MAD #124 — January 1969

"When it comes to hindsight, everybody's got 20-20 vision!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• The Magic Spell

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.
  2
• Subscription Ad — Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents?

  George Woodbridge art from MAD #116
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Rosemia's Boo-Boo (movie satire)

  Laying a Deviled Egg Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  • MAD Classics #19 — November 2007
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD Spoofs Horror — Special Collector's Edition 2017
  • MAD #16 — December 2020
  4–10 sample
• One Day in Baghdad

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• MAD's Follow-Up Report on Progress

  Patent-Panning Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD XL #28 — July 2004
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  12–14
• Spy Vs. Spy — hot feet in high grass

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy — January 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  15
• A MAD Look at Bugs 'N Worms 'N Things

  Down to Earth Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • The Vintage MAD — 1976 (Paperback #41)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD Kids #3 — May 2006 (excerpt)
  • MAD Kids #7 — May 2007 (excerpt)
  • MAD Kids #10 — March 2008 (excerpt)
  • MAD Kids #11 — June 2008 (excerpt)
  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  16–18
• Casey at the Dice

  Oy-Vegas Dept.

  (with apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  19–21
• If Polls and Surveys Had Been Used Through History

  Poll-Taxed Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD XL #11 — August 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  22–23
• What is a Make-Out Man?

  Fir Whom the Belles Toed Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  24–25
• A MAD “Show Biz Success Story”

  A Wart-Winning Tale Dept.

  Written by Dean Norman / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  26–27 sample
• Songs of Crime, Violence, War, Hate, Bigotry, The Lunatic Fringe, and All-Around Ecchiness

  Hate-to-the-Bar Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  28–30 sample
• Spy Vs. Spy — false bomb cover drop

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy — January 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  31
• The Lighter Side of Physical Fitness

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  32–36
• MAD's “Late Show” Cliche Movie Script — The “War” Movie

  Trite & True Dept.

  Written by Harry Purvis / Art by Bruce Stark

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • MAD Special #46 — Spring 1984
  • MAD Special #68 — Fall 1989
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  37
• Christmas Is...

  God Help Us, Every One Dept.

  Written by Gilbert Barnhill / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  38–40
• MafiaCo Incorporated 1968 Annual Report

  Profit and Lawless Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002
  41–47
• Ad for MAD For Better or Verse Paperback
  48
• Fold-In — What gift will many holiday party revelers pick up on the drive home?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — America's Going Drag!

  Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
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