MAD #315 — December 1992

"Politicians are people who get sworn in and then cursed out!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ads for Completely MAD and MAD Super Special May 1993 — Sports
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• Contents Page

  Notes

  • With William M. Gaines's passing, he's listed in the masthead as “founder” instead of “publisher”
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• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Readers remember MAD's William M. Gaines, who passed away June 3rd, 1992 (photo by Russ Cochran; New York Times full-page tribute art by Richard Williams), Ad for Subscriptions with MAD Pin Collection Bonus
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Alfred E. Neuman For President slogans
  (various places around the magazine)
• Lethal Wreckin' 3 (movie satire)

  Sequel-Opportunity Destroyers Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #130 — August 1998
  • MAD XL #28 — July 2004
  4–8
• The Flexible Fellow's Folderol

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #141 — November 1999
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• Are You Making a Fashion Statement or Something Else Entirely?

  Clothes Call Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  10–11
• Sure Bets in Sports

  The Odds Must Be Crazy Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #138 — July 1999
  • MAD XL #20 — March 2003
  • MAD #48 — April 2026
  12–14 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — telescope gun barrel

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
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• MAD's Do-It-Yourself Political Speech to Grab Voter Attention

  Rhetor-ecch Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #27 — June 2004
  16–17
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #28 — December 2022
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition
  18–22
• The Portentous Pencil-Peddler's Prophecy

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #136 — April 1999
  • MAD XL #26 — March 2004
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• MAD Salutes Columbus — Highlights of His 1492 Voyage

  New World Ordure Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #130 — August 1998
  24–25
• When Should We Believe...?

  Hypocritic Oafs Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #129 — July 1998
  26–27 sample
• Dance Steps We All Know

  Feeting Frenzy Dept.

  Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #138 — July 1999
  28–29
• The Baffling Biker's Bugaboo

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #139 — August 1999
  • MAD Spoofs the 90s — Special Collector's Edition 2014
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• American Radiators (TV satire)

  Brute Farce Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #138 — July 1999
  • MAD Classics #21 — April 2008
  • MAD #25 — June 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sept 2022
  31–35
• History's Great Come-On Lines

  The Prattle of the Sexes Dept.

  Written by Don Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Color Classics #2 — September 2000
  36–37
• A MAD Look at Columbus

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #24 — November 2003
  38–40
• CNN Sitcoms Based on News Stories They've Covered

  Who, What, When, Where and Ha Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #136 — April 1999
  41–43
• Fads That Never Quite Caught On!

  Flop Culture Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  44–45
• Unelectable (“Unforgettable” song parody)

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  46–48
• Fold-In — What's the most effective way to deal with repeat offenders?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Fold This Book — 1997
  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover —
  If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90's — “Saturday Morning at Doc Fletchers”

  Concept by Bob Bramble / Art by Richard Williams

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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