingMad's Catalogue Of Practical Joke Items For The ComputerDepartment: An Embarrassment Of Richard'sWriter: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Al JaffeeOne Sultry Evening In CairoDepartment: Of Human BandageArtist: Jack Davis Writer: Don EdwingBuried With ChildrenDepartment: A Crass ActArtist: Sam Viviano Writer: Dennis SneeExciting!!! But Meaningless Movie Studio BlurbsDepartment: 'Fluff SaidWriter: Russ CooperDrawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)Artist, Writer: Sergio AragonésBack Cover Inside: What do we fear will be the Bush administration's solution to flag burning?Artist, Writer: Al JaffeeBack Cover: Joystick JabberwackyWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist: George Woodbridge