MAD #133 — March 1970

"By the time a guy is in shape to buy his wife beautiful clothes, she isn't!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for The Seventh Annual Collection of MAD Follies — featuring MAD Nasty Cards
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions (catapult over wall — Paul Coker, Jr. art); Paperbacks; Alfred E. Neuman portraits
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) — summary
• True Fat — movie satire

  Grit and Bear It Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #13 — Fall 1974
  • Hooked On MAD — 1976 (Paperback #42)
  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  4–9 sample
• The Facts of Life and Death

  Bitter Things for Bitter Living Through Chemistry Dept.

  Written by Ronnie Nathan / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  • MAD Special #104 — June 1995
  10–11 sample
• If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsuled Descriptions"

  Condensed Milking Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  12–14
• During a Summer Shower

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD #38 — August 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
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• MAD's "Do-It-Yourself" Modern Movie Ads

  Slime Pickings Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • MAD Special #30 — Spring 1980
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  16–17
• The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #13 — Fall 1974
  • Hooked On MAD — 1976 (Paperback #42)
  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  • MAD Classics #7 — June 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  • MAD #46 — December 2025
  18–22 sample
• Dreams That Went Up in Smoke — Now Starring Ronald Reagan

  Sleeping "Bag" Dept.

  Max Brandel / Wide World photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Dumps on Trump and Other Unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  23
• What is a Born Winner?

  Every Clod Has a Silver Lining Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  24–25 sample
• MAD's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behavior

  Stage of Mind Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  26–29 sample
• Future Instant Predictions

  Data Knows Best Dept.

  Written by William Garvin / Art by Jack Rickard
  30–31
• Spy vs. Spy — tear-shedding trap

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 4 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 — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
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• A MAD Look at Antiques of the Future

  Here Today, Dear Tomorrow Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Irving Schild photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  33–35
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at the U.S. Congress

  Inside-Ouch Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #13 — Fall 1974
  • MAD Special #42 — Spring 1983
  36–37
• A MAD Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations

  V.I.Peek Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by John Johns

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  38–40 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — submarine lighthouse

  Joke & Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  • 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
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
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• Joe Namath's Wallet

  Give Our Regards to Broadway Joe Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / World Wide photo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  42–43
• One Day in the Mountains

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Medicine MAD — 1977 (Paperback #44)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• MAD's Green Paper — "The State of Our Suburbs"

  The Wrong Side of the Tracts Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • The Cuckoo MAD — 1976 (Paperback #43)
  45–48
• Fold-In — What is one special benefit derived from rock music by some of its fans?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — A Valentine to All Our MAD Readers

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Norman Mingo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
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