Mad #248 July 1984

• Cover Artist: Richard Williams
• Cover Writer: Al Jaffee
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Subscription Ad - Why Kill Yourself?
  (going to the dogs dressed as a cat - redrawn from #192)
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Bob Jones art) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• Letters (2)
• Ads for Mad Variations by Don (Duck) Edwing and
  Stamp Out Mad Paperbacks (3), Alfred E. Neuman portraits
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Scarred Face (movie satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Jack Davis art) (4-8)
• Early One Morning in an African Jungle
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art) (9)
• Mad's Political Believe It or Nuts!
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Bob Clarke art) (10-11)
• More Ads We Never Got to See
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Harry North, Esq. art) (12-14)
• Remington Steal (TV satire)
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Angelo Torres art) (15-20)
• Late One Afternoon Outside of Orlando
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art) (21)
• Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings
  (written by Mike Snider) (22-23)
• Modern Merit Badges
  (written by Stan Hart / George Woodbridge art) (24-26)
• Horrifying Cliches
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (27-29)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (30-34)
• Spy vs. Spy - donkey kicks back
  out of rocket (Antonio Prohias) (35)
• Mad's Practical Joke Catalogue For Doctors
  (written by Beppe Sabatini / Al Jaffee art) (36-37)
• Telephone Answering Machine Messages
  For Some Famous Literary Characters
  (written by Frank Jacobs) (38-39)
• Other Uses For Pet
  Boa Constrictors (Paul Peter Porges) (40-42)
• Mentl (movie satire)
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Mort Drucker art) (43-47)
• One Fine Evening on a Brooklyn Street
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art) (48)
• Fold-In -- What has replaced the bald eagle as
  America's symbol all over the world? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover - Elephant Snorts Alligator
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis art)