MAD #173 — March 1975

"Some people will do anything to hang on to a job… except work!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Special Number 15 — features the third The Nostalgic MAD reprint of assorted MAD comic articles
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Clods' Letters to MAD Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (archery target — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Chinaclown (movie satire)

  Chinese Water Torture Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About The Oscars — 2004
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  4–10 sample
• One Saturday Morning in a Supermarket

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #28 — Fall 1979
  • A MAD Carnival — 1982 (Paperback #59)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• A MAD Look at our Consumer Society

  Possession is 9/10ths of the Lure Dept.

  Arnoldo Franchioni / UPI and other photos

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #26 — August 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2022
  12–13
• Specialized Magazines for Office Waiting Rooms

  Setting Up for the Bill Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Horses Around — 1981 (Paperback #57)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  14–15
• A MAD Look at Model-Building

  Kit Stuff Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #29 — Winter 1979
  • The Eggs-Rated MAD — 1981 (Paperback #58)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  16–19
• The Lighter Side of Collecting

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #105 — July 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  20–24
• Spy vs. Spy — moving train tunnel

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #28 — Fall 1979
  • MAD Horses Around — 1981 (Paperback #57)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  25
• You Know You're Really a Pet Owner When...

  Reigning Cats and Dogs Dept.

  Lloyd Gola

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  26–27
• One Hot Sunny Afternoon in the Middle of the Ocean

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Horses Around — 1981 (Paperback #57)
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  28
• MAD's Poll-Taker of the Year

  Numbers Racket Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Eggs-Rated MAD — 1981 (Paperback #58)
  29–32 sample
• Annual Reports to Family Members

  Home Economics Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Irving Schild photos
  33–40
• A Modern Business Success Story

  Inferiority Complex Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD #26 — August 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2022
  41–42 sample
• Kojerk (TV satire)

  Putting on the "Telly" Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #29 — Winter 1979
  • A MAD Carnival — 1982 (Paperback #59)
  43–47 sample
• One Tuesday Afternoon on West Main Street

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #29 — Winter 1979
  • The Eggs-Rated MAD — 1981 (Paperback #58)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  48
• Fold-In — What is the one driving hazard that auto makers are almost powerless to remove?

  Al Jaffee
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• Back Cover — Who Goes Up... Must Come Down!

  Irving Schild photo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #28 — Fall 1979
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