MAD #141 — March 1971

"Man cannot live on bread alone… but plenty get by just on crust!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Special #3

  featuring MAD Protest Stickers
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions (drill sargent — Art by Paul Coker, Jr.), Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Catch-All-22 (movie satire)

  War is Heller Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #17 — Winter 1975
  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  4–10
• On a Streetcorner Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • A MAD Scramble — 1977 (Paperback #45)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• MAD Clippings to Leave Lying Around

  Printer's Devilment Dept.

  Written by Alphonse Normandia

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • MAD Overboard — 1978 (Paperback #47)
  12–13
• Spy vs. Spy — house wall as mouse trap

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #17 — Winter 1975
  • Swinging MAD — 1977 (Paperback #46)
  • 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
  14
• Get-It-Out-Of-Your-System-Land

  Abusement Park Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • MAD XL #11 — August 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD #532 — April 2015 — The MAD Vault
  15–17
• A MAD Look at Obedience Training

  New Leash on Life Dept.

  Dean Norman

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • MAD Overboard — 1978 (Paperback #47)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  18–19
• Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists

  Parade Unrest Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #17 — Winter 1975
  • Swinging MAD — 1977 (Paperback #46)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  20–22 sample
• Hawks & Doves — snow plow and bombers

  Fowl Play Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD Special #118 — February 1997
  • MAD XL #30 — November 2004
  23 sample
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at a Shopping Center

  Inside-Ouch Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  24–25
• One Hot Day on the Desert

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  26
• A MAD Look at Tropical Fish

  Tanks a Million Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #17 — Winter 1975
  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  27–31
• You Never Really Get Used To...

  Queasy Does It Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • A MAD Scramble — 1977 (Paperback #45)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #133 — December 1998
  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  32–33
• The Lighter Side of Clubs and Organizations

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  34–38
• One Evening in a Bathtub

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • Swinging MAD — 1977 (Paperback #46)
  • MAD Special #105 — July 1995
  • MAD Kids #4 — August 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  39 sample
• The Psychology of Snoring

  Sleeper Play Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #18 — Summer 1976
  • MAD Overboard — 1978 (Paperback #47)
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #88 — July 1993
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  40–41 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — bomb in bag attempted switch

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD Special #124 — October 1997
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs Spy — Mega Mini Kit — 2010
  • 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
• How-Are-Ya-Five-O? (TV satire)

  Aloha-Ha-Ha Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #15 — Summer 1975
  • MAD Special #34 — Spring 1981
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What is contributing most to the breakdown of communication between people?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Scenes We'd Like to See — Pinocchio

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #16 — Fall 1975
  • MAD Special #30 — Spring 1980
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
  C4