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MAD Treasure Trove of Trash
Vol. 5 - Apr/May 2023
Barnes & Noble Edition
Cover Artist:
Mark Fredrickson
Masthead with
Richard Williams
cover art from
Special #51
Drawn-Out Dramas (
Sergio Aragones
)
If Computers are so Brilliant...
(written by
Tom Koch
/
George Woodbridge
art)
You've Definitely Bought the Wrong Robot if...
(
John Caldwell
)
Spy vs. Spy
- robot chokers (
Peter Kuper
)
A Mad Look At Drones
(
Sergio Aragones
/
Jim Campbell
color)
In a Specialist's Office
(
Don Martin
/
Carl Peterson
color)
Y2K Panic
(
Tom Bunk
art from 20 Dumbest of 1999)
Other Y2K Problems
Guaranteed to Make Your Life Miserable
(written by
Mike Snider
/
Monte Wolverton
art)
13 Things You Never Want to Hear From a Computer Tech Support Guy
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Peter Bagge
art)
Small But Significant Inventions of the Past
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
Messy Layered One
(movie satire)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art)
Low-Tech Inventions For Everyday Needs
(
Al Jaffee
)
Free Speeches on the Beaches
(written by
Matt Cohen
/
Marc Palm
art)
Mad's Catalogue of Practical Joke Items for the Computer
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Al Jaffee
art)
(idea by
Seth Greenberg
)
The Future of Job Automation
(written by
Kenny Keil
/
John Martz
art)
Mad's 50 Worst Things About The Internet
(written by
Charlie Kadau
and
Jeff Kruse
)
(
Leonardo Rodriguez
,
Drew Friedman
,
Evan Dorkin
,
Sarah Dyer
,
Jose Garibaldi
,
Rick Tulka
art)
Inventions We'd Like to See
(written by
Paul Peter Porges
/
Al Jaffee
art)
Rob - The Evil, Backstabbing Robot Temp
(
Corey Pandolph
) (two articles from
#455
and
#471
)
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Accidental Inventions
(written by
Paul Krassner
/
Joe Orlando
art)
Blobs!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Wallace Wood
art)
A Guided Tour Through a Steel Foundry
(
Don Martin
)
Spy vs. Spy
- dentist drill substitute (logo) / robot on oil slick (
Antonio Prohias
/
Carrie Strachan
color)
A Mad Look At Hospitals
(
Sergio Aragones
/
Tom Luth
color)
Mad's Practical Joke Catalogue For Doctors
(written by
Beppe Sabatini
/
Al Jaffee
art)
Schlubs
(TV satire) (written by
Charlie Kadau
/
Tom Richmond
art)
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
- peace surgically sewn up / mouse tied to lion tail (
Antonio Prohias
)
Great Moments in Medicine
(written by
Nick Meglin
) (
Al Jaffee
art /
Carrie Strachan
color)
The Bloodcurdling Blue-Cross Brouhaha
(
Don (Duck) Edwing
)
A Mad Look At Alternative Medicine
(
Sergio Aragones
/
Tom Luth
color)
Get a New Psychiatrist if...
(written by
Desmond Devlin
and
Butch D'Ambrosio
/
Al Jaffee
art)
In a Doctor's Office
(
Don Martin
)
One Fine Day at the Chiropractors' Convention
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Tom Bunk
art)
Groin's Monotony
(TV satire) (written by
Arnie Kogen
/
Tom Richmond
art)
Mad's Medical Mother Goose
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Al Jaffee
art)
Contact Continuously Contagious Capsules
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Bob Clarke
art)
One Balmy Morning in the Operating Room
(originally untitled back cover: written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Don Martin
art)
Little Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Hospitals
(
Don (Duck) Edwing
)
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Hospital
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Al Jaffee
art)
Park-David Great Moments in Medicine
(
Kelly Freas
art)
Fold-In
-- What new tech innovation is sure to make a killing? (
Johnny Sampson
)
Mad Medals to be Presented to Deserving Doctors
(
Al Jaffee
)
Fold-In
--
What new labor development gave this worker much more time to spend with his family? (
Al Jaffee
)
Back Cover -- Money can't buy you happiness...
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