MAD #46 — December 2025

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page —
  kid in pre-Fold-In image appears overwhelmed with adolescent challenges

  Art by Al Jaffee
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

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

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  2–5
• The Trump Family Circus

  Keane Observations Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  6–7
• Spy vs. Spy — cartoonist envy / DNA TNT NEW
  Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — baby carriage bomb NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  8–9
• Alfred E. Neuman's Family Tree

  The Root of All Evil Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Wally Wood
  10–12
• Subscription Ad

  MAD #88 — Antonio Prohias spies
  13
• More Scenes We'd Like to See — The Frog Prince

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
  14
• The Royal Paininthebums (movie satire)

  The Dysfunctional Family Circus Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Tom Richmond
  15–19
• The MAD Getting Married Primer

  Better Dead Than Wed Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Rickard
  20–22
• Don Martin Looks at Weddings

  Wedded Shklizich! Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part I)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
  23–25
• Elephant in the Room (a Meltdown Badly game) NEW

  The Game of Strife Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  26–27
• Spy vs. Spy — tea party footsie

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  28
• 10 Warning Signs Your Family is Beyond Dysfunctional

  Weary of Relativity Dept.

  John Caldwell
  29–31
• The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Having a Dysfunctional Dad NEW

  Father Knows Blecch Dept.

  Ivan Ehlers
  32–33
• Sibling Misery is...

  Child's Plague Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  34–36
• Malcontent in the Muddle (TV satire)

  Dysfoxtional Family Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  37–42
• Sibling Rivalry NEW

  Twin Eeks Dept.

  Written by Mike Carlin / Art by Hermann Mejia
  43
• One Fine Evening During Prime Time

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

  Don Martin
  44
• Ad for DC GO Subscription (featuring MAD episodes)

  Mark Fredrickson MAD #541 cover art
  45
• The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  46–49
• The Family From Hell: Home for the Holidays NEW

  Hell is Where the Heart Is Dept.

  Written by Brockton McKinney / Art by Gideon Kendall
  50–51
• Christmas Carols for Dysfunctional Families

  Bashing Through the Snow Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Tom Bunk
  52–54
• Spy vs. Spy — snowman bomb NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  55
• The Dysfunctional Family Circus (excerpts)

  Finish That in a Jeffy Dept. (Abuser Friendly Dept.)

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by George Woodbridge
  56
• Fold-In — What is yet another cause of broken homes in the USA? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — One Evening at Home

  Don Martin / Color by Carrie Strachan
  C4