MAD #117 — March 1968

"Everyone knows the difference between 'right' and 'wrong'…it's just that some people can't make a decision!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for The Fifth Annual Collection of MAD Follies

  featuring MAD Stencils

  Al Jaffee
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Paperbacks and Subscriptions — "Tired of dragging your tail down to the corner newsstand?" (peacock origami by Giuseppe Baggi / Irving Schild photo), Alfred E. Neuman portraits
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown?

  No Longer Working for Peanuts Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  • MAD Special #36 — Fall 1981
  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Picks — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  4–7 sample
• Letters to a Congressman That Were Answered by "Form Letters" From That Congressman

  R.S.V.P.-U Dept.

  Written by Peter Andrews

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD Special #42 — Spring 1983
  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  8–10
• Out West

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11–12
• A MAD Look at Sky Diving

  The Sky Above, the Thud Below Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD's MADdest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD #21 — October 2021
  13–17
• MAD Graffiti Found on Various Washroom Walls

  Cracks on the Wall Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  18–19
• Honest Comments on TV

  Snow Removal Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Rickard
  20–23
• The MAD Library of Extremely Thin Books

  Narrow-Minded Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  24–25
• Spy vs. Spy — jail cell projected exit / waterfall periscope

  Joke & Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 10 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD Special #124 — October 1997
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD Presents Spy vs. Spy — January 2011
  • 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
  26
• Air Pollution Problems of the Future

  The Chokes on You Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  27–29 sample
• You Know You're Really Married When...

  Bawl and Chain Dept.

  Written by Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  30–31
• The Lighter Side of Clothes

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  32–35
• "Welcome Aboard—" Speeches in Other Areas of Transportation

  Trip-Shticks Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Joe Orlando
  36–37
• One Day Last Summer

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970
  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  38 sample
• MAD's Medical Mother Goose

  Taking a Gander at Quacks Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • The Invisible MAD — 1974 (Paperback #37)
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Classics #6 — April 2006
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  39–41
• Spy vs. Spy — chain bomb / embassy cornerstone

  Joke & Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #101 — January 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
  42
• The "Sam Pebbles" (movie satire)

  Yangtze, Go Home! Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  43–47
• MAD's Modern Believe It or Nuts!

  Behind the Odd-Ball Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  48
• Fold-In — What is the most expensive accessory item young car-buyers purchase?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Clear-All Field Glasses

  Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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