MAD #247 — June 1984

"The successful politician knows how to remain in the public eye without irritating it!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Super Special Fall 1984 — TV Chide
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Sergio Aragones on Real People show / Ad for Dave Berg Looks at the Neighborhood paperback / Alfred E. Neuman portraits / Subscriptions (cymbal head smash — Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Right Stiff (movie satire)

  Blast-Offul Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  4–10 sample
• One Morning on the West Coast

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #27 — June 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  11
• Hospital Bulletin Board

  Off the Wall Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #75 — Summer 1991
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  12–13
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Student Survival Guide — 2002 (excerpt)
  14–18
• M.O.B. (Mafia Outlet Bureau) Shop-By-Mail Catalogue

  Offers You Can't Refuse Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD About the Mob — 2002
  19–21
• MAD's List of Runners-Up for "The Three Biggest Lies in America"

  Turning Back the Crock Dept.

  Written by John Ficarra / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  22–23
• Additions to the Dictionary

  Neumanclature Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  24
• Academy Awards for Teachers

  Class Act Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • The Porpoise-ful MAD — 1991 (Paperback #88)
  • MAD #33 — October 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  25–28
• One Afternoon in a Large City

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  29
• Time Flies...Time Drags...(and vice versa)

  The Eerie of Relativity Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • Swing Along With MAD — 1991 (Paperback #87)
  • LifeSavers Kickerz Presents — The MAD Guide to the Sour and Sweet of Life — 2002
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  30–31
• Spy vs. Spy — flag saws

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • The Porpoise-ful MAD — 1991 (Paperback #88)
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs Spy — Mega Mini Kit — 2010
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  32
• The MAD Owner's Manual for a New American Car

  Lemon Aid Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  33–37
• It's a MAD, MAD World!

  That's Chauv Biz! Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  38–41
• After Mush (TV satire)

  Miss Mash Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Angelo Torres
  42–47
• One Dark Night on the East Coast

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #27 — June 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
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• Fold-In — What is the one issue that leaves President Reagan absolutely cold?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  • MAD Dumps on Trump and other Unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
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• Back Cover — Another Fairy Tales Scenes We'd Like to See — The Frog Prince

  Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Kids #7 — May 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely Mad Don Martin — 2007
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Golden Treasury of Trash — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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