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Mad Special #50 Spring 1985
(Book of Sillier Nonsense)
Cover Artist:
Norman Mingo
(covers from
#93
,
#98
,
#109
)
Mad's Color Puzzle Page
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Contents Page
Sergio Aragones
Drawn-Out Dramas
**various places around the magazine
Some Useful Mad Gadgets
for Slob-Proofing Your Home
(
Al Jaffee
)
Mad's Up-Dated Relevant, Do-It-Yourself
America the Beautiful
(written by
Frank Jacobs
)
Mad Penny-Pinching Hints
(written by
Paul Peter Porges
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
A Fine Day in the City
(
Don Martin
)
Mad's Table of Little-Known and Very
Useless Weights, Measures & Distances
(written by
John Ficarra
/
Bob Clarke
art)
A Mad Look at the Circus
(
Sergio Aragones
)
Zappers That History Forgot
(written by
Alen Robin
/
George Woodbridge
art)
One Morning in the Life of an Optician
(
Don Martin
)
The Mad Ad-Man's Sampler
(
Henry Clark
)
The Mad Hate Book
(
Al Jaffee
)
A Mad Guide to Cheap Pastimes
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
Spy Vs. Spy
- melting ice cube cactus /
false submarine drowning (
Antonio Prohias
)
A Portfolio of Mad Zoo-Lulus
(
Max Brandel
)
Mad's Snappy Answers to Those Old Clich?s
(written by
Stan Hart
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
One Day on the Highway
(
Don Martin
)
A Mad Guide to Recycling Garbage
(
Al Jaffee
)
The Shadow Knows
(
Sergio Aragones
)
A Mad Look at Burps Through History
(written by
Paul Peter Porges
/
Bob Clarke
art)
The Nearsighted Voodoo Priest
(
Don Martin
)
Mad Beastlies
(written by
Phil Hahn
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
The Lighter Side of...
(
Dave Berg
)
The Indignant Husband
(
Don Martin
)
A Mad Look At Waterbeds
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
Mad's Solutions to Big City Parking Problems
(
Al Jaffee
)
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Mad's Nice Graffiti
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Bob Clarke
art)
The Mad Love Book
(written by
George Hart
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
One Fine Day During Lunch Period
(
Don Martin
)
A Mad Look at Shut-Ins
(
Al Jaffee
)
Spy Vs. Spy
- shark dumped into pool / hard-head liquid fakeout (
Antonio Prohias
)
Has Anybody Ever Really Seen...
(written by
Larry Sharp
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Future "No-Frills Air Travel" Gimmicks
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
and
Al Jaffee
/
Al Jaffee
art)
A Mad Look at Garbagemen
(
Sergio Aragones
)
More Candid Mad Snapshots of Historical Celebrities
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
A Fisherman and His Wife
(
Don Martin
)
Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See
(written by
Al Jaffee
and
Frank Jacobs
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Mad's Puzzle Page
(
Al Jaffee
)
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
(written by
Arnie Kogen
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Back Cover --
King of Spades I.D.
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Don Martin
art)
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