Mad #50 October 1959

• Cover Artist: Kelly Freas
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Parliamatch Cigarettes (ad parody) (Kelly Freas art) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "Astronomers point out that star clusters, galaxies, in fact the whole universe is racing away from Earth at 15,000 miles per second. Can you blame it?" - Alfred E. Neuman
• Marvin talks about "Secret Ingredients"
  **various obscure places around the magazine
• Letters (ads for Alfred E. Neuman portrait, Mad Forever,
  The Bedside Mad, Why fight over the only copy of Mad on the newsstand when you can subscribe! (uncredited photo most likely by Larry Maleman featuring Al Feldstein, Nick Meglin and Jerry DeFuccio in different photo from same Frankenstein scene from #42's T-Shirt ad) (2-3)
• Spot That Plug! (written by Sy Reit / Wally Wood art) (4-6)
• How to Fight the Small Car Threat
  (written by Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke art) (7-8)
• NBC Plays CBS in the TV Baseball League
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Mort Drucker art) (9-12)
• The Mad Time Capsule
  (written by Sy Reit / Wally Wood art) (13)
• The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone
  (Don Martin) (14-15)
• Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspirations
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art) (16-18)
• Women in Whiskey Ads
  (written by Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke art) (19-22)
• Scenes We'd Like to See - The Big Break
  (written by Gary Belkin / Joe Orlando art) (23)
• Mad Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life
  (Dave Berg) (24-26)
• Changing Meanings for Fun & Profit
  (written by Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge art) (27-29)
• What Our Teenagers Really Think About
  (written by Dave Berg / Bob Clarke art) (30-31)
• TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Ill-State Insurance Commercial (George Woodbridge art) (32)
• Blue Confessions
  (written by Paul Laikin / Wally Wood art) (33-35)
• Practical Greeting Cards
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art) (36-37)
• On the Beach (Don Martin) (38)
• The Night Peter Gone Cracked (TV satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art) (39-42)
• The Big House Beacon
  (written by Larry Siegel / Joe Orlando art) (43-47)
• The New Chair (Don Martin) (48)
• Ad for Mad T-Shirts and Mad Straight Jackets (bar scene with Jerry DeFuccio, Lenny Brenner and three ladies - Lester Krauss photo) (C3)
• Back Cover -- G-M Five Breakaway Body by Fishey
  (written by Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas art