MAD #276 — January 1988

"Nothing like a little exercise to change a person's life — especially if it's a walk down the aisle!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Kelly Freas art from MAD #52
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of ALF posing with MAD #272, photo of the cast of L.A. Law recreating the cover of MAD #274, ad for Once Again MAD's Al Jaffee Spews Out “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Wretches of Ecchflick (movie satire)

  Deviled Ham and Scrambled Legs Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  4–7 sample
• One Morning in Sherwood Forest

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Fares Garabet / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  8
• MAD's Updated Children's Books

  Sendak to the Future Dept.

  Written by Matthew T. Smith / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  9–11
• Duck Edwing Looks at Superman

  Tales from the Clark Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD #44 — August 2025
  12–13
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • The MAD Student Survival Guide — 2002 (excerpt)
  14–18
• Nationwide Survey Results That Advertisers Never Tell Us About

  Withholding Tacts Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  19–21
• A MAD Look at Skiing

  Serg-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  22–23
• Commemorative Christmas Ornaments

  Great Balls of Ire Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  24–25
• Spy vs. Spy — sunscreen mirrors become laser

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • MAD #38 — August 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
  26
• The Unwatchables (movie satire)

  The Schlock Ness Monster Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  27–31
• Recycling Toilet Seats

  Leave No Throne Unturned Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #92 — March 1994
  • MAD XL #23 — August 2003
  • MAD Kids #7 — May 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  32–33
• Merchandising Spin-Offs That Hollywood Missed Out On

  Clash of the Tie-ins Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • MAD About Star Wars — 2007 (excerpt)
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 4 — April 2026
  34–36
• The MAD People Watcher's Guide to a Typical Football Game

  Our Bleacher Presentation Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 4 — April 2026
  37–39
• Charity Drives We'd Like to See

  Fun-Raisers Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • MAD Color Classics #11 — April 2005
  40–42
• Predecessor (movie satire)

  May the "Schwarz" Be With You Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  • MAD Special #117 — December 1996
  • MAD XL #29 — August 2004
  • MAD Classics #20 — January 2008
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi / Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2025
  43–46
• One Evening on Sherwood Drive

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Written by Rurik Tyler / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  47
• Two For the Road

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  48
• Fold-In — What menace is zapping the energy of today's youth?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Clip 'N Save Coupons

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  • Good Days and MAD — 1994
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