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Mad #46 December 2025
Cover Artist:
Mark Fredrickson
Contents Page
-
kid in pre-Fold-In image appears over-
whelmed with adolescent challenges
(
Al Jaffee
art) (
C2-1
)
Sergio Aragones
Drawn-Out Dramas
**various places around the magazine (
new
and reprinted)
A MAD Look at Family Functions
(
Sergio Aragones
/
Carrie Strachan
color) (
2-5
)
The Trump Family Circus
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art) (
6-7
)
Spy vs. Spy
- cartoonist envy / DNA TNT (
8-9
)
Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy
- baby carriage bomb (
Peter Kuper
)
Alfred E. Neuman's Family Tree
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Wally Wood
art) (
10-12
)
Subscription Ad (
Antonio Prohias
spies from
#88
) (
13
)
More Scenes We'd Like to See - The Frog Prince
(
14
)
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Don Martin
art)
The Royal Paininthebums
(movie satire)
(written by
Arnie Kogen
/
Tom Richmond
art) (
15-19
)
The Mad Getting Married Primer
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Jack Rickard
art) (
20-22
)
Don Martin
Looks at Weddings
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
) (
23-25
)
Elephant in the Room
(a Meltdown Badly game)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art) (
26-27
)
Spy vs. Spy
- tea party footsie
(
Antonio Prohias
/
Carrie Strachan
color) (
28
)
10 Warning Signs Your Family is Beyond Dysfunctional
(
John Caldwell
) (
29-31
)
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Having a Dysfunctional Dad
(
Ivan Ehlers
) (
32-33
)
Sibling Misery is...
(written by
Paul Peter Porges
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art) (
34-36
)
Malcontent in the Muddle
(TV satire)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art) (
37-42
)
Sibling Rivalry
(written by
Mike Carlin
/
Hermann Mejia
art) (
43
)
One Fine Evening During Prime Time
(
Don Martin
) (
44
)
Ad for DC GO subscription (featuring MAD episodes)
(
Mark Fredrickson
#541
cover art) (
45
)
The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings
(
Dave Berg
) (
46-49
)
The Family From Hell: Home for the Holidays
(
50-51
)
(written by
Brockton McKinney
/
Gideon Kendall
art)
Christmas Carols for Dysfunctional Families
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Tom Bunk
art) (
52-54
)
Spy vs. Spy
- snowman bomb (
Peter Kuper
) (
55
)
The Dysfunctional Family Circus
(excerpts)
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
George Woodbridge
art) (
56
)
Fold-In --
What is yet another cause of
broken homes in the USA?
(
Johnny Sampson
) (
C3
)
Back Cover --
One Evening at Home
(
Don Martin
/
Carrie Strachan
color)
Red = First Appearance of Original Material
/
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