MAD #215 — June 1980

"Heartburn is a Justice of the Pizza!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Disco Magazine

  Jack Rickard cover art
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Good Lord! Not Another Book of Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions by MAD's (Yecch!) Al Jaffee Paperback, Subscriptions (light switch electrocution — Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• A Crock O' Blip! Now (movie satire)

  Hell, No…Don't Go 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 Day on a Desert Island

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Don Martin — 2014
  11
• A MAD Look at the Future With the Energy Crunch

  No Fueling Around Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD XL #30 — November 2004
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  12–14
• MAD's "TV Guide" Textbook

  Programming Their Interests Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  15–18
• An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Jogging Incident

  Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • MAD Duds — 1987 (Paperback #75)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  19–20
• Signs We'd Like to See

  Notice Operendi Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  21–23 sample
• Things You Can Do to Remember Your Car By

  Auto Neurotic Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #57 — Winter 1986
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  24–25
• The Lighter Side of The Idiot Box

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  26–30
• MAD's Energy Crisis Mother Goose

  The Rhymes, They Are A-Changing Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs — 2015
  31–33 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — miniature torpedo & ship release mine

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • Fleer Goes MAD Sticker Album — 1983
  • MAD Special #56 — Fall 1986
  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • The Spare MAD — 1988 (Paperback #77)
  • 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
  34
• Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft" (TV satire)

  Induc-Tease Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis
  35–38
• Another Day on a Desert Island

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  39
• MAD "No Tip" Cards

  Stiff'em Stuff Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Mother Load — 2004
  40
• Diff'rent Jokes (TV satire)

  Kiddie Litter Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • The Spare MAD — 1988 (Paperback #77)
  41–47 sample
• The Last Day on a Desert Island

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  48
• Fold-In — What species would we all like to see become extinct?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Building Ledge Jumper Helper

  Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Don Martin — 2014
  C4