Mad #254 April 1985

• Covers Photographer: Irving Schild

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• Ad for Spy vs. Spy computer game - available on disk for your Commodore 64, Apple II series, and Atari home computers (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "Practice makes perfect…except with Russian Roulette, where practice just makes a mess!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Letters (2-3)
• Ads for Monster Mad Paperback and Subscriptions
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
  **various places around the magazine
• Rock Video Produced By Pressure Groups
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Mort Drucker art) (4-9)
• Boys Just Wanna Be George (Tom Hachtman) (10-11)
• Mad's Aptitude Test Number Seven -
  (Will You Make a Good Rock Star?)
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art) (12)
• Red Topple and 'Night Time'
  Takes a Mad Look at Rock Video (13-16)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Harry North, Esq. art)
• The Exploitation of a Rock Death (17-18)
  (written by Desmond Devlin / George Woodbridge art)
• Where Your Rock Album Dollar Goes
  (written by John Ficarra / Al Jaffee art) (19-21)
• One Day in a Police Department
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Don Martin art) (22)
• Honest Ads That Introduce "New, Improved" Products
  (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (23-25)
• The Mad "Don't" Book -
  Chapter 1: What Not to Do at a Funeral
  (written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola)
  (Paul Coker, Jr. art) (26-27)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (28-32)
• Useful and Practical Inflight
  Information We'd Like to See (Al Jaffee) (33-35)
• One Fine Day at a Television Station
  (written by Charlie Kadau / Don Martin art) (36)
• Wanted Posters For the Real Criminals Who
  Threaten Our Lives (written by Tom Koch) (37-39)
• The Mysteries of the Morning (Paul Peter Porges) (40-41)
• One Fine Day in a Department Store (Don Martin) (42)
• Rip-Off-Tide (TV Satire)
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Angelo Torres art) (43-48)
• Fold-In -- What powerful non-nuclear
  device is there no defense against? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Easter Island - (view covers side by side)