MAD #34 — December 2023

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Alfred as nesting dolls

  art from later stage Inside MAD paperback cover — Norman Mingo art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• Barbie Movie Tie-Ins That Never Were

  Guise and Dolls Dept.

  Idea by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Scott Bricher
  2–3
• Rules For Games the Way They're Really Played

  Wise Guides Dept.

  Written by Michael Goodwin / Art by Jack Davis
  4–6
• A MAD Look At Lego

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth
  7–11
• Subscription Ad

  featuring Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles! (movie satire)

  Cowa-Bunglers Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Sam Viviano
  13–16
• Things We'd Like the New Hello Barbie to Say

  Not Just Another Pretty Phase Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin
  17
• One Day at the Beach

  Bum in the Sun Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Don Martin
  18
• Toys “R” U Catalogue

  Flattery Not Included Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by Bob Clarke and George Woodbridge / Photos by Irving Schild
  19–21
• The MAD World of Yo-Yos — Part I: In the Beginning

  Spinning is the Only Thing Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Al Jaffee
  22
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — spies trapped on train tracks / target puzzle

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  23
• The Boy and His Toy

  Beastie Toys Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part I)

  Don Martin
  24–25
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse

  R.I.Pee Wee Dept. (Wimp-Lash Dept.)

  Art by Al Jaffee
  26–27
• MAD Celebrity Madballs

  Written by John Prete / Art by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
  28
• Juggles — The Juggling Juggler Who Juggles

  Humor in a Juggler Vein Dept.

  Written by Mo Willems / Art by Tom Bunk
  29
• MAD Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  30–32
• Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows

  String Fever Dept.

  Written by Dan Birtcher / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  33
• What To Do With Your Yo-Yo When the Fad Dies

  Stick a Fork in Them, They're Duncan Dept.

  John Caldwell
  34–35
• The MAD World of Yo-Yos — Part II: An Idea Gone Bad

  Spinning is the Only Thing Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Al Jaffee
  36
• Spy Vs. Spy — fun land game

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  37
• MAD Visits Corny Island

  Confusement Park Dept.

  Art by Wally Wood
  38–39
• Political Action Figures

  Polled Separately Dept.

  Written by Brockton McKinney / Art by Ed Steckley
  40–41
• South Park Toys and Products Coming to a Toy Shelf Near You!

  Oh My God! They Sold Kenny! Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Scott Bricher
  42–44
• Ad for the reissue of Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus book
  45
• Play Pictionary With the MAD Artists

  Quick Draw Guffaw Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by John Caldwell, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Sam Viviano, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don (Duck) Edwing, Bob Jones, Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragones, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Gerry Gersten, Antonio Prohias, and Richard Williams
  46–47
• Why the Lego Man Was Made for Hollywood

  Lights, Camera, Action Figure Dept.

  Written by Mike Morse / Art by Scott Bricher
  48–49
• The Lighter Side of Toys

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  50–54
• Barbie's "Dear John" Letter to Ken

  Byes and Dolls Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin
  55
• MAD's Puzzle Page — excerpt

  Lame-Brain Games Dept.

  Al Jaffee
  56
• Fold-In — What influential children's character will never receive the red carpet treatment? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Mauliboo Alfred back of box details NEW

  Written by Paula Sevenbergen / Sculpture by Kira Shaimanova
  C4