On the Stands: MAD #542

In subscribers mailboxes, comic books shops and via digital this week, on news stands next Tuesday!!:

• Cover (Mark Fredrickson)
• Letters and Tomatoes (Ed.)
• Remembering Jack Davis (Contributions from readers)
• The Fundalini Pages (Rick Tulka, Johnny Sampson, Peter Kuper, Jeff Kruse, Kevin Pope, Will McPhail, Garth Gerhart, Stephen Silver, Anton Emdin, Paul Coker, Justin Peterson, Hermann Mejia, Sam Viviano, )
• The Last 100 Days of the Obama Presidency (Kenny Keil and Jeff Kruse, Tom Richmond)
• The MAD “I Will Make America Great Again” Citizen’s Pledge (Artist: Ward Sutton)
• Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper)
• MAD’s Breakdown of Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Voters (Stan Sinberg, Sam Sisco)
• MAD’s Make Your Own Walking Dead Episode (Writer: Jonathan Bresman)
• My Little Phony: Hillary Clinton Edition (McKinley Rodriguez, Jacob Chabot)
• MAD’s 2017 Superhero Calendar (Various)
• Planet Tad!!!!! (Tim Carvell)
• More of Your Pet’s Peeves (Teresa Burns Parkhurst)
• “Imagine” Rewritten by Donald Trump (Stan Sinberg, Drew Friedman)
• The Strip Club (John McNamee, Noah Van Sciver, Nathan Cooper, Jason Coates, John Kovaleski, Christopher Baldwi)
• Billboards for Highly Specialized Attorneys (Scott Maiko, Tom Bunk)
• Trumpkins (Jacob Lambert, Jacob Chabot)
• The Mad Vault- Horror Movie Scenes We’d Like to See (Artist: Jack Davis, Writer: Don Edwing); One Night in the City (Artist: Jack Davis, Writer: Al Jaffee)
• “Parent Education” Pamphlets for Kids (Kenny Keil, Gary Hallgren)
• A MAD Look at New York (Sergio Aragonés, colorist: Tom Luth)
• The Swifty & Batsh*t Show (Desmond Devlin, Bill Morrison, Colors: Robert Stanley)
• MAD Presents Safety Tips for Everyday Situations (Dick DeBartolo, John Martz)
• Drawn Out Dramas- Various margins throughout the magazine (Sergio Aragonés)
• The MAD Fold-In (Al Jaffee)

This issue was a rare break for me (and for MAD) from a movie or TV parody. I did the art for the three page “The Last 100 Days of the Obama Presidency” article, written by Kenny Keil and Jeff Kruse. I’ve illustrated a couple of Jeff’s articles before, but this is the first time I’ve ever drawn anything Kenny had written. A funny and clever article. The Washington Post has an interview with Kenny and Jeff, along with a sneak peek at two of the pages from the feature. I’ll post a look at a couple of the spots from the other page tomorrow.

Now, What are you waiting for… a furshlugginer invitation?!? Go out and buy a copy, clod!