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The Best of the Worst!
Special Collector's Edition 2012
The Best of the Worst!
Special Collector's Edition 2022
A Reissue of a Special Edition
The Best of the Worst!
Special Collector's Edition 2023
A Reissue of a Special Edition
Cover Artist:
Mark Fredrickson
Contents
Drawn-Out Dramas (
Sergio Aragones
)
Who is Alfred E. Neuman? (written by
Frank Jacobs
)
(from
Totally Mad
hardcover book)
Crust Gum Paste
(
Kelly Freas
art)
Beer Belongs
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Scenes We'd Like to See - Driving the Golden Spike
(written by
Eugene St. Jean
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Park-David Great Moments in Medicine
(
Kelly Freas
art)
The Lighter Side of Teenage Parties
(
Dave Berg
)
Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
(
Al Jaffee
)
Blecch Shampoos
(
Frank Frazetta
art)
Self-Portrait
(
Al Jaffee
)
In the Delicatessen
(
Don Martin
)
Great Moments in Politics
- Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam Scar
(
Max Brandel
)
Early One Morning in the Jungle
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Frank Frazetta
art)
Mad Magazine Introduces 43-Man Squamish
(written by
Tom Koch
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Star Blecch
(TV satire)
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Mort Drucker
art)
Fold-In --
What industry contributes more
to air pollution than any other?
(
Al Jaffee
)
A Psychedelic Diary
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
)
One Day in a Crash-Pad
(
Don Martin
)
Hawks & Doves
- umbrella sunburn (
Al Jaffee
)
Gall in the Family Fare
(TV satire)
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Angelo Torres
art)
Spy Vs. Spy
- girl's photo in glasses (
Antonio Prohias
)
Back In the Operating Room With
Don Martin
During a Heart Transplant
A Moving Jungle Tale
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Jack Davis
art)
Pay As You Go! - The Practice of Modern Medicine
The Shadow Knows
(
Sergio Aragones
)
Scenes We'd Like to See
- Pinocchio
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Jack Rickard
art)
Ms. Liberty
(idea by
Al Jaffee
/
Mort Künstler
art)
Mad Salutes the Automobile Industry
(
Al Jaffee
)
One Wednesday Evening in a Restaurant Men's Room
(
Don Martin
)
Urologist Office Pick-Up Lines
(
John Caldwell
)
Pastimes for the Bedridden
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
Horrifying Cliches
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
Garbage Pail Adults
(
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
art)
A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions
(
Al Jaffee
)
The Reagan
(with apologies to
Edgar Allen Poe
)
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Gerry Gersten
art)
Obituaries for Merchandising Characters
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Bob Clarke
art)
A Mad Look at
Disney
Classics
(
Sergio Aragones
)
Dorky Dancing
(movie satire)
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(back cover changed for 2022 edition)
(written by
Stan Hart
/
Mort Drucker
art)
The Mad Nasty File - Vol III
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Gerry Gersten
art)
The Dreaded Dental Debacle
(
Don (Duck) Edwing
)
A Poem For Mother
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
David Connor
idea)
(
Deborah Mills Woodbridge
needlework)
Mad Raps Up Shakespeare
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
George Woodbridge
art)
The Belching Dragon Menu
(written by
Charlie Kadau
and
Joe Raiola
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Great Moments in History - Washington Cross-Dressing the Delaware
(
Richard Williams
art)
The Dysfunctional Family Circus
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
George Woodbridge
art)
If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90's - "Last Parking Space at the Mall"
(written by
Mike Snider
/
Richard Williams
art)
The Raunchy Restroom Revulsion
(
Don (Duck) Edwing
)
Psychic Fiends Network
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
)
Monroe &... The Curse
(written by
Anthony Barbieri
/
Bill Wray
art)
Monopoly
Cards That Reflect the Way Business is Really Done Today
(written by
John Prete
/
Sam Viviano
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- upstairs racket sulfuric acid hole (
Peter Kuper
)
The 60's and The 90's
(written by
Russ Cooper
/
Rick Tulka
art)
When Priests Go Bad
(written by
Mike May
/
John Caldwell
art)
The Boose Wavy Radio
(ad parody) (written by
John Prete
)
Monicagate - The Never-Ending Saga - Starr Wars
(
Mark Stutzman
art)
Bored of the Rings -
The Feebleschtick of Ka-Ching!
