Mad #252 January 1985

• Cover Artist: Armanli

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• Ad for Subscriptions (Norman Mingo art from #172) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• Letters (2)
• Ads for Mad's How to be a Successful Dog Paperback (3)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Family Tides (TV satire) (4-8)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker art)
• One Fine Morning at State Prison
  (written by Dan Fiorella / Don Martin art) (9)
• The Evolution of the Species, Updated
  (written by Chris Hart / Harry North, Esq. art) (10-11)
• After the Game is Over
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Jack Davis art) (12-14)
• The Mad Movie Rating System
  (written by John Ficarra / idea by Billy Doherty) (15-17)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (18-22)
• One Fine Christmas in the Jungle (Don Martin) (23)
• Mad Turn-Arounds (Mike Metz) (24-25)
• Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Medical Breakthrough
  Newspaper Story (written by Frank Jacobs) (26-27)
• Spy vs. Spy - radioactive waste shower (logo) /
  tickled ziplining spy falls to gators (Antonio Prohias) (28)
• Mad Percentages
  (written by John Ficarra / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (29-31)
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers
  (written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art) (32-33)
• The Best...and the Worst...Things to Say For Every Occasion
  (written by Tom Koch / George Woodbridge art) (34-37)
• The Passing Parade...as Seen Behind a Very Tall Crowd
  (Paul Peter Porges) (38-39)
• Poems to Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your
  Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better
  (written by Frank Jacobs) (40-41)
• Hardhassle and McCorny (TV satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres art) (42-47)
• One Fine Afternoon Downtown
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art) (48)
• Fold-In -- Who had a hand in promoting a
  hot new erotic fashion trend? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Dungeon Ugly Face
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art)