MAD #252 — January 1985

"The chief difference between ignorance and innocence is: you don't need an expensive lawyer to be found ignorant!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Norman Mingo art from MAD #172
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• Contents Page
  1
• Random Samplings of Reader Mail

  Post Waste Dept.
  2
• Ad for MAD's How to be a Successful Dog
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Family Tides (TV satire)

  Generation Pap Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  4–8
• One Fine Morning at State Prison

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Dan Fiorella / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #104 — June 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  9 sample
• The Evolution of the Species, Updated

  Darwinners and Losers Dept.

  Written by Chris Hart / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  10–11
• After the Game is Over

  Oscillating Fans Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  • MAD #535 — October 2015 (MAD Vault)
  12–14
• The MAD Movie Rating System

  Letters Entertain You Dept.

  Idea by Billy Doherty / Written by John Ficarra

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  • Unstoppable MAD — 1992 (Paperback #91)
  15–17
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Student Survival Guide — 2002 (excerpt)
  18–22
• One Fine Christmas in the Jungle

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD #513 — February 2012 (MAD Vault)
  23
• MAD Turn-Arounds

  Border Lines Dept.

  Mike Metz

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  24–25
• MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story

  Pill in the Blanks Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs
  26–27
• Spy vs. Spy — radioactive waste shower / tickled ziplining spy falls to gators

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  • 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
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2025
  • MAD #600 — August 2026
  28
• MAD Percentages

  Fractions Speak Louder Than Words Dept.

  Written by John Ficarra / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  29–31
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers

  Drive Shafts Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  32–33
• The Best...and the Worst...Things to Say For Every Occasion

  Dupes and Don'ts Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  34–37
• The Passing Parade...as Seen Behind a Very Tall Crowd

  Short-Sighted Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  38–39
• Poems to Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

  Cheery-odes Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  40–41
• Hardhassle and McCorny (TV satire)

  Law and Ordure Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
  42–47
• One Fine Afternoon Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  48
• Fold-In — Who had a hand in promoting a hot new erotic fashion trend?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Dungeon Ugly Face

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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