Mike Snider (writer)

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Mike Snider is a comedy writer whose work frequently appeared in Mad from 1981 to 2006.[https://www.jstor.org/pss/819450 Don't Get Mad or Go Mad: Use "Mad"; Robert Perrin; The English Journal, Vol. 78, No. 3 (Mar., 1989), pp. 49–51 (article consists of 3 pages); Published by: National Council of Teachers of English] at www.jstor.org{{Cite web|url=https://www.madcoversite.com/ugoi-mike_snider.html|title=Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - UGOI - Mike Snider|website=www.madcoversite.com}}

Snider's byline appeared in 179 separate issues.{{cite web |url=http://users.pfw.edu/slaubau/mad/madcontributor.htm |title = MAD Magazine Contributors}} This included 75 consecutive issues from 1997 to 2003,{{cite web |url=http://users.pfw.edu/slaubau/mad/madstreak.htm |title = MAD Magazine Streaks}} thanks to his long-running recurring feature "Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds", which predicted the likeliest versions of future demise for a variety of well-known personalities.