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MAD Hodgepodge of Humor
Vol. 1 - Apr/May 2025
Barnes & Noble Edition
Cover Artist:
Tom Richmond
Masthead /
Norman Mingo
"Alfie-Seltzer" bottle
from
The Indigestible MAD
Warner paperback
Drawn-Out Dramas (
Sergio Aragones
)
A Mad Look at National Parks
(
Sergio Aragones
)
Mad's Home Movies
(written by
Dean Norman
)
(
Paul Coker, Jr.
art /
Carrie Strachan
color)
Signs of an Unsuccessful Food Truck
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
John Kerschbaum
art)
Mad's Picture-Phone Backdrops
(
George Woodbridge
art)
One Rainy Afternoon in the Black Forest
(written by
Sergio Aragones
/
Don Martin
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- roll-away bridge embankment
(
Antonio Prohias
/
Carrie Strachan
color)
The 9 Reasons You Can't Get a Job
(written by
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
/
Kevin Pope
art)
The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools
(
Dave Berg
)
Spy vs. Spy
- space station bats away asteroid /
throwing star snowflakes (
Peter Kuper
)
Me and My Big Mouth!
(written by
Dean Norman
)
(
Al Jaffee
art /
Carl Peterson
color)
Strangely Thin
(TV satire)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art)
Universal Pet Peeves of
Beloved Yoga Masters
(
John Caldwell
)
From the Files of Wanda Goldstein Flenkman:
Animal Psychiatrist
(
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
/
Carrie Strachan
color)
A Mad Look At the Zoo
(
Sergio Aragones
/
Tom Luth
color)
More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
(
Al Jaffee
)
The Haircut
(
Don Martin
/
Carl Peterson
color)
A Monster Gag
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
)
(
Jack Davis
art /
Carrie Strachan
color)
The Mad Hate Book - Vol. II
(
Al Jaffee
/
Carl Peterson
color)
Fanatic Dweebs and How to Fleece Them
(movie satire)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Anton Emdin
art)
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Spy vs. Spy
-
photo face cut-out board with guillotine / telescope gun (
Peter Kuper
)
Body Modification Trends of the Future
(written by
Brian Farrelly
and
Sean Farrelly
/
Tom Bunk
art /
Carl Peterson
color)
Who Says Being Stranded Can't Be Fun
(
John Caldwell
/
Carl Peterson
color)
Dreadliest Carts
(TV satire) (written by
Amanda Stellberg
/
Gideon Kendall
art)
The Big Bomb Theory
(TV satire) (written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art)
It's a Good Brand Name... and a Bad Brand Name...
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Paul Coker
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- drone camera explodes / magnet in hat pulls tacks through head (
Peter Kuper
)
What a Jerk!
(written by
Michael Gallagher
/
Tom Bunk
art)
The Accident
(
Don Martin
/
Carl Peterson
color)
Groundhog Deja Vu
(movie satire) (written by
Stan Hart
/
Angelo Torres
art)
VH1 Drags Out Even More RuPaul Shows!
(written by
Grant Reed
/
Tom Richmond
art)
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Health Spa
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Al Jaffee
art /
Nathan Kane
color)
Tell-Tale Signs That You've Got A Really Bad Psychic
(
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
)
A Mad Guide to Radical Self-Improvement
(
Tom Bunk
)
A Mad Look at Sharks
(
Sergio Aragones
)
One Afternoon at Rocky's Diner
(
Don Martin
)
Spy vs. Spy
- embassy mail truck false back (
Antonio Prohias
)
Fold-In --
What piece of technology are people eager to throw into the trash?
(
Johnny Sampson
)
Scenes We'd Like to See
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Jack Rickard
art)
Fold-In --
What's the only thing unavailable on the internet?
(
Al Jaffee
)
Back Cover -- Serving up a mélange of MADness!
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