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The Mad Application for Membership in The Moral Majority
(written by John Ficarra)
M*U*S*H (TV satire) (written by Arnie Kogen / Jack Davis art)
Q.T. The Quasi-Terrestrial (movie satire) (written by Stan Hart / Jack Davis art)
Mad's "Defense Contractor" of the Year (written by Lou Silverstone / Al Jaffee art)
The Evolution of a TV Situation Comedy (written by Tom Koch / Harry North, Esq. art)
A Mad Look at The Walkman (written by Frank Jacobs / Sergio Aragones art)
You're Never Really 100% Sure... (written by John Ficarra / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
Star Bores Re-Hash of the Jeti (movie satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Mort Drucker art)
Spy vs. Spy - saloon stick-up (Antonio Prohias)
1984-1986 summary by Grant Geissman
with cover images: 244, 245, 248, 249, 253, 254, 255, 258, 259, 261, 263, 264, 265, 267
Garbage Pail Adults (Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder art)
The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit (written by John Ficarra)
Upside-down Pyramid Construction (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / George Woodbridge art)
The Alfred E. Neumaneuver - First Aid for the Restaurant Choking Victim
(written by Dick DeBartolo / Bob Clarke art)
New, Improved Mad Pooper Scooper (Al Jaffee)
The Integrity Record Club (written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photo)
Fold-In -- What current pop cult is attracting legions of followers? (Al Jaffee)
The Day AT&T Went Too Far (written by John Prete / Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder art)
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions in a Video Rental Store (Al Jaffee)
Elephant Snorts Alligator (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions (Al Jaffee)
Roger Ebore and Gene Sissy review three films (movie satires) (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art)
- Trading Races
- Raunchy Business
- Flashdunce
If the Real World of Today Caught Up With the Comics
(written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art)
Additions to the Dictionary (written by Frank Jacobs)
Beers (TV satire) (written by Arnie Kogen / Angelo Torres art)
Spy vs. Spy - spy in a bottle (Antonio Prohias)
The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
A Psalm for the Modern Television Preacher (written by Barry Liebmann / George Woodbridge art)
Bleak for the Future (movie satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Mort Drucker art)
A Mad Look at the Disneyworlds (Sergio Aragones)
The Reagan (with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe) (written by Frank Jacobs / Gerry Gersten art)
The Clodsby Show (TV satire) (written by Larry Siegel / Angelo Torres art)
Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public - R.J. Riddles (written by Billy Doherty)
A Mad Guide to How Simple Things Work (Al Jaffee)
Henna and Her Sickos (movie satire) (written by Debbee Ovitz / Mort Drucker art)
Why 999 Shoppers out of 1000 Never Collect Those Manufacturers' Rebates
(written by Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
We'll Make a Fortune (TV satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder art)
Mad's Personal Ads (written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola)
Top Gunk (movie satire) (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art)
1987-1989 summary by Grant Geissman
with cover images: 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274,
277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 286, 289, 290, 291
Mad's All-Star Flopps (Richard Williams art)
Witless Windbag Wrestler's Federation Magazine
(written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photo)
Fold In -- What's the hottest number in merchandising today? (Al Jaffee)
Monopoly Cards for the 1980's (written by Tricia Scarnati / George Woodbridge art)
Bulgin' Belly Burner (written by Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild photos)
A TV Commercial We'd Like to See -
The American Ex-Pres Card (written by John Prete / Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder art)
Mad Salutes the Modern "Catch of the Day"
Metal Sludge Magazine
(Irving Schild Lucifer and tongue photos / written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola)
A Scene We'd Like to See - Exxon Board Chairman Gets Oiled (Irving Schild photo)
Lesser-Known Ninja Turtles (written by Mike Snider / Greg Theakston art)
Mad's Updated Children's Books (written by Matthew T. Smith / George Woodbridge art)
Famous Stories as Told By Famous People (written by Lou Silverstone / Bob Clarke art)
ARFul (TV satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Mort Drucker art)
How Do You Rate as a Yuppie? (written by Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital
(written by Lou Silverstone / Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder art)
Sneaky UPC Symbols (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art)
The Mad Movie Critic's Pledge (written by Christopher C. Manson / Jack Davis art)
Don Martin Visits the Morgue (written by Don (Duck) Edwing)
Sir Puffy's Family Restaurant Placemat (written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Bob Clarke art)
L.A. Lewd (TV satire) (written by Frank Jacobs / Mort Drucker art)
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse (Al Jaffee art)
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same (written by Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
The Ballad of Dr. Ruth (written by Frank Jacobs / Gerry Gersten art)
Dorky Dancing (movie satire) (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art)
The Mad Nasty File - (Vol Two) (written by Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten art)
Sad (Michael Jackson song parody) (written by Frank Jacobs / Jack Davis art)
Feeble Attraction (movie satire) (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art)
Obituaries for Merchandising Characters (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art)
When Roger Rabbit Technology Takes Over All of Hollywood's Films
(written by Stan Hart / Bob Clarke art)
Thirty-Suffering (TV satire) (written by Frank Jacobs / Mort Drucker art)
When Other Comic Strips Start Using the "Far Side" Formula
(written by Charlie Kadau / Bob Clarke art)
Grossanne (TV satire) (written by Stan Hart / Mort Drucker art)
The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
The Perilous Pacific Pickle (Don (Duck) Edwing)
If Different Comedians Told the Same Joke (There's a fly in my soup...)
(written by Russ Cooper / Mort Drucker art)

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Mad About the Eighties - 1999