Mad #39 May 1958

• Cover Artist: C.C. Beall Jr.
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Legend for "Lesser-Known Characters" featured on the cover (C.C. Beall Jr. art) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "Bars are something which if you go into too
  many of, you're apt to come out singing a few of,
  and maybe land behind some!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Movies' Secret Sponsors
  **various obscure places around the magazine
• Typewriters to Fit Your Trade
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art) (2-3)
• Letters
  (Test Your Eyes! ...and your judgment! Subscribe to Mad)
  (Ads for "What, Me Worry" Kid portrait, Jewelry) (4-5)
• How to Make America's Kids Science Conscious
  (Wally Wood art) (6-9)
• Scratchpad Doodles (Bob Clarke art) (10-11)
• The Suburbs are on Their Way Out! (Dave Berg) (12-14)
• Woodman, Spare that Tree! - poem by George Pope Morris
  (Don Martin art) (15-16)
• Shakespeare Up-To-Date (written by Paul Laikin) (17)
• Sneaky Advertisements
  (written by Paul Krassner / Bob Clarke art) (18-19)
• TV Scenes We'd Like to See
  (written by E. Nelson Bridwell / Joe Orlando art) (20-21)
• Opera Record Albums (Bob Clarke art) (22-23)
• High School Paper:
  The Neuman H.S. Black and Blue (24-25)
• Commemorative Stamps
  (written by Tom Koch / George Woodbridge art) (26-27)
• Bob & Ray -- Big Big Earth
  (written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art) (28-30)
• Accidental Inventions
  (written by Paul Krassner / Joe Orlando art) (31-32)
• Party Games
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Wally Wood art) (33-36)
  • Inferiority Complex
  • Super Scavenger Hunt
  • Chaos
• Why I Changed My Job
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art) (37-38)
• The Window Trimmer (Don Martin) (39)
• Mad Dogs and Their Owners
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Kelly Freas art) (40-41)
• "Cowznofski" Listings in the Phone Book (42)
• The Saturday Evening Pest (magazine satire)
  (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (43-48)
• Ad for the Mad T-Shirt - "I like to attract attention and get thrown out of the best places!" - $1.25
  (photo by Larry Maleman of Al Feldstein and Nick Meglin normally dressed club patrons, Jerry DeFuccio about to get thrown out for wearing a Mad T-shirt) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Windshield Stickers