MAD #90 — October 1964

"A sense of humor is what makes you laugh at something which would make you sore if it happened to you!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for The 7th Annual Edition of More Trash From MAD

  Featuring Commemorative and Alfred E. Neuman stamps
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept. — nobody wrote!

  Notes

  • Mailbox 4 of 6 drawn by Nick Meglin — Ads for subscriptions — Why Kill Yourself? — soda fountain stool (Paul Coker, Jr. art), Three Ring MAD paperback, "Alfred E. Neuman for President" Campaign Kit
  2–3 sample
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• If Celebrities Ran for Political Office

  Hitch Your Bandwagon to a Star Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  4–7
• The MAD Safety Council's Predictions for the Upcoming Labor Day Weekend

  Mis-Happy Holiday Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #9 — 1966 Annual
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
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• Etiquette

  Two on the Isle Dept.

  From the Sir William S. Gilbert poem / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  9–11
• Strange Interludes in Everyday Life

  Face-Lifting Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  12–15
• Spy Vs. Spy — pin the tail on the real donkey / spy balloon bridge support

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
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• Louise Cramm's Realistic MAD Scrapbook

  The Berth of the Blues Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  17–19
• Misleading TV Titles

  Extra-Senseless Reception Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Mort Drucker
  20–23
• The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A. — Las Vegas, Nevada

  Talk of the Town Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Larry Siegel / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  • Mad Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  24–25
• A MAD Look at Firemen

  Take Me to Your Ladder Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #9 — 1966 Annual
  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  26–28
• Scenes We'd Like to See — After the Ball

  Hollywood Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
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• The Lighter Side of Summer Romances

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #9 — 1966 Annual
  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  • MAD #36 — April 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  30–33
• MAD's "Celebrity-Feature" Merchandising Gimmicks

  From Hair to Absurdity Dept.

  Written by Phil Hahn / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  34–35
• An Incident at a Red Light

  Drag-Strip Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Wally Wood
  36 sample
• The Impressionist

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• Auto Accessories We'd Like to See

  Gadget Goes to Detroit Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #9 — 1966 Annual
  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  38–41
• Spy Vs. Spy — hit the cannonball spy / umbrella swallower

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 4 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
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• MAD's Teenage Idol Promoter of the Year

  Rock 'n' Bank Roll Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #9 — 1966 Annual
  • The Portable MAD — 1970 (Paperback #28)
  43–47
• The Message

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Fold-In — The next scientific-medical breakthrough that millions of dollars will be spent to discover?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Blecch Shampoos (featuring Ringo Starr)

  Art by Frank Frazetta

  Reprinted in 10 collections

  • MAD Follies #4 — 1966 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • Completely MAD — 1991
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD Art — 2002
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • MAD #42 — April 2025
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