Mad #252 January 1985

• Cover Artist: Armanli

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• Ad for Mad Subscriptions
• Contents Page
• Letters
• Ads for Mad's How to be a Successful Dog Paperback
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Family Tides (TV satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker art)
• One Fine Morning at State Prison (Don Martin)
• The Evolution of the Species, Updated
  (written by Chris Hart / Harry North, Esq. art)
• After the Game is Over
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Jack Davis art)
• The Mad Movie Rating System
  (written by John Ficarra / idea by Billy Doherty)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
• One Fine Christmas in the Jungle (Don Martin)
• Mad Turn-Arounds (Mike Metz)
• Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Medical Breakthrough
  Newspaper Story (written by Frank Jacobs)
• Spy vs. Spy (Antonio Prohias)
• Mad Percentages (written by John Ficarra / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers
  (written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art)
• The Best...and the Worst...Things to Say For Every Occasion
  (written by Tom Koch / George Woodbridge art)
• The Passing Parade...as Seen Behind a Very Tall Crowd
  (Paul Peter Porges)
• Poems to Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and
  Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better (written by Frank Jacobs)
• Hardhassle and McCorny (TV satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres art)
• One Fine Afternoon Downtown
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art)
• Fold-In -- Who had a hand in promoting a
  hot new erotic fashion trend? (Al Jaffee)
• Back Cover -- Dungeon Ugly Face
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Don Martin art)