Note: 2 different versions of this issues are existing:
- Newsstand issue without any inserts
- Comic shop issue with a free copy of Plop! number 1 (reprint)
The Plop comic is inserted inside the magazine.
Editorial
- Executive Editor: Bill Morrison
- Assistant Art Director: Bernard Mendoza
- Senior Editor: Dan Telfer
- Editor: Allie Goertz
- Associate Editor: Casey Boyd
- Art Director: Suzy Hutchinson
- Design Director: Doug Thomson
- Assistant Editor: Rebecca Bohanan
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Table of Contents
Let's Have Fun With Your Staggering Debt!
Department: Till Debt Do Us Part
Artist, Writer: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Page: 10
Modern Gig Economist - Sung to the tune of Modern Major-General Song
Department: Intellectual Poverty
Artist: Ed Steckley Writer: Koester Jesse
Page: 13
Jack & Jim Gaffigan's Easy 15-Step Recipe for Avocado Toast
Department: Guac Of Shame
Artist: Sam Viviano Writer: Jack Gaffigan Writer: Jim Gaffigan
Page: 16
A Mad Look at Virtual Reality
Department: The Serge-In General
Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés Colorist: Tom Luth
Page: 18
Events That Inspired - Iconic Signature - Part One
Department: The Fold Standard
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee
Page: 22
Flesh Tape
Department: Made Flesh Daily
Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Evan Dorkin Colorist: Sarah Dyer
Page: 33
A Very Fine Wall
Department: Borderline Intelligence
Writer: Rebecca Bohanan Artist: Travis Millard
Page: 36
Time-Travel Study Buddies with Lucy and Jose
Department: History Messin'
Writer: Simon Rich Artist, Writer: Farley Katz
Page: 40
Mad Predicts: Avenjerks - Is This Ever Gonna End-Game?
Department: Oversized Franchise
Writer: Ian Boothby Artist: Gideon Kendall
Page: 41
The Wisenheim Museum - A Son of Mad
Department: I Think I Canvas
Artist, Writer: Drew Friedman
Page: 47
Shorts & Briefs
Satan's 666 Commandments
Writer: Kit Lively Artist: Rob Israel
Page: 48
Buzzfeed does The Bible
Artist, Writer: Jason Chatfield
Page: 48
Mommy's Microdose
Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper
Page: 49
Bowling Pin Vacation Dreams
Artist, Writer: Bob Eckstein
Page: 49
Prom Tips for the Socially Awkward
Writer: Kenny Keil Artist: A Person
Page: 49
Stamps We'd Like to See
Writer: Jeff Kruse Artist: Sarah Chalek
Page: 50
Humour While You Wait - Monkey Business
Artist, Writer: Kyle Bridgett
Page: 50
"Now all we need is a body."
Artist, Writer: P.C. Vey
Page: 51
"Fellas - I'm making my move."
Artist, Writer: Lars Kenseth
Page: 51
The Bad Roommate
Writer: Arie Kaplan Artist: David DeGrand
Page: 51
Real, Dumb - resistance bands hooked to wall speakers
Artist: Mike Holmes Writer: Tom Salemme
Page: 56
Back Cover Inside: What inevitable sequel already has many people sick to their stomachs?
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee