MAD #48 — July 1959

"America was once 'The Melting Pot' — now it's 'The Pressure Cooker'!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Awaysis Cigarettes (ad parody)

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for MAD Straight Jackets (pictured: Jerry DeFuccio, Lenny Brenner, and one other); The Bedside MAD; Musically MAD; Subscriptions
  2–3
• New Stars for Old Movies

  Marginal Thinking Dept.
  (various obscure places around the magazine)
• Comic Strip Heroes Taken from Real Life

  Famous Funnies Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD Dumps on Trump and other Unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  4–7
• Little Known Organizations

  Pressured Groups Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  8–10 sample
• Skin Diving

  The Man Who Sinks For Himself Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Forever — 1959
  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sept 2022
  11–13
• The Cavemen

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Classics #18 — October 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  14–15
• For the Life of Progress Hornsby

  Sid Caesar Dept.

  Written by Sid Caesar / Art by Mort Drucker
  16–19
• Bridge — The Aristocrat of Card Games

  Trick-or-Cheat Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  20–22
• The Old Salt

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  23 sample
• The Daily Optimist

  On the Sunny Side of the Sheet Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #1 — 1963 Annual
  24–25
• On-The-Job Marching Songs

  4/4 Time-And-A-Half Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  26–28 sample
• The Night that Perry Masonmint Lost a Case (TV satire)

  A Switch in Crime Dept.

  Written by Dee Caruso and Bill Levine / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  29–32
• Future "Confession" Books

  Confession is Good for the Sale Dept.

  Written by Gary Belkin / Art by George Woodbridge
  33 sample
• How You Look to Other People

  Face Value Dept.

  Written by Buddy Basch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  34–35 sample
• How a Television Script is Born

  And Then I Re-Wrote Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  • MAD #12 — April 2020
  36–39
• Graduation Speeches That Somebody Listened To

  Summa Cum Louder Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Worst From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  40–41
• Insurance Policies for Teen-Agers

  Honestly This is the Best Policy Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  42–43
• Miracle Fabrics

  Ready-to-Swear Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  44–47 sample
• How to Play Croquet

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Voodoo MAD — 1963 (Paperback #14)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• Ad for MAD Forever
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• Back Cover — Park-David Great Moments in Medicine

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 16 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • Completely MAD — 1991
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD Art — 2002
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
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