MAD #73 — September 1962

"People go on vacation to forget things… and when they open their bags, they remember what they forgot!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• T.E.A. The 'Pot' Refresher

  Photos by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #6 — 1963 Annual
  • MAD #21 — October 2021
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions — "Wanted! Mickey Bitsko" (Lester Krauss photo of Al Feldstein as lowly fencer), Alfred E. Neuman bust, The MAD Frontier, A Golden Trashery of MAD, Alfred E. Neuman portrait
  2–3
• Appropriate Birthplaces for Some Famous Folk

  Marginal Thinking Dept.
  (various places around the magazine)
• Alfred's Poor Almanac

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by John Putnam
  4
• Bananaz (TV satire)

  The Four Horsemen of the Preposterous Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud and Lou Silverstone / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
  • MAD Special #34 — Spring 1981
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  5–9
• Road Signs that Reflect the Language of the Region

  Talk of the Towns Dept.

  Written by Phil Hahn / Art by Jack Rickard
  10–12
• Don Martin Looks at Doctors

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin

  • The Good Doctor In Africa (page 13)
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
    • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • The House Call (page 14)
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
    • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • In The Laboratory (page 15)
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
    • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • The Veterinarian (page 16)
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
    • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • The Anesthetist (page 17)
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
    • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  13–17
• The MAD Book of "Modern" Fairy Tales

  Grimm Reality Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  18–21
• Who's in Charge Here?

  Speaking from Pictures Dept.

  Written by Gerald Gardner / Photos by UPI and World Wide

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Dumps on Trump and other Unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  22–25
• Spy Vs. Spy — fanning fleas / kicking statue

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #108 — November 1995
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor Vol. 4 — April 2026
  26
• Racketeer Illustrated — The Mouthpiece of the Syndicate

  Little-Read Writing Hoods Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  27–31
• What if Products Only Worked Under Demonstration Conditions

  What's the Use? Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Wally Wood
  32–35
• Typewri-Toons

  Kiddin' on the Keys Dept.

  Written by Dean Norman and Bette Norman / Art by Royal Portable

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
  36–37
• The Lighter Side of Summer Vacations

  Too Weak With Play Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  38–41
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — shark octopus water danger / her glove distraction

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • MAD Follies #2 — 1964 Annual
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #65 — Winter 1988
  • MAD XL #2 — March 2000
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy — January 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  42
• The Subtle Science of Packaging

  Who's Covering Up? Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  • The Questionable MAD — 1967 (Paperback #22)
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  43–48 sample
• Ad for The Fifth Annual Edition of The Worst From MAD

  featuring a selection from MAD "Twists" Rock 'N' Roll
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• Back Cover — The Alfred E. Neuman "Hex" Sign

  Art by Bob Clarke
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