A ridiculous wishful thinking of MAD's 600th issue.
Just for fun, I want to predict what's going to be featured for the upcoming 600th issue of MAD Magazine. What new items do I want to see, and what reprints would they use for this special occasion? Keep in mind, this is all very wishful thinking and most likely not going to happen. And it's only my opinion.
50% of the new issue will feature new content, not just from the original gang of idiots, but also brand-new idiots. Here's what I think the new stuff would be:
• Sergio Aragones' Yet Another MAD look at MAD
• Original narrative humor stories (similar to the Potrzibie Comics or the more recent comics like "If Wishes were like Horses" or "Pigeon drop")
• A Movie satire of K-pop Demon Hunters (Not even a year and they still keep going up up up, so it's not too late for MAD to spoof on their overhyped success.)
• What-a-bummer on the mount (the current situation of the WBD-Paramount Skydance merger from the magazine's point of view)
• New takes on "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" & "The Lighter Side."
• The Wisenheim Museum: Harvey Kurtzman (I think it's long overdue)
•Monroe and... today (I honestly wondered what Monroe is doing right now? What happened after his last adventure in 2010?)
Now this leaves the other 50% with just the reprints. I carefully, and randomly, hand-pick some classic articles that they could use for this special occasion. Including the "best" of MAD about DC the issue is going to feature:
• 3-Dimensions! (Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, MAD #12, June 1954)
• Absolute Cash-in (Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo, MAD about DC, June 2026)
• Great Art Masterpieces and what they would be saying today (Adam Rust, MAD #500, June 2009)
• MAD's Puzzle Page (Al Jaffee & Mort Drucker, MAD #100, September 1966)
• A MAD look at Comic shops (Sergio Aragones, MAD about DC, June 2026)
• One day at the Park (Don Martin, MAD #137, September 1970)
• The Five People you meet at Comic Cons (Tini Howard & Mattie Lubchansky, MAD about DC, June 2026)
• Similar "MAD"-type comic book titles (Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, MAD #17, November 1954)
• Starchie Reconstituted/Riverdull (Ian Boothby & Tom Richmond, MAD #1, June 2018)
• Superman: Humanity is the Real Kryptonite (Gerry Duggan & Tony Moore, MAD about DC, June 2026)
The 600th issue of MAD Magazine will be out for subscribers and at your local comic book store on June 17, 2026. What do you think? What do you want to see in the upcoming issue?