MAD #82 — October 1963

"Some minds are like concrete…all mixed up and permanently set!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Better Vision Business Association

  Art by John Putnam

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD #35 — February 2024
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Mailbox art (3 of 6) by Nick Meglin; subscription ad — “Here we go with the same old jazz” (sculpture by Giuseppe Baggi); Alfred E. Neuman portrait; The Voodoo MAD pocketbook ad
  2–3
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Future Talking Ads

  The Blurbs is Coming Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Lester Krauss photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  4–6
• The Nurtzes (TV satire)

  Ward Healers Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  7–11
• MAD's Report on Progress

  Patent Panning Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  12–14 sample
• The Masterpiece

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  15–16 sample
• Comicland (magazine parody)

  Funnies Are People Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and E. Nelson Bridwell / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • MAD Special #36 — Fall 1981
  17–22
• Spy Vs. Spy — dynamite trapeze rung / backpack battle

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #108 — November 1995
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  23
• The Lighter Side of Parents of Little Kids

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 — 1965 Annual
  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD Special #66 — Spring 1989
  24–27
• Long and Pretentious Titles for TV Dramas

  Marquee de Sad Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge
  28–29
• On a Saturday Afternoon

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  • MAD Special #121 — June 1997
  • MAD About Dad — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Intensely Dumb MAD — 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  30
• The Trend Toward Swimming Pools as a New “Status Symbol”

  Making a Big Splash Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  31–33
• Psychoanalysis By Mail

  Postal Introspection Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 — 1965 Annual
  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  34–36
• Wheelers and Dealers

  Auto-Suggestion Dept.

  Basil Wolverton

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Art — 2002
  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  37–38 sample
• New Opportunities for Recent Grads

  Mind Your Own Business Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • Burning MAD — 1968 (Paperback #25)
  39–41 sample
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — hammock holders / big bomb baby fuse

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #108 — November 1995
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  • MAD #38 — August 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
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• For the Birds (movie satire)

  Hitchcock-A-Doodle-Doo Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen and Lou Silverstone / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #8 — 1965 Annual
  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  43–48 sample
• Ad for The Sixth Annual Edition of More Trash From MAD — featuring TV Guise 16-page bonus
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• Back Cover — Trust Your Car Will Be Stopped by the Man Who Wears the Star — State Trooper

  Photo by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 — 1965 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MADvertising — 2005
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