MAD #202 — October 1978

"Eat, drink and be merry… for tomorrow, it'll cost you a lot more… thanks to inflation!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Super Special #26 — featuring real 33⅓ rpm vinyl "Makin' Out" record bonus
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits, The Fifth MAD Report On Spy vs. Spy by Prohias Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Coma-Toast (movie satire)

  Yecchy Parts Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  4–9
• Recycling Your Throw-Aways

  Trash and Carry Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD #506 — December 2010 — MAD Vault (excerpt)
  • MAD #529 — October 2014 — MAD Vault
  10–12 sample
• "Uncle" — The Magazine For Camp Counselors

  Mein Kamp Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  13–19
• A MAD Look at Some Unfinished Sentences

  L'after-Thought Dept.

  Written by John Caldwell / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #17 — August 2002
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD #506 — December 2010 — MAD Vault (excerpt)
  20–21 sample
• Candid MAD Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

  Hokey-Focus Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  22–24
• One Morning in Latin America

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  25
• The Lighter Side of Over-Reacting

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD Color Classics #4 — September 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  26–30 sample
• Bubble Gum Cards That Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes

  Athletes' Footnotes Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • The Wet and Wisdom of MAD — 1987 (Paperback #74)
  31–33
• One Afternoon on the Beach

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• American Recreational & Resort Facilities, Inc. Wholesale Supply Catalogue

  Hotel it Like it Is! Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  35–38
• You're a Genius if... But You're an Idiot if...

  That Smarts! Dept.

  Written by Ed Danko / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  39–41 sample
• One Morning in a Bus Terminal

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
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• Lust Boat (TV satire)

  Cruises for Schmoozers, Boozers and Losers Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • Monumentally MAD — 1986 (Paperback #72)
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • MAD XL #14 — March 2002
  • MAD #506 — December 2010 — MAD Vault (excerpt)
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What kind of competition is giving motel owners the jitters?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — More Scenes We'd Like To See — The Frog Prince

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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