(movie satire) (written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Hermann Mejia
art)
The Bunion - America's Phoniest News Source
(written by
Scott Maiko
/
Scott Bricher
art)
Unconscious Racists...
(written by
Butch D'Ambrosio
/
Peter Kuper
art)
The Bush Campaign's TV Commercial If He Was Running Against Jesus
(written by
Don Vaughan
/
Scott Bricher
art)
Howard Dean's Scream
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
James Warhola
art)
Donald Trump - The Art of the Heel - Forrest Trump
What if Chris Rock Performed at a Bar Mitzvah?
(written by
Arie Kaplan
and
Josh Malinow
/
Drew Friedman
art)
The Iraq War - Mish-mosh Accomplished - The Iraqi Quagmire Chess Set
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/ sculpture by
Hermann Mejia
/
Irving Schild
photos)
When the Government Allows Product Placement in
The Pledge of Allegiance
(written by
Darren Johnson
/
Timothy Shamey
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- grave dancer buried (
Peter Kuper
)
Mad Presents Facts That Sound For a Second Like They Might Be True... But Aren't
(written by
Justin Heimberg
/
Kevin Pope
art)
One Fine Morning in Fallujah
(idea by
L.P. Ferrante
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
The Hardships Faced by the Super Obese of America's Wild West
(
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
)
The U.S. Army: Don't Make Us Draft You!
(ad parody) (written by
Jacob Lambert
)
The Mad Guide to Man Boobs
(written by
Ryan Pagelow
/
Drew Friedman
art)
Glee Blows - A Mad Public Service Announcement
Chia Bieber Pet
(ad parody) (written by
Scott Maiko
/
Timothy Shamey
art / sculpture by
Liz Lomax
)
30 Crock
(TV satire) (written by
Arnie Kogen
/
Tom Richmond
art)
Barry Bonds, Home Run King
- The Sultan of Squat (written by
Jacob Lambert
/
Mark Fredrickson
art)
Foolastic Book Club
(written by
Dave Croatto
/
Scott Bricher
and
Gary Hallgren
art)
A Mad Look At
Avatar
(
Sergio Aragones
/ color by
Tom Luth
)
The Strip Club
The Dork Side
(written by
Kit Lively
/
Scott Nickel
art)
Scooby-Don't!
(
Jason Yungbluth
)
lil Popi (
Box Brown
)
Brown Bear
(
Noah Van Sciver
)
It Only Hurts When I Laugh
(
Christopher Baldwin
)
Good Enough
(
Peet Tamburino
)
Got Your Nose
(
Jacob Lambert
)
Just Below the Surface
(
Douglas Paszkiewicz
)
Stop the Spread of Germs! Follow These Simple Rules
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Gary Hallgren
art)
The
KFC
Triple By-Pass!
(ad parody) (written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Irving Schild
photo)
Dead Lobster
(ad parody) (written by
Andy Ross
/
Irving Schild
photo)
Planet TAD!!!!!
(written by
Tim Carvell
/
Brian Durniak
art)
Are You a Candidate For the Zit Hall of Fame?
(
Tom Cheney
/ color by
Carl Peterson
)
Covering for a Pedophile - We Are Penn State! - The Blind Eye
(
Scott Bricher
art)
Fold-In --
What's the only thing unavailable on the internet?
(
Al Jaffee
)
The Soft Stool Diner Placemat
(written by
Scott Maiko
)
CNN.con
(website satire) (written by
Scott Maiko
/
Scott Bricher
art)
Ad For Subscriptions with
#154
bonus print / (no bonus offer in 2022 edition)
Back Cover --
Native American Sputum - 100% Noxious Tobacco
(ad parody) (written by
Scott Maiko
)
Back Cover (2022 edition) --
Absolut Winter.
(ad parody) (written by
Al Jaffee
/
Greg Theakston
art)
Front Cover (2023 edition) added this "Making Mockeries for 70+ Years!" graphic:
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