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Mad Special #86 March 1993
(Games, Puzzles & Other Wastes of Time!)
Cover Artist
:
James Warhola
Cover Newspaper Text
:
George H. W. Bush
Mad Celebrity Madballs
(written by
John Prete
)
(
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
art)
Contents Page
Sergio Aragones
Drawn-Out Dramas
**various places around the magazine
L.A. Lewd
(TV satire)
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Mort Drucker
art)
Summer Has Arrived When...
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- tennis net bombs
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Mad's Alibis for All Occasions
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Jack Davis
art)
The Lighter Side of...
(
Dave Berg
)
Hidden Details in Art
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Legal Wreckin
(movie satire)
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
/
Angelo Torres
art)
Drama on Page 27 - mugging victim celebration
(
John Caldwell
) (originally titled:
Drama on Page 42
)
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
(written by
Tom Koch
/
Paul Coker, Jr.
art)
Mini-Movies Featuring the Fickle Finger of Fate
(
Al Jaffee
)
Merchandising Spin-Offs That Hollywood Missed Out On
(written by
Mike Snider
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Introduction page for Games, Puzzles
and Other Wastes of Time section
We'll Make a Fortune
(TV satire)
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
)
(
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
art)
Announcing The Crank 'Em Out Mint
Professional Wrestling Chess Set
(written by
John Ficarra
/
Harry North, Esq.
art)
Subway Bingo
(written by
Rurik Tyler
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Mad's Modern Day Tongue Twisters
(written by
David Ames
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Truly Logical "Transformers"
(
Al Jaffee
)
How Many Mistakes Can You Find
in This Picture?
(Video Game Center)
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(written by
Chris Hart
/
Mort Drucker
art)
Manhattan
(board game parody) (written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Bob Clarke
art)
The Mad Chain Letter
(written by
Frank Jacobs
)
Mad's Video Game Arcade Owner of the Year
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Angelo Torres
art)
Mad Dots
(written by
Mat Jacobs
)
Typewri-Toons
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Smith Corona
art)
Mad's Do-It-Yourself "Indiana Jones" Sequel
(written by
Charlie Kadau
/
Jack Davis
art)
Future "Special Editions" of Trivial Pursuit
(written by
Charlie Kadau
&
Joe Raiola
/
Elizabeth White
idea)
Mad's Congressional Record Puzzle Page
(written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Mad's Home Version of
Jeopardy!
(written by
John Prete
)
Banana Republic Dictator of the Year
(written by
Lou Silverstone
/
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
art)
Spy vs. Spy
- birdseed glue (written by
Don (Duck) Edwing
/
Bob Clarke
art)
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse
(
Al Jaffee
art)
The Lighter Side of...
(
Dave Berg
)
Mad's Updated Children's Books
(written by
Matthew T. Smith
/
George Woodbridge
art)
The Mad Decibel (dB) Scale
(written by
Mike Snider
/
Bob Clarke
art)
Clever Ways to Get Out of Embarrassing Situations
(
Paul Peter Porges
)
The Wretches of Ecchflick
(movie satire) (written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Mort Drucker
art)
Ad for Subscriptions
Fold-In --
What predatory creature most threatens the survival of endangered species?
(
Al Jaffee
)
Back Cover --
Monopoly Cards for the 1980's
(written by
Tricia Scarnati
/
George Woodbridge
art)
Red = First Appearance of Original Material
/ Article Title Links Go To Original Source Issues
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