MAD #36 — April 2024

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Alfred cherub art

  back cover MAD #133 — Norman Mingo art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• A MAD Look at Dating

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  2–4
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — she knits her dress / brake for fake lady

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  5
• Senseless in Seattle (movie satire)

  A-Tom-Meg Bomb Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker
  6–9
• Romance: Before & After the Economic Slump

  The Cost of Loving Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Peter Bagge
  10–11
• Don Martin One Beautiful Evening Last May

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

  Don Martin
  12
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  13
• The MAD Reader's Sex Survey

  Taboo-lation Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Bob Clarke
  14–15
• The Young Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance

  Food Courting Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Rich Powell
  16–17
• When Not to Use Famous "Pick-Up" Lines

  Spoiled Meet Dept.

  Written by Chris Hart / Art by Al Jaffee
  18–19
• A Second-Rate Etiquette Guide to Trailer Trash Dating

  Chicks With Hicks Dept.

  John Caldwell
  20–22
• Dating a True Crime Fanatic

  Sherlock Homes Dept.

  Written by Rebekah Brandes / Art by Gideon Kendall
  23
• The Lighter Side of Summer Romances

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  24–27
• The MAD Etiquette Guide for Modern Workplace Romances

  Getting to Personnel Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Kevin Pope
  28–29
• Sluts in the City (TV satire)

  HB Hos Dept.

  Written by Josh Gordon / Art by Mort Drucker
  30–34
• The Inseparable, Insufferable Couple

  Two Turds, One Groan Dept.

  Johnny Sampson
  35
• The MAD Love Book

  Sweet Talk Dept.

  Written by George Hart / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  36–38
• Love Corruption (TV satire)

  Pulling the Woolery Over Your Eyes Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
  39–42
• Closer Encounters

  OK Stupid Dept.

  Jon Adams
  43–44
• A MAD History of Sex

  The Bare Facts Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge
  45–50
• Don Martin Takes a Look at a Fairy Tale (Rapunzel)

  Mad's Maddest Artist Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Don Martin
  51
• MAD's "Romance-Love-Relationship" Book

  Heart Failure Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  52–54
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — swinging spies / amusement ride

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  55
• Things You Don't Want to Hear While Playing Spin the Bottle

  Written by Kit Lively / Art by Josh Mecouch
  56
• true cosmetic surgery love

  Scott Nickel
  56
• Meanwhile... — see-saw panel

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  56
• Fold-In — Who will feel it the most if Taylor and Travis break up? NEW

  Johnny Sampson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  C3
• Back Cover — Ad for the reissue of Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus
  C4