MAD #190 — April 1977

"Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage…but they do a pretty good job of keeping you confined!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions — Why Kill Yourself?

  big duck in a shooting gallery

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Christmas card with Jimmy Carter — art by Paul Coker, Jr.; ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits; The Medicine MAD Paperback ad
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Shootiest (movie satire)

  Wayne on the Wane Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  4–9 sample
• If Fictional Characters Lived in the “Real” World of Today

  Story Adaptations Dept.

  Art by Arnoldo Franchioni / UPI photos
  10–12 sample
• One Tuesday Morning on Main Street

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • The Endangered MAD — 1984 (Paperback #65)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  13
• MAD “Death” Announcements

  Mourning Glories Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • MAD About Town — 1983 (Paperback #63)
  14–15
• The Lighter Side of Goofs

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Big MAD On Campus — 1983 (Paperback #64)
  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  16–20
• If Other Businesses Offered “No-Frills” Service

  Minimum's the Word Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • Son of MAD Sucks — 1985 (Paperback #70)
  21–23
• Still More What's the Story…?

  Incident Replay Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
  24–25
• Testimonial Roasts for Ordinary People

  Clod-Boppers Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  26–29
• When You're Poor…and…When You're Rich

  Status Quotes Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 12 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • MAD About Town — 1983 (Paperback #63)
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  • MAD Special #85 — January 1993
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Golden Treasury of Trash — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #20 — August 2021
  • MAD #26 — August 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sept 2022
  30–31 sample
• One Wednesday Morning on a Desert Island

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD About Town — 1983 (Paperback #63)
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• The Original MAD Cover and One MAD Moment Later!

  Seconding Our Notion Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Mort Künstler, Norman Mingo, Jack Davis, and Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • The Plaid MAD — 1985 (Paperback #69)
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD XL #20 — March 2003
  • MAD #28 — December 2022 (excerpt)
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition (excerpt)
  • MAD #600 — August 2026 (excerpt)
  33–35 sample
• Top Secret Minutes of Top Secret Meetings

  Exposed Nerds Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  36–39
• Footnotes* to Literature

  That's Shoe Biz Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Qwerty MAD — 1986 (Paperback #71)
  • MAD Special #133 — December 1998
  40–41
• A Super Opportunity

  You Kent Win 'em All Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #36 — Fall 1981
  • The Plaid MAD — 1985 (Paperback #69)
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  • MAD Special #96 — Early Spring 1994
  • MAD About Super Heroes — 2002
  • MAD Presents Superman — Summer 2013
  • Free Comic Book Day — 2024
  • MAD #44 — August 2025
  42
• One Dame at a Time (TV satire)

  Panty Woes Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Endangered MAD — 1984 (Paperback #65)
  43–47
• One Morning Back on Main Street

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • The Plaid MAD — 1985 (Paperback #69)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• More Scenes We'd Like to See — The Frog Prince

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #57 — Winter 1986
  • MAD Kids #3 — May 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Back Cover — MAD Salutes the Automobile Industry

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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