Editorial
- Cover Artist: Roberto Parada
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Table of Contents
The Incredible Hanson Story, From Start to Finish!
Department: The Three Little Prigs
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Timothy Shamey
Melvin & Jenkins Guide to Music Appreciation
Department: The Schmucks Stop Here
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Kevin Pope
6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone and Anything - Part III
Department: The Dissing Link
Artist: Rick Tulka Writer: Mike Snider
Mad's Realistic Food Guide Pyramid for College Students
Department: And the Eat goes on
Writer: Dennis Snee Artist: Timothy Shamey
The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of...
1. Monicagate - "Starr Wars"
Artist: Mark Stutzman
2. "James Cameron's Titanic Oscar Speech"
Writer: Charlie Kadau Artist: Marshall Vandruff
3. Seinfeld's Endless Farewell
Artist: Scott Maiko Writer: Mike Snider
4. The PGA Tees Off On a Gimp - "The Real Reasons the PGA Doesn't Want Casey Martin to Drive a Golf Cart"
Artist, Writer: John Caldwell
5. The Flag Burning Amendment That Won't Die - "Your Congressmen Explain Their Stance on the Flag-Burning Amendment"
Artist: Tom Bunk Writer: Desmond Devlin
6. Software That Sucks - "A Windows 98 Ad We'd Like to See"
Writer: Dick DeBartolo Photographer: Irving Schild
7. Astro-Geezers - "A MAD Look at John Glenn in Space"
Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés
8. Ally McBeal Mania - "A Court Case We'd Like to See"
Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Scott Maiko
9. Rodman & Malone's Pro Wrestling Sideshow - "A Peek Behind the Scenes at WCW's Bash at the Beach"
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Grey Blackwell
10. Ginger Spice Takes a Hike - "Geri Halliwell: One Year Later"
Artist, Writer: Thomas Hachtman
11. The Viagra Feeding Frenzy - "Four Quickies on Viagra"
Artist, Writer: Mort Gerberg
12. South Park - An Interview With Trey Parker and Matt Stone We'd Like to See"
Writer: Scott Maiko Artist: Grey Blackwell
13. Norm "Crybaby" McDonald "Norm McDonald Lost His Job"
Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Andrew J. Schwartzberg
14. Bogus News - "Mad's All-Purpose Media Retraction"
Writer: Frank Jacobs
15. The Sultan of So-What - "Mark McGwire Timeline to History"
Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Desmond Devlin
16. The Tobacco Bill Goes Up In Smoke - "Ways Big Tobacco Hopes to Save Their Butts"
Artist, Writer: John Caldwell
17. Estrogen Rock - "Rock Concerts Vs. Lilith Fair"
Writer: Anthony Barbieri Artist: Timothy Shamey
18. Trash TV - "The Jerry Springer Show Intern 'To Do' List"
Artist: Rick Tulka Writer: Scott Maiko
19. Marv Albert Sinks His Teeth Into a New Job - "Hey Hey Hey, It's Marv Albert!"
Artist: Sam Viviano Writer: Joe Raiola Writer: David Shayne
20. Right-Wing Gay Bashing - "A Newspaper Ad We'd Like to See"
Photographer: Irving Schild Writer: John Prete
Step-By-Step Guide to Making Your Own Infomercial
Department: Go with the Flobee
Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Rob Wipond
Monroe &... The School Trip - Part II
Department: Angsters Paradise
Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri
Who's Who at a Star Trek Convention
Department: Nerds of a Feather
Artist: Sergio Aragonés Writer: Barry Liebmann
The Ambivalence Chaser - A Not-So-Grand Jury Testimony
Department: Party of the First Parse
Writer: Don Edwing Video Capturing: David P. Levin
Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: David Hasselhoff
Department: Grieving Las Vegas
Artist: Hermann Mejia Writer: Mike Snider
Back Cover Inside: Fold-In - What attraction drew fans to the ballpark in record numbers this year?
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee