MAD #166 — April 1974

"Man does not live by bread alone! Once in a while, he needs buttering up!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• The Call of the Mild

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Don Martin bowing with Lou Silverstone and Yecch; Ads for Al Jaffee's Mad Monstrosities Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (taking place of puck in high-striker — art by Paul Coker, Jr.)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• American Confetti (movie satire)

  There's Gold in Oldies Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #25 — Fall 1978
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  4–10 sample
• The Historic Landmark

  Site Saver Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #68 — Fall 1989
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
  11
• A MAD Look at Miss Liberty

  Statue of Liberty Play Dept.

  Arnoldo Franchioni / Wide World and UPI photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  12–14
• Gambler Magazine — The Bettor's Business Bulletin

  Patrons of the Odds Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Davis
  15–21
• Don Martin Looks at Three Fairy Tales
  Rapunzel / The Frog Prince / King Arthur

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  22–23
• The Lighter Side of Polarization

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  24–28
• Spy vs. Spy — prison window file bar spring

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 10 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • MAD Special #27 — Summer 1979
  • MAD For Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD XL #32 — March 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  29 sample
• If People Were Labeled Like Products

  Mal-Contents Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #26 — Winter 1978
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #82 — July 1992
  30–32
• MAD Academy Awards for Best Performances in Everyday Situations

  Ham and Cheers Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Don Epstein / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #26 — Winter 1978
  • MAD For Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  33–37 sample
• Clean Ads for Dirty Movies

  Porn Free Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #25 — Fall 1978
  • MAD Special #46 — Spring 1984
  38–40
• M*A*S*H*UGA (TV satire)

  Patrons of the Odds Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  41–47 sample
• MAD's Cheap Revolutionary Way to Eat Out and Lose Weight!

  Dietripe Dept.

  Written by Larry Gore / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #27 — Summer 1979
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #64 — Fall 1988
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  48 sample
• Fold-In — What emerging force thinks it is cleverly solving the problem of overpopulation?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #25 — Fall 1978
  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  • MAD Fold This Book — 1997
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3 sample
• Back Cover — Our Floundering Fathers

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  • MAD About the Seventies — 1996
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  C4