MAD #217 — September 1980

"One thing modern science can't seem to get the bugs out of is fresh paint!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for film — MAD Magazine Presents "Up the Academy"

  Jack Rickard movie poster art
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato reading MAD #215; plug for MAD Freaks USA Newsletter; ads for MAD For Kicks Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (tamer's head in lion's mouth — add pepper — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Crymore vs. Crymore (movie satire)

  Custody's Last Stand Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  • MAD About The Oscars — 2004
  4–11
• MAD's Up-Dated Relevant, Do-It-Yourself America the Beautiful

  Anthem Is as Anthem Does Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  12–13
• MAD's "They" and "You" Book

  Opposites Detract Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • The Spare MAD — 1988 (Paperback #77)
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  14–16
• One Fine Day in Prehistoric Times

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD Duds — 1987 (Paperback #75)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Classics #18 — October 2007
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  17
• Horror Movies Based on Everyday Disasters

  Give Us This Day Our Daily Dread Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Idea by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #46 — Spring 1984
  • MAD Special #57 — Winter 1986
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  18–21 sample
• The Lighter Side of Inflation

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  22–26 sample
• Celebrities' High-Value Insurance Policies

  Blowing Their Coverage Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  27–29
• More Legendary Wire Hangers

  Bent Offerings Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges and John Rios / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  30–31
• One Fine Day in the Middle Ages

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD Duds — 1987 (Paperback #75)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  32
• The MAD Soccer Primer

  Feet Acompli Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #58 — Spring 1987
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  33–35
• A MAD Look at Skating

  Rockin' the Rollers Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #57 — Winter 1986
  • MAD Duds — 1987 (Paperback #75)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  36–39
• Just Once, Wouldn't You Like To...

  Retal-elation Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • 'til MAD do us part — 1987 (Paperback #76)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  40–41
• One Fine Day About Two Weeks Ago

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD Duds — 1987 (Paperback #75)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  42
• The Crockford Files (TV satire)

  He's a Garner Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  43–48
• Fold-In — What's the best way to become a member of a crime organization?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Completely MAD — 1991
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3 sample
• Back Cover — Noah's Ark

  Written by Dave Manak / Art by George Woodbridge
  C4