MAD #203 — December 1978

"Political campaign speeches are like steer horns: A point here…a point there…and a lot of bull in between!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Harry North, Esq. art from MAD #187
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • photo of Susan Richardson with MAD #201
  2
• Ad for The MAD Guide to Careers and A MAD Treasure Chest Paperbacks
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Force and I — The MAD "Star Wars" Musical

  Space Opera Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD Star Wars Spectacular — 1996
  • MAD Star Wars Spectacular — Summer 1999
  • MAD About Star Wars — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  • MAD Spoofs Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2019
  4–10 sample
• One Morning at Max's Novelty Shop

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • The Wet and Wisdom of MAD — 1987 (Paperback #74)
  • MAD Special #102 — March 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• More Candid MAD Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

  Hokey-Focus Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  12–14
• If Freedom of the Press Applied to High School Papers

  Write On! Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke
  15–18
• Easily-Computed Human Factors

  Formula Equation Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  19–21
• The Lighter Side of Rip-Offs

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  22–26
• How to Read a New Car Ad

  Auto Suggestion Dept.

  Written by Alen Robin / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #56 — Fall 1986
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  27–29
• A MAD Look at The "Clorox" Commercial

  Clothes Encounters Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Rickard
  30–31
• The MAD Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis —
  A Seven Day Tour of Israel For the Guilt-Ridden

  Sic Transit Gloriously Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  32–33
• If Sesame Street Branched Out Into Specialized Avenues of Education

  Opened Sesame Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002 (excerpt)
  34–39 sample
• Amazing Facts About the Animal World vs. Amazing Facts About the American Scene

  The Nerds and the Bees Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD Color Classics #3 — April 2001
  40–41 sample
• One Afternoon at Rocky's Diner

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • The Wet and Wisdom of MAD — 1987 (Paperback #74)
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
  42 sample
• Fantasy "Buy"land (TV satire)

  Paying Atoll Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  43–47
• One Evening at the Bus Terminal

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • The Wet and Wisdom of MAD — 1987 (Paperback #74)
  • MAD XL #18 — November 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  48
• Fold-In — What former world champ is taking an awful licking lately?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #106 — August 1995
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — One Day in Paris

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Color Classics #10 — September 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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