MAD #268 — January 1987

"The only man entitled to be asleep at the switch is the owner of an electric blanket." — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Don Martin art from MAD #68
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Dick DeBartolo and Regis Philbin holding MAD Special #57, Ads for Super Special Summer 1987 — MAD Bombs and MAD Lobsters by Paul Peter Porges Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Fearless Buller's Day Off (movie satire)

  The Hooky Monster Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  • MAD Spoofs the ‘80s — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  4–9
• New Clothing Care Symbols That Tell It Like It Is

  Zinger Around the Collar Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  10–11
• If Society's Unwritten Rules of Behavior Were Actually Written Down

  Edict and Weep Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  12–13
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  14–18 sample
• One Balmy November Morning

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Stanley Swiersz / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #2 — March 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  19
• Typewri-Toons

  Qwerty Poiuyt Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Smith Corona

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  20–21
• The MAD Guide to Various High School Types

  Role Call Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #137 — May 1999
  22–23
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at a Terrorist Training Camp

  Booming Idiots Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  24–25
• Famous Stories as Told By Famous People

  Like a Version Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  26–27
• One Glorious December Morning

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Classics #12 — January 2007
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
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• The Karocky Kid Part II (movie satire)

  Chop Schtick Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  29–33
• More Logical Farewells to Replace the Dreaded “Have a Nice Day!”

  Much Adieu About Nothing Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  • MAD Classics #2 — September 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  34–35
• Spy vs. Spy — tank knock shooter

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #78 — January 1992
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • MAD #18 — April 2021
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• The Far-Out Ride of Edwin Meese

  Attorney of the Screw Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Gerry Gersten

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  37–39
• The MAD Richter Scale For Human Beings

  Mirthquake Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  • MAD XL #34 — July 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  40–41
• One Delightful January Morning

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #2 — March 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
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• Alienators (movie satire)

  The Second Slime Around Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #81 — May 1992
  • MAD Special #125 — December 1997
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi / Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  43–47
• Santa Claus as Seen by...

  ...And To All a Good Sight Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #80 — March 1992
  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD Kids #9 — December 2007
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• Fold-In —
  What do experts agree makes students confused and out of touch with reality?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions at Richard M. Nixon High

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #33 — October 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
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