MAD Hodgepodge of Humor Vol. 4 — April 2026 — Barnes & Noble Edition

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Contents

• Masthead and Contents
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• A MAD Look at "When Nature Calls"

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  2–5
• A Second Bathroom... Your Gateway to Fun and Adventure!

  Lavatory Experiments Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges
  6–7
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee / Color by Ryan Flanders
  8–9
• Spy vs. Spy — casket mouse trap / bullet springs back

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  10–11
• Green Lunkhead (movie satire)

  Sewing His Wild Oath Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  12–17
• Meanwhile...

  Laugh Chance Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  18
• Have You Caught the K-Pop Zombie Virus?

  Dead Beats Dept.

  Written by Molly Schreiber / Art by Paulina Ganucheau
  19
• Dreadliest Carts (TV satire)

  Written by Amanda Stellberg / Art by Gideon Kendall
  20–21
• Home A-Groan (movie satire)

  American Youth Hostile Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Sam Viviano
  22–26
• One Night in the City

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Davis
  27
• The MAD Hate Book — Vol. II

  Vex Education Dept.

  Al Jaffee / Color by Carl Peterson
  28–31
• 9 Ways to Pass the Time in Your Doctor's Waiting Room

  Trying Our Patients Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  32–33
• Parks and Regurgitation (TV satire)

  Poehler Expedition Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Tom Richmond
  34–39
• Comments You'll Never Hear No Matter How Long You Live

  Don't Phrase Me, Bro! Dept.

  Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Tom Bunk
  40–41
• Spy vs. Spy — fanning fleas / kicking statue

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  42
• The MAD People Watcher's Guide to a Typical Football Game

  Our Bleacher Presentation Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Davis
  43–45
• Unabridged Sports Clichés

  Humor in a Jock-ular Vein Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  46–47
• Up-And-Coming Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

  Monsters Brawl Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Hermann Mejia
  48–49
• MAD Pins Down Some Truly Shocking WWE: Did You Know?s

  Bored of the Ring Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tim Hamilton
  50–51
• The Shadow Knows

  Light Makes Right Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth
  52–53
• Romance: Before & After the Economic Slump

  The Cost of Loving Index Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Peter Bagge
  54–55
• The MAD World of... Lying and Cheating

  The Agony of Deceit Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Marc Hempel
  56–58
• The Private Eye

  MAD's Maddest Artist Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part III)

  Don Martin
  59
• Fools of Rock (movie satire)

  Chronic Black Pain Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Richmond
  60–65
• Music Festival Life Hacks

  Bleeding Ears Dept.

  Jon Adams
  66
• MAD Raps Up Shakespeare

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge
  67–69
• The Rise and Fall of a Rap Star

  Hip Flop Artist Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Hermann Mejia
  70–73
• MAD's Guide to Out-Of-Business Theme Restaurants and the Reasons They Went Belly Up

  When Eat Meets Jest Dept.

  John Caldwell / Color by Carl Peterson
  74–75
• Spy vs. Spy — billiard balls / magnet beats armor

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  76
• A MAD Look at Graduations

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  77–80
• One Tuesday Afternoon After School

  MAD's Maddest Artist Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part II)

  Don Martin
  81
• When High School Elections are Run Like Presidential Elections

  Electoral College Prep Dept.

  Written by Nathaniel Stein / Art by Jose Garibaldi
  82–83
• The Decided Disadvantages of an Online Education

  Modem Cum Laude Dept.

  John Caldwell
  84–85
• Spy vs. Spy — carnival high-striker bell bomb / window blind snakes

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  86–87
• Unadvertised Fast Food "Secret Menu" Offerings

  Secret Sass Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Mike Loew
  88–89
• Merchandising Spin-Offs That Hollywood Missed Out On

  Clash of the Tie-Ins Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Bob Clarke
  90–92
• In a Fancy Restaurant

  MAD's Maddest Artist Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part II)

  Don Martin / Color by Carl Peterson
  93
• Spy vs. Spy — training fleas

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  94
• Fold-In — What group has long been the victim of false advertising?

  Johnny Sampson
  95
• MAD Presents Safety Tips for Everyday Situations

  Cautionary Fails Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by John Martz
  96
• Fold-In — What sadistic April Fool's trick never leaves 'em laughing?

  Al Jaffee
  C3
• Back Cover — Itching to Read More MAD Classics?
  C4