Mad #146 October 1971

• Cover Artist: Norman Mingo
• Mad Logo: Al Jaffee

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• Ad for Mad Special #5 featuring the "Mad Flag" Poster (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• Letters (2-3)
• "Today, the game isn't 'Following The Leader'
  ...it's Swallowing The Leader'!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Ads for Subscriptions (beanstalk giant - Paul Coker, Jr. art), Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
  **various places around the magazine
• Lover's Story (movie satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker art) (4-10)
• Hawks & Doves - war game tanks (Al Jaffee) (11)
• This is America...
  (Max Brandel / Wide World and UPI photos) (12-15)
• The Lighter Side of the "Now Look"
  (Dave Berg) (16-20)
• The Very First Musical Instrument (Don Martin) (21-22)
• The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer
  (written by Sy Reit / Angelo Torres art) (23-25)
• Spy vs. Spy - girl's photo in glasses
  (Antonio Prohias) (26)
• Mad Interviews a Typical "Middle American" Family
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (27-31)
• Recruiting Posters Through History (32-34)
  (written by Paul Peter Porges / George Woodbridge art)
• A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Resort Hotel
  (written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art) (35-37)
• A Mad Look at Amusement Parks
  (Sergio Aragones) (38-41)
• One Fine Day a Million Years Ago (Don Martin) (42)
• Mad's Reality Street (TV satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Jack Davis art) (43-48)
• Fold-In -- What's always been the favorite method of camouflaging military activity? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis
  (idea by Frank Jacobs / Jack Thurston art)