MAD #40 — December 2024

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Don Martin "Give 'em Hell" Election Year Stickers
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• A TV Commercial We'd Like to See — Dry Ideal

  Written by Billy Doherty / Art by Angelo Torres
  2
• A MAD Look at Politics NEW

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  3–6
• MAD Magazine's Ideal Presidential Candidate

  Piece Candidate Dept.

  Idea by Lou Silverstone / Max Brandel research
  7–9
• Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — drop box eagle bite / debate lectern missiles / ballot insert grinder NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  10–11
• White House Corruption — "Hey, what happened to that drain the 'Swamp Thing?'" (Swamp Thing comic parody)

  Dredge of Allegiance Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Tammy Golden / Art by Paul Wee
  12
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  13
• SuperDelegate

  Washington DC Comics Dept.

  Written by Joe Raiola / Art by R. Sikoryak
  14–15
• One Day at Mount Rushmore

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

  Don Martin
  16
• The Fascist & The Feeblest NEW

  Gloom and Vroom Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  17–21
• The Great Trump Bestiary

  Mid-Evil Dept.

  Written by David Seidman / Art by Leonardo Rodriguez
  22–23
• More Helpful Ways the Government Can Track Women's Lives! NEW

  Rowin' Versus Wadin' Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  24–25
• What is a Hollywood Liberal?

  It's a Dem Shame Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Rick Tulka
  26–27
• Flopps Garbage Pail Politicos NEW

  Wacky Pack-o-them Dept.

  Written by Paula Sevenbergen / Art by Brent Engstrom
  28–29
• Democratic MADvent Calendar

  Dems a Lot of Candidates Dept.

  Written by Amanda Stellberg / Art by Tom Richmond
  30–31
• Elephant & Donkey — By Mo' Problems NEW

  Don't Let the Pigeon Screw Up the Country Dept.

  Written by Brandon Hicks / Art by Dalton Vaughn
  32–33
• The Day AT&T Went Too Far

  Written by John Prete / Art by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
  34
• Only a Republican/Democrat Could Possibly Believe...

  The Postulation Explosion Dept.

  Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Paul Coker / Color by Carl Peterson
  35–37
• MAD's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions — 2024 Election Edition NEW

  Whatta Dumb Ask Dept.

  Johnny Sampson
  38–39
• Trump on Twitter — "Tweeties" (Wheaties cereal box parody)

  Antisocial Media Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Art by Mike Loew
  40
• The Bailout Hymn of the Republic

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker, James Warhola, Gerry Gersten, Tom Richmond, Angelo Torres, Harry North, Esq., Richard Williams, and Hermann Mejia
  41–43
• The Ballot NEW

  The Game of the Name Dept.

  Written by Kenny Smith / Art by Ed Steckley
  44
• Horrifying Political Cliches

  Election Fright Returns Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker / Color by Carl Peterson
  46–47
• Extremist Makeover — Politician Edition

  About a Quote Low Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Drew Friedman
  48–49
• The Ghastlygun Tinies

  Alphabet of Regret Dept.

  Written by Matt Cohen / Art by Marc Palm
  50–53
• Vote Neuman — Campaign Mailer NEW

  Enuff of this Stuff Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Mark Fredrickson art from MAD About Politics
  54
• A TV Ad We'll Soon See — Trump's Russian Ties

  Thou Shalt Knot Dept.

  Written by Christian Alsis / Art by Alejandro Rivas
  55
• "See the Super Patriot..." from The MAD Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends

  The Times They Aren't a Changin' Dept. (It Must've Been Something They Hate Dept.)

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Stan Hart / Art by Jack Davis
  56
• Fold-In — Which White House appliance gets the most use? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Don't Vote for Alfred E. Neuman for President — There Are Bigger Idiots Running!

  Art by Norman Mingo
  C4