MAD #262 — April 1986

"Have you noticed that political promises are usually in one year and out the other?" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper Computer Game
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for The Qwerty MAD Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Rockhead IV (movie satire)

  A Rolling Stallone Gathers Even More Gross Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  4–8
• Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums

  Disc-claimers Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #93 — May 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  9–11
• Announcements of the Day at Richard M. Nixon High School

  Intercom-ic Relief Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  12–13
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • Bristling MAD — 1993 (Paperback #93)
  14–18
• Drama on Page 19 — corner guys prep boxing round girl

  A Perfect 10 Count Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  19 sample
• Reminder Lists of the Rich and Famous

  The Jot Set Dept.

  Written by Lawrence Bush / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  20–21
• One Fine Day with King Kong

  Don Martin Dept.

  Written by Sergio Aragones and Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001 (excerpt)
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD XL #23 — August 2003
  • MAD Classics #4 — January 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  22–24
• MAD's Aptitude Test Number Six — Will You Make a Good Psychiatrist?

  A Freudian Script Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  25
• Reprieve it for Beaver (TV rerun satire)

  A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #78 — January 1992
  • Bristling MAD — 1993 (Paperback #93)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  26–27 sample
• Extinct Sporting Events From Days Gone By...

  Carrying the Olympic Torture Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  28–29
• MAD's Congressional Record Puzzle Page

  Capitol Games Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  30–32
• The Real-Life, Tell-It-Like-It-Is Dr. Seuss

  The Cat is Old Hat Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #83 — September 1992
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  33–36
• Spy vs. Spy — club swing (logo) / boomerang alters dive

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  • 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
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• MAD's Dual Purpose Clothing Accessories

  Utilize-Capades Dept.

  Written by Mark Dressler / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • Bristling MAD — 1993 (Paperback #93)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  38–39
• A MAD Look at Pro Wrestling

  Sergio Aragones Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  40–43
• Highway to Heaving (TV satire)

  Miracle Dip Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #78 — January 1992
  • Bristling MAD — 1993 (Paperback #93)
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  44–48
• Fold-In — What's the really hot commodity in the world today?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #93 — May 1994
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — The Integrity Record Club

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #93 — May 1994
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MADvertising — 2005
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