MAD #150 — April 1972

"Marriage is like a bath: once you're into it and you've gotten used to it, it's not so hot!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• The Tourist

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Features Snoopy cartoon from Charles Schulz / ads for MAD's Al Jaffee Spews Out More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits / subscription ad (elephant rider — Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• The White House Follies of 1972

  Big Time Operetta Dept.

  with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Clowns Around — 1978 (Paperback #48)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  4–11 sample
• Ads That Turn People Off — From Firms and Services That Can't Handle the Business They've Got Already

  A Discouraging Word from Our Sponsor Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #21 — Summer 1977

  Notes

  • Frank Jacobs incorrectly credited as writer
  12–15
• More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

  Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #19 — Fall 1976
  • MAD Sucks — 1979 (Paperback #50)
  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
  16–18
• One Fairly Nice Day Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #21 — Summer 1977
  • A MAD Treasure Chest — 1978 (Paperback #49)
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  19
• Love Letters From Celebrities

  Mash Communication Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #19 — Fall 1976
  20–21
• A MAD Message to the Leading Democrat Candidates for President...

  The Nose Have It Dept.

  Dave Gantz
  22–24
• When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell

  Spoil-Sport Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #19 — Fall 1976
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  25–28
• A MAD Look at Snowmobiles

  Slay Ride Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #21 — Summer 1977
  • A MAD Treasure Chest — 1978 (Paperback #49)
  • MAD Special #76 — Fall 1991
  29–31
• The Lighter Side of Air Travel

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #20 — Winter 1976
  • MAD Clowns Around — 1978 (Paperback #48)
  • MAD Special #76 — Fall 1991
  32–36
• If Other Magazines Copied Cosmopolitan's "Sex" Formula

  Gurley Books Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Photos by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #20 — Winter 1976
  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  37–39
• You Know You're Really Divorced When...

  Splitting Headaches Dept.

  Lloyd Gola

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #20 — Winter 1976
  • A MAD Treasure Chest — 1978 (Paperback #49)
  40–41
• One Fine Day While Touring Florida

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #19 — Fall 1976
  • MAD Clowns Around — 1978 (Paperback #48)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  42
• The Putrid Family (TV satire)

  Fine Fetid Friends Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  43–47 sample
• One Busy Day in a Highway Restaurant

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #20 — Winter 1976
  • A MAD Treasure Chest — 1978 (Paperback #49)
  • Completely MAD — 1991
  • MAD Special #114 — July 1996
  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Fold-In — Just what is Richard Nixon hoping to find on his historic trip to China?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — At the Movies

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #30 — Spring 1980
  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
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