MAD #601 — October 2026

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — The Devil's Advocate

  MAD #345 — George Woodbridge art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• Horrifying Clichés

  Spooking from Pictures Dept.

  Written by May Sakami / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  2–4
• A MAD Look at Hell NEW

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  5–8
• Satan's Secret Pacts...Revealed!

  Winners and Lucifers Dept.

  Written by Mark Hudis / Art by Drew Friedman
  8–9
• Spy Vs. Spy — monster cave-ride piranhas / attaché ghosts NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  10–11
• Subscription Ad — Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• Meanwhile...

  Second-to-Laugh Chance Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  13
• Don Martin Looks at Dracula

  A Count Receivable Dept.

  Don Martin
  14–16
• The Devil Cares Nada (movie satire) NEW

  Mean Streeps Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  17–20
• Late Night with Igor

  Brainman Dept.

  John Caldwell
  21–23
• Differences Between the Original Halloween & Halloween 2018

  What a Gore Dept.

  Written by Brian Posehn / Art by Gideon Kendall
  24–25
• MAD's Tom Bunk Goes to Hell

  Tom Bunk
  26–31
• Hollywood's Horror Schlockbusters NEW

  Domestic Gross as Hell Dept.

  Written by Brockton McKinney / Art by Hermann Mejia
  32–33
• The Ecchorcist (movie satire)

  Between the Devil and the Holy See Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker
  34–41
• Projectile Vomit Baby Through History

  The Greatest Stories Ever Hurled Dept.

  Scott Nickel
  42–43
• The Exquisite Exorcism Experience

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  44
• Spaghetti & Meatball in "Catch Hell"

  Pasta La Vista Dept.

  Written by George A. Escobar and Bob Lizarraga / Art by Bob Lizarraga
  45–48
• A Witch's Tale

  Broom Shtick Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  49
• Fear Is Afraid! NEW

  Boo, Boo! Dept.

  Hurricane Ivan
  50–51
• The Lighter Side of Halloween

  Bite-Size Humor Dept.

  Written by Tammy Golden / Art by Jon Adams
  52–53
• The Dopiest Demons in Dungeons & Dragons

  Conster Manual Dept.

  Written by Dan Telfer / Art by Hermann Mejia
  54–55
• What the Hell Is the Difference? — featuring cover #89

  Observation Dreck Dept.

  Art by Norman Mingo
  56
• Fold-In — What is causing an upsurge in heavy drinking? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Don't Die This Halloween!!!

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Ed Steckley
  C4