Doug Gilford's MAD Cover Site — MAD #199

MAD #199 front cover

MAD #199 — June 1978

Cover art and written by: Al Jaffee

"A successful man is a clod just like you who worked harder!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

Subscription Ad — Why Kill Yourself?

Hiding in a garbage can on trash collection day — Art by Jack Davis

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Contents Page

1
Letters Dept.
Notes
- Ad for Alfred E. Neuman portraits (p. 2) — Ad for Al Jaffee's MAD Inventions Paperback (p. 3)
2–3
Drawn-Out Dramas

Marginal Thinking Dept.

Sergio Aragones

(various places around the magazine)
The Spy Who Glubbed Me (movie satire)

Putting Out the Bond Fire Dept.

Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker
Reprinted in 3 collections
4–10
One Morning in a Prison Tower

Don Martin Dept. Part I

Don Martin
Reprinted in 2 collections
- Stamp Out MAD — 1984 (Paperback #66)
- MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
11
Surprise Television Commercials

Switch Pitch Dept.

Written by Tom Koch / Idea by Dezi Szonntagh / Art by Jack Davis
Reprinted in 1 collection
- The Qwerty MAD — 1986 (Paperback #71)
12–14
A Job Resume For an Average Housewife

Up Chores Dept.

Written by Larry Siegel / Idea by Mary Sarazin Timmons

15–16
MAD's "Punk Rock Group" of the Year

Schlock 'N' Roll Dept.

Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Harry North, Esq.
Reprinted in 3 collections
17–20 sample
Some MAD Things We'll Never Understand

Perplexi-Tease Dept.

Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Rickard
Reprinted in 5 collections
21–23 sample
Apartment House Bulletin Board

Off the Wall Dept.

Written by Frank Jacobs / Idea by T. Peplinski
Reprinted in 1 collection
- MAD Special #110 — January 1996
24–25
The Lighter Side of Danger

Berg's-Eye View Dept.

Dave Berg
Reprinted in 2 collections
- Forbidden MAD — 1984 (Paperback #67)
- MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
26–30
One Afternoon Down on a Farm

Don Martin Dept. Part II

Don Martin
Reprinted in 3 collections
31
MAD's Real Life "Catch-22's"

Twin Screws Dept.

Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Sergio Aragones
Reprinted in 3 collections
32–33
Where Your Dollar Goes

Buck Shot Dept.

Written by Stan Hart / Art by Bob Clarke
Reprinted in 2 collections
- Son of MAD Sucks — 1985 (Paperback #70)
- MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
34–37
We Could Sure Do Without...

Ecch-Cess Baggage Dept.

Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Bob Jones
Reprinted in 1 collection
- The Plaid MAD — 1985 (Paperback #69)
38–39
Some Legendary Commodes

Here They Sat... Dept.

Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
Reprinted in 2 collections
- MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
- Forbidden MAD — 1984 (Paperback #67)
40–42
What Happened? (TV satire)

Black-Sliding Dept.

Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

43–47
One Evening in a Bus Station

Don Martin Dept. Part III

Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
Reprinted in 3 collections
48
Fold-In — Where are some very successful actors coming from lately?

Al Jaffee
Reprinted in 7 collections
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Back Cover — One Night in the City

Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Davis
Reprinted in 9 collections
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