MAD #159 — June 1973

"Life begins at 40 — except for those who went like 60 when they were 20!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• In an Agent's Office

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for The Rip Off Mad Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (railroad crossing gate guillotine — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.) sample
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• A Crockwork Lemon (movie satire)

  De Sadest Story Ever Told Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies: Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD Spoofs Movie Classics — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  4–11 sample sample
• Global Impressions

  Mondo Corny Dept.

  Idea by Max Brandel / Art by Bob Clarke
  12–13 sample
• Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products

  A Worse Mousetrap Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • MAD About The Buoy — 1980 (Paperback #53)
  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD XL #9 — June 2001
  • MAD #501 — October 2009 (excerpt in MAD Vault)
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Picks — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  14–18 sample
• The Treasure Map

  Finders, Weepers Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — 2011
  19 sample
• Future Enlistment Posters

  You're in the Army — Wow! Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Don Epstein / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • The Abominable Snow MAD — 1979 (Paperback #52)
  • MAD #501 — October 2009 (excerpt in MAD Vault)
  20–21 sample
• The Lighter Side of Spectators

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • Super MAD — 1979 (Paperback #51)
  22–26
• One Night in a Living Room

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • Super MAD — 1979 (Paperback #51)
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • Completely MAD — 1991
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  27
• MAD "Bugs" the Insect World

  Insect Asides Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD About The Buoy — 1980 (Paperback #53)
  • MAD Special #79 — February 1992
  • MAD XL #18 — November 2002
  28–29
• How Come on TV…?

  To Telly Truth Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • MAD About The Buoy — 1980 (Paperback #53)
  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • MAD Special #79 — February 1992
  30–32
• Failing Health Magazine

  Fever Pitch Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Davis
  33–38 sample
• One Day on a Transcontinental Jet

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  39 sample
• The Shadow Knows

  We Got Your Penumbra Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • The Abominable Snow MAD — 1979 (Paperback #52)
  • MAD Special #79 — February 1992
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #17 — February 2021 (excerpt)
  40–41
• Owem Marshmallow, Attorney at Law (TV satire)

  Dere Go D' Judge Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres
  42–48
• Fold-In — What unique and special experience are more lovers sharing these days?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #21 — Summer 1977
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Equal Ju$tice For All

  Idea by Max Brandel / Art by Harry Jaffee
  C4