MAD #183 — June 1976

"A watched pot never boils… but, then, neither do the contents burn!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• More Scenes We'd Like to See — The Princess in the Tower

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #33 — Winter 1980
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  • MAD Kids #5 — December 2006
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for MAD's Al Jaffee Spews Out Still More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions — industrial sewage drinker — Paul Coker, Jr. art
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Dum-Dum Afternoon (movie satire)

  Withdrawal Simpletons Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980
  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  4–10
• One Summer Day in the Jungle

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  11
• A MAD Look at Burps Through History

  For Whom the Belch Tolls Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #33 — Winter 1980
  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  • MAD #29 — February 2023
  12–14
• MAD's Academy Awards for Public Servants

  Grinding Their Acts Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980
  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  15–20 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — tank wrecking ball trick

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD Special #88 — July 1993
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs. Spy — January 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs. Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  21
• Other TV Guidance Announcements

  Family Fare Warning Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Photos by UPI
  22–24
• Getting Involved

  Humane Warning Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #35 — Summer 1981
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  25 sample
• The Lighter Side of Grooming

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #35 — Summer 1981
  • MAD Barfs — 1982 (Paperback #61)
  26–30
• Mind Power Magazine

  Mental Piece Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #27 — October 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  31–35 sample
• Unweddings of the Future

  An Affair to Dismember Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  36–39
• Take It With a Grain of Salt When...

  Cy-NaCl Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #35 — Summer 1981
  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  40–41 sample
• One Afternoon Down Home

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #33 — Winter 1980
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Barfetta (TV satire)

  Disguise Da Limit Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #33 — Winter 1980
  43–48
• Fold-In — How have some pesky critters gotten out of control lately?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — If it wasn't for Winsom, I wouldn't smoke.

  Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980
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