MAD #76 — January 1963

"Housework is what a woman does that nobody ever notices — until she doesn't do it!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ads for Alfred E. Neuman Bust, Pocketbooks, Portrait, and A Golden Trashery of MAD
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for gift subscription — “Looking for a Christmas 'Tip'?” — photo by Lester Krauss of Jerry DeFuccio with hand out to Al Feldstein
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas (first appearance)

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys

  They Drew What They Wanted Dept.

  Story and models by Al Jaffee / Lester Krauss photos

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  • MAD #32 — August 2023 (excerpt)
  4–7 sample sample
• Alfred's Poor Almanac

  Useless Information Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by John Putnam
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• In a Doctor's Office

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD Kids #2 — March 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
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• If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys

  Boosting the Economy-Size Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  10–13
• President Kennedy and the Washington Crowd Speaking From Pictures

  Freedom With Speech Dept.

  Written by Gerald Gardner / UPI & World Wide photos
  14–15
• TV Pilot Films That Never Made It

  Footage in the Mouth Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker
  16–19
• A MAD Look at the U.S. Space Effort

  Capsule Humor Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #62 — Spring 1988
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD XL #1 — January 2000
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  20–21
• Seeing Isn't Always Believing When You Look at Newspaper Photos

  Photo-Play Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  22–25
• The Lighter Side of Winter

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  26–29
• Modern Teenage Sports

  Sweet Bide of Youth Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  30–32
• The Assassination

  Crowning Achievement Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Joe Orlando
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• When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely

  Ad Nauseam Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  34–35
• MAD's Modern Aids to Happier Living

  Mother, is This Invention a Necessity? Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  36–38 sample
• MAD's “Movie Theater Owner of the Year”

  B-O Plenty Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD Special #46 — Spring 1984
  39–42
• In a Sicilian Restaurant

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Howling MAD — 1967 (Paperback #23)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  43 sample
• MAD's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book

  Yule-o-gee Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  44–47
• At the Barber Shop

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• MAD Wishes You a Very Merry Christmas!

  Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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• Back Cover — Guzzlemidt Rotgut

  Bob Clarke elephant art / Photo by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  • MADvertising — 2005
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