MAD #28 — December 2022

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NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page
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• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Weird Al Loves Wacky Al Jaffee NEW

  Of One's Own Accordion Dept.

  Written by “Weird Al” Yankovic / Art by Ed Steckley

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  1
• MAD Reader!

  Special Feature Dept.

  reduced from 6 pages to 5

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Basil Wolverton
  2–3
• The MAD “Effluent Society” Pollution Primer

  Ecchology Dept.

  reduced from 3 pages to 2

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Angelo Torres
  4–5
• Another MAD Look at MAD NEW

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  6–8
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — shark octopus water danger / her glove distraction

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  9
• How to Put Out an Imitation of MAD

  Free-Loading Dept.

  features MAD #27 as an example cover with art by Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder and Jack Davis
  10–11
• Subscription Ad — Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• One Fine Day on Main Street

  Al Jaffee
  13
• The Bathroom (movie satire) NEW

  Why So Tedious? Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  14–18
• The Original MAD Cover and One MAD Moment Later!

  Seconding Our Notion Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Rickard

  reworking covers by Mort Künstler, Norman Mingo and Bob Clarke

  Selected pieces from

  • MAD #190 — April 1977 (first two pages)
  • MAD #191 — June 1977 (second page of “More”)
  19–21
• Hijinks on the High Seas! NEW

  Ship Happens Dept.

  Written by John Ficarra / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  22–24
• MAD's Avalanche O' Catalogs

  Circular Jerks Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by George Woodbridge
  25–27
• MAD's Tom Bunk Visits the Senior MAD Home NEW

  Post-Bunk Revival Dept.

  Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  • MAD #600 — August 2026
  28–29
• Star Blecch (TV satire)

  Waste of Space Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker
  30–34
• Alfred and Omega NEW

  Monkey Business Dept.

  Written by Jordan Peele / Art by Richard Williams

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  35
• Spy vs. Spy — numerous assaults NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  36–37
• MAD Dogs and Their Owners

  How Now Bow-Wow Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Kelly Freas
  38–39
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee / Color by Tom Luth and Ryan Flanders

  Selected pieces from

  • MAD #512 — first two pages (Tom Luth color)
  • MAD #486 and MAD #494 — third page (Ryan Flanders color)
  40–42
• The Castaway

  Dip Ship in a Bottle Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  43
• One Fine Morning in Miami

  Tales from the Dock Side Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Davis
  44
• A Swinging Jungle Tale

  Written by Humberto De La Torre / Art by Jack Davis
  45
• Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline

  None Shall Gas Dept. (Don Martin Dept.)

  Don Martin
  46–48
• MADical History Tour NEW

  Down to the Sea in Quips Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Suzy Hutchinson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  49–51
• The Best of The Lighter Side of The MAD Office

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Selected from twelve issues

  • MAD #293, #298, #299, #303, #304, #305, #306, #307, #308, #312, #315, #317
  52–53
• MAD Remembers Paul Coker Jr. — 1929–2022 NEW

  That's Paul, Folks! Dept.

  Written by Benjamin Le Clear

  Paul Coker examples from 16 articles

  • Self-Portrait from Gotcha — Mug Shots of Common (But Despicable) Criminals — Written by Scott Maiko
  • A Fish Tale — Written by Al Jaffee
  • The MAD Love Book — Written by George Hart
  • The Nightmare — Written by Al Jaffee
  • MAD's “Romance-Love-Relationship” Book — Written by Frank Jacobs
  • A MAD Look at Bugs 'N Worms 'N Things — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing
  • MAD Beastlies — Written by Phil Hahn
  • At the Movies — Written by Sergio Aragones
  • Night Deposit — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing
  • Why Do We Assume It Makes Sense? — Written by Tom Koch
  • A Beginner's Guide to Cartoon Sound Effects — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing
  • Horrifying Cliches from MAD #105 — Written by Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan — and MAD #142 — Written by May Sakami
  • More Scenes We'd Like to See — The Princess in the Tower — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing
  • You Never Really Get Used To... — Written by Tom Koch
  • Good Sounds / Bad Sounds — Written by Stan Hart
  • You Know You're Really a Nobody When... — Written by Jack Kent
  54–55
• Who's Who Schematics NEW

  We Got the Cheat Dept.

  from Hijinks on the High Seas! and MAD's Tom Bunk Visits the Senior MAD Home

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  56
• Double Fold-In — Which decade was arguably the best era of MAD Magazine? NEW

  Johnny Sampson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  C3
• Inner Back Cover — Fool-Aid

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Kelly Freas
  inner C4
• Back Cover — wraparound continuation of front cover

  Art by Mark Fredrickson
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