Mad #161 September 1973

• Cover Artist: Norman Mingo
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #50 Spring 1985
  
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Bob Clarke art) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "You know the Honeymoon is over when your dog brings your slippers, and your wife barks at you!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Letters Dept. (2-3)
• Ads for Mad's Cradle to Grave Primer and
  Mad's Don Martin Carries On Paperbacks,
  Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions
  (dressed as a deer during hunting season -
  written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Drawn-Out Dramas by Sergio AragonesMARGINAL THINKING DEPT. (summary)
  **various places around the magazine
• The Poopsidedown Adventure TIDAL WAVE OF NAUSEA DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #24 Summer 1978
  Mad Special #30 Spring 1980
  Mad's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo
     presents Here's Mad in Your Eye - 1984 Big Book
  Mad Special #103 April 1995
  Mad Classics #7 June 2006 (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Mort Drucker art) (4-11)
• More Mad PhotoonsPHOTO-FINISHES DEPT. (Bob Clarke art)
  (Max Brandel / World Wide and UPI photos) (12-13)
• Crime Foilers For the Average Citizen PROPS AND ROBBERS DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #24 Summer 1978
  Super Mad - 1979 (Paperback #51)
  Mad Special #47 Summer 1984
  Mad Special #88 July 1993
  Mad Art - 2002 (excerpt)
  Mad About The Mob - 2002
  Mad Kids #14 March 2009 (excerpt)
  Disturbingly Awful Mad - 2013
  Inside Mad - 2013
  Mad Choice Cuts - Special Collector's Edition 2014
  Totally Inside Mad - 2016
  Mad #23 February 2022
  Mad Treasure Trove of Trash - Vol. 1 - May/June 2022
  Mad Hodgepodge of Humor - Vol. 3 - December 2025
  
  (Al Jaffee) (14-19)
• An Offer They Could Refuse!MONEY SQUAWKS DEPT.
  (written by Ronnie Nathan) (20)
• One Morning in Marrakesh DON MARTIN DEPT. PART I
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #24 Summer 1978
  Mad About The Buoy - 1980 (Paperback #53)
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  (Don Martin) (21)
• Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened
  After They Lived Happily Ever After" TWICE UPON A TIME DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #24 Summer 1978
  Mad Zaps the Human Race! - Frank Jacobs - 1984 Big Book
  Mad Special #82 July 1992
  
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (22-25)
• A Mad Look at Tarzan LORD OF THE BUNGLE DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #23 Winter 1977
  The Abominable Snow Mad - 1979 (Paperback #52)
  Mad Special #82 July 1992
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - Turd in a Series - 2003
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - The Mother Load - 2004
  (26-29)
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)
• The Lighter Side of Fun in the Sun BERG'S-EYE VIEW DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #23 Winter 1977
  The Abominable Snow Mad - 1979 (Paperback #52)
  (Dave Berg) (30-34)
• One Afternoon in Switzerland DON MARTIN DEPT. PART II
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #22 Fall 1977
  Mad Special #119 March 1997
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  Mad's Greatest Artists - Don Martin - 2014
  (Don Martin) (35)
• Protest Songs for Life's Everyday Complaints REFRAIN IN THE NECK DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #22 Fall 1977
  
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art) (36-39)
• What's in a Name? Part One: PeopleLETTER OPENERS DEPT. (Max Brandel) (40-41)
• The Old Ball Game FORTUNE KOOKIE DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #52 Fall 1985
  Mad Special #82 July 1992
  Spy Vs. Spy - The Complete Casebook - Antonio Prohias - 2001
  Spy Vs. Spy - Omnibus - Antonio Prohias - 2011
  Mad #19 June 2021
  (Antonio Prohias) (42)
• Idjit Loves ErnieECCHNIC HUMOR DEPT. (TV satire)
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Angelo Torres art) (43-47)
• One Evening in Spain DON MARTIN DEPT. PART III
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #23 Winter 1977
  Mad About The Buoy - 1980 (Paperback #53)
  Mad Special #94 July 1994
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - 2000
  Mad XL #16 July 2002
  Mad Art - 2002
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - The Mother Load - 2004
  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
  (Don Martin) (48)
• Fold-In -- What is the worst form of capital punishment? article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #22 Fall 1977
  Mad Special #103 April 1995
  The Mad Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 - 2011
  (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Nixon - 1968, 1972, and Today
  (written by Larry Gore / UPI photos)