MAD #163 — December 1973

"Today, there is a marked increase in communication and exchange between students…mainly, mononucleosis!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Early One Morning in the Near Future

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD Special #38 — Spring 1982
  • MAD #19 — June 2021
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • William Conrad reading MAD, Ads for The Token MAD Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman Portraits, and Subscriptions (cymbal head smash — Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Clods of '44 (movie satire)

  Son of the Summer of '42 Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  4–10
• One Fine Day on a Guided Tour of Mt. Rushmore

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  11–12 sample
• A MAD Look at Two Grammar School Generations

  Minor Adjustment Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD for Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  13–15
• The Lighter Side of Corruption

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD Special #42 — Spring 1983
  • MAD #22 — December 2021 (excerpt)
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor Vol. 5 — September 2026
  16–20 sample
• One Fine Day During the Civil War

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • MAD for Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • MAD XL #14 — March 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #22 — December 2021
  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  21 sample
• Relevant Job Applications

  True-to-Form Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Don Epstein

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • MAD Special #82 — July 1992
  22–23
• A MAD Look at Karate

  Chop Fooey Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones on Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #133 — December 1998
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  24–26
• Picket & Strike — Magazine for the Modern Unionist

  Spate of the Union Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by George Woodbridge
  27–32
• A Witch's Tale

  Broom Shtick Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Trick-or-Treat Reading — 1987
  • MAD XL #2 — March 2000
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD #22 — December 2021
  • MAD #601 — October 2026
  33 sample
• Graffiti Through History

  Marking Time Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD #501 — October 2009 (excerpt in MAD Vault)
  34–36
• Interpreting the News — What They Say... What It Means...

  There's Bull in Them Bulletins Dept.

  Written by Gary Alexander / UPI photo of Walter Cronkite

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • MAD Special #68 — Fall 1989
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  37
• MAD's Sure-Fire Sports Predictions for the Upcoming Season

  The Old Crystal Ballgame Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD for Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  38–39
• Malice in Wonderland or “Watergate — Through the Looking Glass” — annotated with quotes from “Alice's Adventures” and “Through the Looking Glass”

  Curiouser and Curiouser! Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / As Predicted by Lewis Carroll / Art by Bob Clarke / UPI photos
  40–41
• One Fine Day in the Life of Leonardo Da Vinci

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  42
• Least Horizon (movie satire)

  Him-a-Lay-a-Bomb Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What volatile system is now heavily fueled and promises to rocket to unlimited heights?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — “Can you spot the former Cancel smoker?”

  Irving Schild photo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
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