MAD #132 — January 1970

"A Diplomat is someone who can keep his shirt on while getting something off his chest!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• MAD's Modern Believe It or Nuts!

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #13 — Fall 1974
  • MAD Art — 2002
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Random Sampling of Foreign Reader Mail (untranslated), Subscription Ad — George Woodbridge art from #116, Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents?, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, The Ridiculously Expensive MAD
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Peace on Earth, Good Will to All Men! —
  A Portfolio of "Christmas Photos We'd Like to See"

  Yule Tied Dept.

  Max Brandel / Photos by UPI and Wide World
  4–6
• On the Trail With a Zoologist

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • Hooked On MAD — 1976 (Paperback #42)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  7–8
• The Academy Awards Show We'd Like to See

  Degeneration Gap Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  • MAD Special #46 — Spring 1984
  9–14 sample
• Nixon's the One

  Giving Dickie the Bird Dept.

  Written by Ronnie Nathan / Art by Jack Rickard
  15
• A MAD Look at Protest Demonstrations

  Bombing the Ban-ers Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
  16–19 sample
• The Lighter Side of Birthdays

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  20–24 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — smash dad for lollipops

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #121 — June 1997
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy — January 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  25 sample
• Playthings Based on TV Commercials

  Ad Infant Items Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Bob Clarke
  26–29
• The High Diver

  Elephant Joke Dept.

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
  30 sample
• The Month Before Christmas — (A Non-Scheduled Visit From St. Nicholas)

  Gift-Rapping Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  31–33
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at the Phone Company

  Inside Ouch Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  34–37
• Horrifying Cliches

  Spooking From Pictures Dept.

  Written by May Sakami / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  • The MAD Monster Book of Horrifying Clichés — 2002
  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD #601 — October 2026
  38–40 sample
• Condemner Reports Magazine

  Berating the Ratings Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke / Photos by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo Presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • Good Days and MAD — 1994 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #133 — December 1998
  • MAD XL #30 — November 2004
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  41–46
• Spy vs. Spy — hinged rocket station elevates

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • 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
  47
• Ad for MAD's Dave Berg Looks at Modern Thinking Paperback
  48
• Fold-In — What new trend is destroying a time-honored theater art?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Knight-Fall

  Written by Jack Kent / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi and Fantasy — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  C4