MAD #162 — October 1973

"The great advantage of compact cars is that you can get twice as many of them into traffic jams!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Special Number 11

  featuring "Gall in the Family" vinyl record
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (Klansman reveals himself to be black — Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.) — sample
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• The Heartburn Kid (movie satire)

  Love, Honor and Away! Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker
  4–10 sample
• The MAD Motorists Guide to American Wildlife

  Bumper Stickers Dept.

  Al Jaffee / Idea by Robert Kaufman

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD For Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  • MAD Special #64 — Fall 1988
  • MAD Special #104 — June 1995
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  11–14
• One Morning at a Bus Depot

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD For Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  15
• Fortune Cookies That Are Relevant

  Chow Mein Liners Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Don Epstein

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  16–17
• You Know It's Really Summer When...

  Hot Shots Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #23 — Winter 1977
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD Special #82 — July 1992
  • MAD #38 — August 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
  18–20 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — fingers up into sockets

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  21 sample
• The Lighter Side of Crime in the Streets

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • MAD #23 — February 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 1 — May/June 2022
  22–26
• One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  27 sample
• Magazines for Neglected Sports

  Games of Nil Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #22 — Fall 1977
  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #70 — Spring 1990
  28–29 sample
• Old Standards Rewritten For the Liberated Woman

  Liberal in the Family Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke / Idea by Ms. M. Pesek

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #23 — February 2022
  30–32
• MAD's Summer Camp Owner of the Year

  Bunk Dealers Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • The Uncensored MAD — 1980 (Paperback #55)
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD Special #129 — July 1998
  • MAD #23 — February 2022
  33–38
• One Evening at Home

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 12 collections

  • MAD For Kicks — 1980 (Paperback #54)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #64 — Fall 1988
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD Art — 2002
  • MAD Kids #2 — March 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  • MAD #46 — December 2025
  39
• A MAD City/Suburban Street Scene We'd Like to See

  Thoroughfare-Play Dept. Parts I and II

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • Pumping MAD — 1981 (Paperback #56)
  • MAD Special #82 — July 1992
  40–42
• Bawde (TV satire)

  Ms.-ical Comedy Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What old Indian trick is actually avenging the white man's massacres?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #24 — Summer 1978
  • MAD Special #82 — July 1992
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — If It Were Up to the Nixon Gang...

  Max Brandel / Photo by Irving Schild
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