MAD #255 — June 1985

"Even the man who has everything is envious of the man who has two of everything!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Super Special Fall 1985

  Super Stars — Volume One
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Sergio Aragones' More MAD Marginals! Paperback and Subscriptions
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Gal of Me (movie satire)

  Wild and Crazy Guise Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  • Unstoppable MAD — 1992 (Paperback #91)
  4–8
• One Fine Tuesday in the Dungeon

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  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
  9
• Things You Can Do for Your Dog on His Birthday

  Be Kind to Annuals Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • Unstoppable MAD — 1992 (Paperback #91)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD Kids #4 — August 2006 (reworked art)
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  10–11
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • The Spring Training MAD — 1993 (Paperback #92)
  12–16
• Mike Hammy (TV satire)

  Dick Schtick Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #75 — Summer 1991
  17–18
• The Physical Fitness Mother Goose

  Hickory Dickory Jock Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  19–21
• MAD's Talking Stamps

  Post-Mocked Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  22–23
• The MAD Television Writer's Rule Book

  Device Squad Dept.

  Written by David Allikas / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #78 — January 1992
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  24–26
• One Fine Wednesday in Detroit

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  27
• Who Needs It?

  Dubious or Not Dubious Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  28–30
• A MAD Guide to How Simple Things Work

  Manual Belabored Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  31–35 sample
• The MAD 7-Point Plan for Balancing the Budget and Wiping Out the National Debt

  Dollars and Senseless Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  36–38
• MAD Tips on Moving Out and Making It on Your Own

  Alone Application Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  39–42
• Spy vs. Spy — nose cone spring (logo) / victory thru non-violent catsup

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD Takes the Cake — 1992 (Paperback #90)
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs Spy — Mega Mini Kit — 2010
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  43
• The Clodsby Show (TV satire)

  Sick-Com Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD Color Classics #8 — September 2003
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  44–47
• One Fine Thursday in Seattle

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  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 — In what area of high-tech chip development does the USA still hold a commanding lead?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #75 — Summer 1991
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Castaway changes view

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #75 — Summer 1991
  C4

John Ficarra and Nick Meglin join Al Feldstein as co-editors