Mad Special #73 Winter 1990

(Mad Bombs in a Big Way!)

• Cover Artist: Bob Clarke
  

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• On the spine: Alfred's head and MAD logo appear when spines of Special Issues #70, #71, #72, and #73 are aligned
• Ad for Subscriptions
• Contents Page
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• Die-Nasty (TV satire)
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Mort Drucker art)
• Bad Habit Enders (Al Jaffee)
• The Crummymooners (TV rerun satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Sam Viviano art)
• Floppy Disk (Sergio Aragones)
• Wanted Posters For the Real Criminals
  Who Threaten Our Lives (written by Tom Koch)
• A Frequent Flyer Bonus Program We'd Like to See
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Jack Davis art)
• Practicing Sports in and Around the Home
  (Paul Peter Porges)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
• Sicky Minutes Looks at Sex and Violence in America Today!
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Angelo Torres art)
• Join Mad's Trendy Book of the Month Club
  (written by Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke art)
• 14 Reasons Why You'll Miss Seeing Halley's Comet
  (written by Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Spy vs. Spy & Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy portfolio from issues
  in order of appearance: Mad logo from cover of #101, brick wall on skateboard, workout barbell magnet / choking machine, submarine lighthouse, steamrolled spies / dual wall-safe press, pin the tail on the real donkey / spy balloon bridge support, prison window file bar spring, fun land game, barbed wire rocket fence / dungeon wall shackle pull, she knits her dress / brake for fake lady, prison break fake, electified climbing line / rubber cannon target, billiard balls / magnet beats armor, forced to listen to Salvation Army band / gallows pole descends into hangman
• The Mad 7-Point Plan for Balancing the
  Budget and Wiping Out the National Debt
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art)