Mad #212 January 1980

• Cover Artist: Jack Davis

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• Subscription Ad (George Woodbridge art from #116)
  Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents? (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• Letters (picture of Carol Burnett and daughter Jody) (2)
• Ad for Mad's Dave Berg Looks, Listens and Laughs Paperback (3)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
  **various places around the magazine
• Alias (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Mort Drucker art) (4-11)
• Don Martin Looks at Spiderman (12-14)
• The Mad Running Primer
  (written by Larry Siegel / Jack Davis art) (15-17)
• The Lighter Side of Toys (Dave Berg) (18-22)
• TV Ads We'd Like to See
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Jack Rickard art) (23)
• More Yellow Pages Through History -
  Imperial Roman Telephone Company
  (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (24-25)
• Your a Victim of Bad Timing When...
  (Paul Peter Porges) (26-27)
• Mad Medals to be Presented
  to Deserving Students (Al Jaffee) (28)
• Appeals From Charities Through History
  (written by Tom Koch / George Woodbridge art) (29-32)
• Mad's "Children's Movie Producer of the Year"
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Harry North, Esq. art) (33-36)
• Newspaper Stories We'll Never See
  (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (37-39)
• More How Can You Trust...
  (written by Paul Peter Porges / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (40-42)
• Taxing (TV satire)
  (written by Stan Hart / Angelo Torres art) (43-48)
• Lightning Never Strikes
  in the Same Place Twice! (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Bilk System -
  Reach out and put the touch on someone.
  (Irving Schild photos)