MAD #254 — April 1985

"Practice makes perfect…except with Russian Roulette, where practice just makes a mess!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Spy vs. Spy Computer Game

  available on disk for your Commodore 64, Apple II series, and Atari home computers
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Monster MAD Paperback and Subscriptions
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Rock Video Produced By Pressure Groups

  Rock Around the Bloc Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  4–9
• Boys Just Wanna Be George

  Nomenculture Dept.

  Tom Hachtman

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  • MAD #13 — June 2020
  10–11
• MAD's Aptitude Test Number Seven — (Will You Make a Good Rock Star?)

  B-S.A.T. Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  12
• Red Topple and 'Night Time' Takes a MAD Look at Rock Video

  P.M-T.V. Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  13–16
• The Exploitation of a Rock Death

  Grave Reviews Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  17–18
• Where Your Rock Album Dollar Goes

  Disc-y Business Dept.

  Written by John Ficarra / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  19–21
• One Day in a Police Department

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #25 — January 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  22
• Honest Ads That Introduce "New, Improved" Products

  Sons of Pitches Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  23–25
• The MAD "Don't" Book — Chapter 1: What Not to Do at a Funeral

  Blunder Enlightening Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  • MAD XL #31 — January 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  26–27
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • Unstoppable MAD — 1992 (Paperback #91)
  28–32
• Useful and Practical Inflight Information We'd Like to See

  Frying the Unfriendly Skies Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD XL #9 — June 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  33–35
• One Fine Day at a Television Station

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #49 — June 2026
  36
• Wanted Posters For the Real Criminals Who Threaten Our Lives

  Justice Once Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • Unstoppable MAD — 1992 (Paperback #91)
  37–39 sample
• The Mysteries of the Morning

  Dawn's Early Frights Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  40–41
• One Fine Day in a Department Store

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Kids #11 — June 2008
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  42
• Rip-Off-Tide (TV satire)

  Schlock Around the Dock Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres
  43–48
• Fold-In — What powerful non-nuclear device is there no defense against?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Easter Island (view side by side)
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