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
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The TouristC2 sample
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Contents Page1
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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)
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(various places around the magazine) summary
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The White House Follies of 1972Big Time Operetta Dept.with apologies to Gilbert & SullivanWritten by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker
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Ads That Turn People Off — From Firms and Services That Can't Handle the Business They've Got AlreadyA Discouraging Word from Our Sponsor Dept.Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke
Reprinted in 1 collection
Notes
- Frank Jacobs incorrectly credited as writer
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More Snappy Answers to Stupid QuestionsPut Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.16–18
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One Fairly Nice Day DowntownDon Martin Dept. Part I19
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Love Letters From CelebritiesMash Communication Dept.Written by Arnie Kogen
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When TV Makes Full Use of Howard CosellSpoil-Sport Dept.Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis
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A MAD Look at SnowmobilesSlay Ride Dept.
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The Lighter Side of Air TravelBerg's-Eye View Dept.
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If Other Magazines Copied Cosmopolitan's "Sex" FormulaGurley Books Dept.Written by Arnie Kogen / Photos by Irving Schild
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You Know You're Really Divorced When...Splitting Headaches Dept.
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One Fine Day While Touring FloridaDon Martin Dept. Part II42
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The Putrid Family (TV satire)Fine Fetid Friends Dept.Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres
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One Busy Day in a Highway RestaurantDon Martin Dept. Part III
Reprinted in 8 collections
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- 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?
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Back Cover — At the MoviesWritten by Sergio Aragones / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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