Mad #50 October 1959
- Cover Artist: Kelly Freas
- Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman
- Parliamatch Cigarettes (ad parody) (Kelly Freas art)
- Contents Page
- Letters
- Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portrait, Mad Forever,
The Bedside Mad, Why fight over the only copy of Mad on the newsstand when you can subscribe!
- Spot That Plug! (written by Sy Reit / Wally Wood art)
- Marvin talks about "Secret Ingredients"
**various obscure places around the magazine
- How to Fight the Small Car Threat
(written by Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke art)
- NBC Plays CBS in the TV Baseball League
(written by Arnie Kogen / Mort Drucker art)
- The Mad Time Capsule (written by Sy Reit / Wally Wood art)
- The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone (Don Martin)
- Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspirations
(written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art)
- Women in Whiskey Ads (written by Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke art)
- Scenes We'd Like to See - The Big Break
(written by Gary Belkin / Joe Orlando art)
- Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life (Dave Berg)
- Changing Meanings for Fun & Profit
(written by Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge art)
- What Our Teenagers Really Think About
(written by Dave Berg / Bob Clarke art)
- TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Ill-State Insurance Commercial
(George Woodbridge art)
- Blue Confessions (written by Paul Laikin / Wally Wood art)
- Practical Greeting Cards
(written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art)
- On the Beach (Don Martin)
- The Night Peter Gone Cracked (TV satire)
(written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art)
- The Big House Beacon (written by Larry Siegel / Joe Orlando art)
- The New Chair (Don Martin)
- Ad for Mad T-Shirts and Mad Straight Jackets
(Lester Krauss photo)
- Back Cover -- G-M Five Breakaway Body by Fishey
(written by Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas art
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