MAD #38 — August 2024

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Alfred plays electrified guitar

  MAD #97 — Norman Mingo art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• You Know It's Really Summer When...

  Hot Shots Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Rickard
  2–4
• Spy vs. Spy — girl's photo in glasses

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  5
• One Hot Summer Morning

  Don Martin Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part II)

  Don Martin
  6
• How to Stay Safe on Summer Vacation!

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Pat Moriarity
  7
• Camp

  Poison Ivy Dept.

  Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Jack Davis
  8–11
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• A MAD Look at Picnics

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth
  13–16
• During a Summer Shower

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

  Don Martin
  17
• Things to Consider Before Accepting a Summer Job

  Hire Education Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  18–19
• Jaw'd (movie satire)

  Playing It for Shark Value Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker
  20–27
• Mad's Tom Bunk Visits Coney Island

  Shore Losers Dept.

  Tom Bunk
  28–29
• Spy vs. Spy — sunscreen mirrors become laser

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke
  30
• An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Fishing Incident

  Al Jaffee
  31–32
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — hammock holders / big bomb baby fuse

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  33
• Planning for Your Summer Music Festival

  Pros and Concerts Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by John Martz
  34–35
• Reasons You Should Definitely Skip Summer Concerts

  Ticket Deride Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Simon Gane
  36–38
• Backyard Barbecue

  How Now Charred Cow Dept.

  Dave Berg
  39–41
• On a Summer's Afternoon

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

  Don Martin
  42
• Spy Vs. Spy — diving board move / paddleball

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  43
• Babewatch (TV satire)

  The Mammaries Linger Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres
  45–49
• 13 Things You Really Learn in Summer School

  It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity Dept.

  John Caldwell / Color by Carrie Strachan
  50–52
• New National Parks for a Growing America

  Department of the Inferior Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Davis
  53–55
• Original cover concept sketch

  Pro-Jaffee-Nating Dept.

  By Al Jaffee
  56
• Fold-In — What has become the most popular destination for travelers to unwind? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Ad for What, Me Worry? The Art & Humor of MAD Magazine

  Presented by The Norman Rockwell Museum — June 8 – October 27, 2024
  C4