MAD #39 — October 2024

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Drew Friedman Alfred X-Files UFO art from MAD #358
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• A MAD Look at UFOs

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  2–4
• What Would Really Happen if Extraterrestrials Came to Earth Today

  Alien Notion Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Davis
  5–7
• Spy vs. Spy — space station bats away asteroid / throwing star snowflakes

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  8–9
• MAD Bash Blow Out! NEW

  Now Museum, Now You Don't Dept.

  images from the June 8th, 2024 opening of
  What, Me Worry? The Art & Humor of MAD Magazine held at The Norman Rockwell Museum

  Johnny Sampson
  10–12
• Ad for What, Me Worry? The Art & Humor of MAD
  13
• Alias (movie satire)

  Eating Out Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker
  14–21
• A MAD Look at Alien Invasions

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  22–24
• Real Reasons Why The X-Files is Totally Unbelievable

  Behind the Federal Bureau of Investigate Ball Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Drew Friedman
  25–27
• The MAD Treasury of Truly Unexplained Phenomena

  Bang the Conundrum Slowly Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Al Jaffee
  28–30
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — space alien abduction and implant

  The Spoof is Out There Dept. (The Wizard of Odd Dept.)

  P. C. Vey / Color by Carrie Strachan
  31
• One Fine Day in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

  Strife in the Fast Lane Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Monte Wolverton / Color by Nathan Kane
  32
• MAD's Science Fiction Primer

  Plan It Hollywood Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Mort Drucker
  33–35
• If the Star Wars Galaxy Had Classified Ads

  May the For Sale Be With You Dept.

  Written by David Shayne / Art by Tom Bunk
  36
• A Space Alien's Date Book

  E.Tease Dept.

  Written by Lori Kolman / Art by Greg Theakston
  37
• Q.T. The Quasi-Terrestrial (movie satire)

  Giving ET the Finger Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Davis / Color by Carrie Strachan
  38–44
• Subscription Ad

  Featuring Antonio Prohias spies
  45
• Don Martin Movie Outtake — E.T.

  E.T. Fonebone Dept. (Don Martin Out-Take Dept. Part I)

  Don Martin / Color by Carrie Strachan
  46
• A MAD Look at Alien Abductions

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  47–49
• Mishaps of the Future

  The Shape of Zings to Come Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges
  50–52
• The Alarming Alien Atrocity

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing / Color by Carl Peterson
  53
• Spy Vs. Spy — observatory telescope cannon

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by John Schneider / Art by Dave Manak
  54
• Hiding E.T. Blends with Street Signal Light

  E.T. Don't Phone Home Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Davis
  55
• Vey To Go — space alien done with lemonade

  Vey To Go Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  P. C. Vey / Color by Carrie Strachan
  56
• Fold-In — What have many recent UFO sightings turned out to be? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Ad for MAD #1 Facsimile Edition
  C4