MAD #120 — July 1968

"The longer you nurse a grudge, the longer it takes to get better!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• One Day at the Beach

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • MAD Special #38 — Spring 1982
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for Subscriptions — “Just shell out a little folding money, and you won't have to stick your neck out at the newsstand again!” (turtle origami by Giuseppe Baggi, photo by Irving Schild), Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Paperbacks, “Alfred E. Neuman for President” Campaign Kit
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Blue-Eyed Kook (movie satire)

  Escape-Goat Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  4–9 sample
• The MAD Hate Book — Vol. II

  Vex Education Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD Special #124 — October 1997
  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 4 — April 2026
  10–13
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at the Post Office

  Inside-Ouch! Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  14–15
• Mother's Day Cards Down Through History

  Mom's the Word Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  16–18
• Ad for The Eleventh Annual Edition of The Worst From MAD

  featuring MAD Car-Window Stickers — art by Sergio Aragones
  19
• The Lighter Side of Driving

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD Special #119 — March 1997
  • MAD 50 Years of Stupidity! — 2002
  20–23
• MAD's 1968 Political Olympics

  5-Ring Circus Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  24–25
• MAD's Simplified ABC Method of Bulling Your Way Through Final Exams

  Phony-Answering Service Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD Special #67 — Summer 1989
  26–28
• While Strolling Through the City

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  • MAD #35 — February 2024
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 5 — September 2026
  29–30
• A MAD Public Service — Letter to a Runaway

  Vital Feature Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  31
• Jobs on the Fringe of Show Business

  Way Off-Broadway Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  32–33
• Some Mad Articles You Never Got to See

  Eccch-traneous Matter Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  • Honest Greeting Cards
    The Verse Is Yet to Come Dept.
    Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
    • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  • The MAD Crime Alphabet Book
    Capital Punishment Dept.
    Art by Bob Clarke
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
    • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  • If the U.S. Gov't. Ran Everything
    Capitol Punishment Dept.
    Art by Mort Drucker
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • Book Reviews for Books That Don't Ordinarily Get Book Reviews
    Literary Tease Dept.
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • Who's Who in U.S. Hobbydom
    Collectors' Item Dept.
    Art by Jack Davis — sample
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • The Typical African Movie — Before and After Westernization
    I Remember Mau-Mau Dept.
    Art by Joe Orlando
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • TV Stand-By Cards Around the World
    Go Ax the Ol' Cable Dept.
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • Comics as an Aid to Education
    Cartoons of Glory Dept.
    Art by Jack Rickard
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • The Lighter Side of Death
    Berg's-Eye-View Dept.
    Art by Dave Berg — sample
    Reprinted in 4 collections

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
    • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
    • MAD Special #104 — June 1995 (excerpt)
    • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  • The Civil War Buff's Shopping Guide
    Green for the Blue and Gray Dept.
    Art by George Woodbridge
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
    • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  • MAD Automobile Inspection Stickers
    Windshield Vipers Dept.
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
    • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  34–41
• On the Road with Sergio Aragones

  High Yock-Tane Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  42–43 sample
• The “Great Society” Alphabet Book

  Capitol Letters Dept.

  Verse by Frank Jacobs / Production by Max Brandel / Photos by UPI

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  44–48
• Fold-In — What is the one thing most school dropouts are sure to become?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — A Modern Cinderella

  Written by Jack Kent / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  C4