MAD #206 — April 1979

"In the old days, most men who finished a day's work needed rest! Today, they need exercise!" — 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.
  2
• Ad for MAD Sucks Paperback
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Heaving Can Wait (movie satire)

  Soul Kitsch Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  4–10
• Early One Morning in South America

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• Who Killed the Country?

  Robin' Us Blind Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  12–14
• Second Opinions in Non-Medical Cases

  Adding Consult to Injury Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  15–17 sample
• The Lighter Side of Surprises

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  18–22
• One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• Comparison Tests in Everyday Life

  Pick Acts Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  24–25
• A MAD Look at Tarzan...Today

  Jungle Rot Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  26–28
• TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come

  Lack of "Pro" Creation Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.
  29–32
• The Carterbury Tales

  The People's Chaucer Dept. — loosely based on Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by George Woodbridge
  33–35
• Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See

  Wishful Winking Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo Presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD Special #119 — March 1997
  36–37 sample
• MAD Medals to be Presented to Deserving Corporate Executives

  Givin' 'em a Ribbin' Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD XL #9 — June 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD #47 — February 2026
  38
• MAD "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips

  Out of Odor Dept.

  Henry Clark

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  39–41
• The Eyes of Lurid Mess (movie satire)

  Ecch-tachrome Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  42–47
• One Evening in an Ohio Bus Station

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • MAD XL #18 — November 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• Fold-In — What great star are we all waiting eagerly to applaud?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — "Bartender... gi'me a double!"

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD Color Classics #8 — September 2003
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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