MAD #528 — August 2014

"Skinny jeans should only be worn by people with skinny genes!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page

  It's the List We Can Do Dept.
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes on passing of Al Feldstein

  • Condolences for former editor Albert B. Feldstein (1925–2014), illustrated with five one-pagers from past issues featuring his image:
  • Bilk System — "Reach out and put the touch on someone." — Irving Schild photos
  • Subscription Ad — "What this country needs is a good 25¢ humor magazine!" — Al Feldstein as a ward heeler — Lester Krauss photo
  • Carry-On Cigarettes — Lester Krauss photo
  • The 60-Second Disappointment — Parloraid Color Pack Camera — Irving Schild photo
  • Safe Form Insurance — written by Al Jaffee / Lester Krauss photo
  2–4
• Ad for Subscriptions

  with MAD #94 bonus print
  5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various obscure places around the magazine)
• The Fundalini Pages

  Random Acts of Mindless Dept.

  • The Real Reasons Vladimir Putin Hates America — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Ward Sutton
  • The Fast 5 — Results of the Inevitable Legalization of Marijuana — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Tim Hamilton
  • Lego Movie Credits and Disclaimers — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds — George R. R. Martin — Art by Rick Tulka
  • Oy Vey! — operating room casket — P. C. Vey
  • Rejected Fortune Cookies
  • When Pope Francis is Making Bishops Lead a More Humble Lifestyle — Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by John Caldwell
  • The Real Reasons for Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's Split — Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Anton Emdin
  • Ain't Life DeGrand? — executioner's brief reunion with son — David DeGrand
  • World Language Facts — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • Historical Inaccuracies in Noah — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Tom Bunk
  • The Cover We Didn't Use — Mad Men couch opening — sample
  • The Faster 5 — Tips to Enjoy The 4th of July — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rich Powell
  • Free Meal Gimmicks Across the USA! — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Kevin Pope
  • Little-Known Poetry Factoids — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Mark Fredrickson
  • More Rejected Fortune Cookies
  • Eckstein Marks the Spot! — pushing the envelope — Bob Eckstein
  • 6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone and Anything — Can You Link Antonin Scalia to The Creation Museum? — Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by John Kerschbaum
  6–10
• Ad for MAD App for the iPad
  11
• Two Defectives (TV satire)

  Swamp and Circumstance Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Unplugs TV — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  12–17
• How Kimye Stacks Up Against Other Famous Married Couples

  I Now Denounce You Man and Wife Dept.
  18–19
• Planet TAD!!!!!

  In Blog We Trust Dept.

  Written by Tim Carvell
  20–21
• Ad for Tons of MAD Books
  22–23
• Appy (song parody)

  Hit Happens Dept.

  Written by Mike Morse / Art by Sam Sisco
  24–25
• MOtowNOPOLY (game parody)

  Detroit, Mishegoss Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Mike Loew
  26–27
• Monster Marriage! (pull-out poster)

  The Walking Wed Dept.

  Art by Mark Fredrickson
  28–29
• A MAD Look At Captain America — The Winter Soldier

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  30–34
• Ad for Inside MAD Book
  35
• MAD's Celebrity Acronyms

  Letters Entertain You Dept.

  Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Rick Tulka
  36–37
• The MAD Vault

  Rotten to the Encore Dept.

  Article from MAD #409:
  Creeping Signs That Might Lead You to Believe Global Warming is for Real — John Caldwell
  38–40
• The Strip Club

  Pen and Stink Dept.

  • not making this up — Eugen Erhan and Tudor Muscalu
  • Almost Perfect Universe — Dakota McFadzean
  • I'm Afraid It's Very Serious — Phil McAndrew
  • The Rat's Nest — Josh Mecouch
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • Special Loot Crate Edition of MAD — May 2015
  • 360 Degrees of Separation — Jason Yungbluth
  • How's My Driving — Nathan Cooper
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • Special Loot Crate Edition of MAD — May 2015
  • It Only Hurts When I Laugh — Christopher Baldwin
  41–44
• A Minor League Baseball Flyer That Tells It Like It Is

  Triple A-Holes Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse
  45
• Reality Show Rejection Letters

  The Denys Have It Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil
  46–47
• Spy vs. Spy — molecular transporter art auction / anvil head vs. spring heel

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  48–49
• The Puffington Host (website parody)

  Bias Beware Dept.

  Written by Matt Lassen and Scott Maiko
  50–52
• Ad for MAD — The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far)
  53
• The Best of The Idiotical

  Our Daily Dread Dept.

  • MAD's Top Ten Reasons David Letterman is Retiring
  • MAD Compares Infamous Bundys
  • Pope Francis & President Obama's Grand Day
  • Kimye's Vogue Cover: The Pre-Photoshop Version
  • Is today Al Jaffee's 93rd birthday?
  • MAD Zooms in on the Colbert/Letterman Selfie
  • Westboro Church Founder Fred Phelps' Final Words
  54–55
• 7 Easy Ways to Defeat Godzilla

  We're Off to See the Lizard Dept.

  Written by Mike Morse / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #20 — August 2021
  56
• Fold-In — What feat of endurance is pushing Americans to new limits?

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee
  C3