MAD #38 — March 1958

"Show me a trunk murderer, and I'll show you a sloppy packer." — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• The Story Behind the Cover
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Mad Definitions

  Marginal Thinking Dept.
  (various places around the magazine)
• Wha' For… Sport Cars

  Bumper Crop Dept.

  Written by Dave Berg / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11)
  2–3
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Subscription ad: "Subscribe to Mad and Remain Obscure!"
  • Ads for "What, Me Worry" Kid portrait, Jewelry
  4–5
• Revised New Up-To-Date Alphabet Book

  Now Johnny Can Read Dept.

  Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  6–9 sample
• Mike Malice Interviews Mother Goose

  Mike Fright Dept.

  Written by Dave Berg / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Worst From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  10–11
• Blood, Guts, A Roscoe & You by Mickey Spitoon

  The "Eyes" Have Had It Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11)
  12–14
• Outstanding Americans: Arthur A. Freen

  Unhung Heroes Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • The Ides of MAD — 1961 (Paperback #10)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  15–18
• Ernie Kovacs' Strangely Believe It! — Part I

  Ernie Kovacs Dept. Part I

  Written by Ernie Kovacs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  19
• Crazy Mixed-Up Mismatched Matchbook Covers

  Close Cover Before Reading Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  20–21
• Mad Invitations

  R. S. V. P. Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin
  22–23
• Nobody Has Any Fun at Parties

  Likewise, I'm Sure Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11)
  24–26 sample
• Baby Sitting May Ruin Our Nation!

  The Patter of Big Feet Dept.

  Dave Berg
  27–30
• Ernie Kovacs' Strangely Believe It! — Part II

  Ernie Kovacs Dept. Part II

  Written by Ernie Kovacs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  31
• Mad Wallpaper

  Inferior Decoration Dept.

  Written by Albert Meglin / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11)
  • MAD XL #28 — July 2004
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  32–33 sample
• How Neurotic Are You?

  Sick, Sick, Sick Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11)
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  34–35
• Mad Looks at Endorsements

  Money Talks Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Ides of MAD — 1961 (Paperback #10)
  36–37
• Bob & Ray — The National Bannister Sliding Contests

  Bob and Ray Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  38–40
• TV Scenes We'd Like to See

  Television Dept.

  Written by E. Nelson Bridwell / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11) (excerpt)
  41–42
• Bitter Homes and Gardens (magazine parody)

  The House That Jerk Built Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • Fighting MAD — 1961 (Paperback #11) (excerpt)
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  43–47 sample
• In a Field of Daisies

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  48
• Vilecream (ad parody)

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Worst From MAD #2 — 1959 Annual
  C3
• Back Cover — Barker 61 Capillary Cigar (ad parody)

  It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide.

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  C4