Mad #248 July 1984

• Cover Artist: Richard Williams
• Cover Writer: Al Jaffee
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Ad for Subscriptions - Why Kill Yourself? (Bob Jones art)
• Contents Page
• Letters
• Ads for Mad Variations by Don (Duck) Edwing and
  Stamp Out Mad Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Scarred Face (movie satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Jack Davis art)
• Early One Morning in an African Jungle
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art)
• Mad's Political Believe It or Nuts!
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Bob Clarke art)
• More Ads We Never Got to See
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Harry North, Esq. art)
• Remington Steal (TV satire)
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Angelo Torres art)
• Late One Afternoon Outside of Orlando
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art)
• Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings
  (written by Mike Snider)
• Modern Merit Badges
  (written by Stan Hart / George Woodbridge art)
• Horrifying Cliches
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
• Spy vs. Spy (Antonio Prohias)
• Mad's Practical Joke Catalogue For Doctors
  (written by Beppe Sabatini / Al Jaffee art)
• Telephone Answering Machine Messages For Some
  Famous Literary Characters (written by Frank Jacobs)
• Other Uses For Pet Boa Constrictors (Paul Peter Porges)
• Mentl (movie satire)
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Mort Drucker art)
• One Fine Evening on a Brooklyn Street (Don Martin)
• Fold-In -- What has replaced the bald eagle as
  America's symbol all over the world? (Al Jaffee)
• Back Cover - Elephant Snorts Alligator
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)