MAD #274 — October 1987
"The reason politicians are so busy is that they spend half their time passing laws, and the other half helping their friends get around them!" — Alfred E. Neuman
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Fold-In — What group displaying deviant sexual behavior did the Meese Commission overlook?
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Notes
- Photo of Morley Safer with Nick Meglin, John Ficarra, Dick DeBartolo in the MAD offices, Ads for MAD's Dave Berg Looks at Today Paperback, Subscriptions featuring MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee and MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade Big Book Bonuses
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(various places around the magazine) summary
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Ultimate Accessories for Personal StereosDick DePT.Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Al Jaffee
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One Quiet Morning on Willow Road EastDon Martin Dept. Part IWritten by Charlie Kadau / Art by Don Martin12
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Obituaries for Merchandising CharactersRequiem Mass-cot Dept.Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke13–15
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A MAD Look “Nightmare on Elm Street”Sergio Aragones Dept.
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Stuff We Didn't Get to See on TV For One Reason or AnotherTo Air is Inhuman Dept.Written by Mike Snider / Art by Sam Viviano
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Major League Baseball Rule Changes for the 1980'sLaw and Batting Order Dept.Written by Chuck Shepherd / Art by Jack Davis
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One Quiet Morning on Willow Road WestDon Martin Dept. Part IIWritten by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
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In the Beginning...Altar Egos Dept.Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge
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Clever Ways to Get Out of Embarrassing SituationsThe Ploy's the Thing Dept.
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The Lighter Side of...Berg's-Eye View Dept.
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Abra-CadaverWake Watchers Dept. Part IWritten by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Harry North, Esq.
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Little Known World LandmarksA Place in the Pun Dept.Written by Dave Wilson / Art by Al Jaffee
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Spy vs. Spy — submarine over waterfallJoke and Dagger Dept.Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke
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Why Owning a VCR is Better Than Going to the MoviesRenting and Raving Dept.Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harvey Kurtzman37–39
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Legal Wreckin (movie satire)Law and Slaughter Dept.Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
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The Plot SickensWake Watchers Dept. Part IIWritten by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Harry North, Esq.45
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the SameBack to the Futile Dept.Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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Ad for Super Special Spring 1988 — MAD Mania — including 16-page portfolio of Sergio Aragones classics48
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No-Credit Cards
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