Parodies of puzzles done the Mad way. Mainly, don't bother trying to figure them out.
Real puzzles (sometimes humorous)
| ARTICLE TITLE |
WRITER / ARTIST |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Mad Visits Corny Island (picture puzzle) |
x / Wally Wood |
36 - Dec 1957 |
| The Mad Word Puzzle (television descriptors) |
John Ficarra / x |
234 - Oct 1982 |
| Mad's Find-The-Hidden-Scoundrels Puzzle |
John Prete / Al Jaffee |
285 - Mar 1989 |
| Mad Concert Maze |
David Anson Russo |
319 - Jun 1993 |
| Mad Maze Pullout Poster! |
David Anson Russo |
Special #88 -
Jul 1993 |
| Spy vs. Spy Maze Poster Special |
David Anson Russo |
Special #108 -
Nov 1995 |
| Spy vs. Spy Maze Poster Special |
David Anson Russo |
Special #123 -
Sep 1997 |
| Alfred E. Neuman "What, Me Worry?" Maze Poster |
David Anson Russo |
Special #123 -
Sep 1997 |
| Mad's Ridiculous 50th Anniversary Crossword Puzzle |
Patrick Merrell |
423 - Nov 2002 |
| Crossword Puzzle Solution from #423 |
Patrick Merrell |
424 - Dec 2002 |
| The Puzzle Nook * (15 occurrences over 2004-2005) |
Patrick Merrell |
441, 443, 444,
446, 447, 448,
449, 450, 451,
454, 457, 458,
459, 467, 470 |
What The Heck is the Difference? (16 occurrences over 2007-2010)
Can you find the idiotic changes we've made to this magazine cover?
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479, 480, 481,
482, 483, 484,
485, 486, 487,
489, 490, 491,
493, 494, 498,
499 |
What The Heck is the Difference?
Jonas Brothers Lines, Vines and Trying Times |
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501 - Oct 2009 |
| What The Heck is the Difference? -- Twilight: New Moon Poster |
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502 - Jan 2010 |
* Mad's preeminent puzzler, Patrick Merrell, also had quite a run in Mad Kids.
excerpt from Mad's Puzzle Page - from 107 - December 1966
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