MAD Magazine Recurring Features
The MAD Nasty Book / File
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues
“…vicious, cruel, offensive, spiteful, malicious, vindictive and generally unflattering…” portrayals
| Article Title | Subjects for Ridicule | Writer / Artist | Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The MAD Nasty Book | Frank Sinatra, Discotheques, Debbie Boone, The National Enquirer, Ronald Reagan, Public Television, Barbara Walters, The U.S. Postal Service, Walter Mondale, Bill Walton, Real Estate Agents, “Charlie's Angels,” The Tobacco Industry, Queen Elizabeth, Fast Food Joints, The Chicago Cubs, Ilie Nastase, South Africa, Idi Amin, State Highway Departments, John Travolta | Tom Koch / Harry North | 210 — Oct 1979 |
| The MAD Nasty Book — Volume Two | The Ku Klux Klan, Computers, Mork & Mindy, The Airline Industry, Jane Fonda, TV Commercials, The Chrysler Corp., Dolly Parton, People Magazine, Cher, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Mike Wallace, Pete Rose, The Republican Party, The Democratic Party | Tom Koch / Harry North | 218 — Oct 1980 |
| The MAD Nasty Book — Volume Three | Big Oil Companies, Willie Nelson, M*A*S*H, TV Ministers, Erik Estrada, The National Basketball Association, Prince Charles, The Medical Profession, Alexander Haig, Polaroid Cameras, School Teachers, George Bush, Orson Welles, TV Game Shows, The Iranian Parliament | Tom Koch / Harry North | 231 — Jun 1982 |
| The MAD Nasty Book — Volume Four | Richard Pryor, Nuclear Power Plants, Brooke Shields, Princess Diana, “Love Boat” Fernando Valenzuela, Colonel Kaddafi, Phyllis Schlafly, Larry Holmes, Ed Asner, Record Clubs, George Steinbrenner, Margaret Thatcher, Cable TV, John McEnroe | Tom Koch / Harry North | 241 — Sep 1983 |
| The MAD Nasty Book — Volume Five | Video Games, Michael Jackson, Bowling, MTV, Billy Martin, Soccer, Jesse Jackson, “Saturday Night Live,” Mister Rogers, The Disney Company, Joan Rivers, Japanese Auto Makers, The U.S. Football League, Home Computers, John Glenn | Tom Koch / Harry North | 250 — Oct 1984 |
| The MAD Nasty File | Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Trivial Pursuit, Tom Selleck, Woody Allen, McDonalds, Mary Lou Retton, Bob Guccione, Phil Donahue, Benny Hill, Boy George, Aerobic Exercise, State Lotteries, Steven Spielberg, Diane Sawyer, Julio Iglesias | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 260 — Jan 1986 |
| The Cosby Show Nasty File | Cliff, Grandpa Huxtable, Denise, Vanessa, Rudy, Theo, Clair, The Huxtable Home | Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. | 266 — Oct 1986 |
| The MAD Nasty File — (Vol Two) | Jim McMahon, Lt. Col. Oliver North, Jack Nicholson, Oprah Winfrey, “Police Academy” Movies, Ice Hockey, “Jeopardy,” Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, Tom Cruise, Gary Hart | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 278 — Apr 1988 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume III | Hulk Hogan, David Letterman, “60 Minutes,” Bruce Willis, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Bob Uecker, Nutrasweet, Pat Sajak, Jay Leno, Shelley Long | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 282 — Oct 1988 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume IV | Madonna, Garry Shandling, Bryant Gumbel, Nintendo, Cellular Phones, Tony Danza, Sam Kinison, “Remote Control,” Arsenio Hall, Marilyn Quayle | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 293 — Mar 1990 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume V | “The Golden Girls,” Robin Williams, John Gotti, “Entertainment Tonight,” Marion Barry, Exxon, Savings & Loan Officials, Zsa-Zsa Gabor, Disney World, Home Shopping Networks | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 302 — Apr 1991 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume VI | “The McLaughlin Group,” Clarence Thomas, Mike Tyson, Guns N' Roses, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, “America's Funniest Home Videos,” Johnny Carson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ted Kennedy, Rush Limbaugh | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 313 — Sep 1992 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume VII | Charles Barkley, Woody Allen, “Barney & Friends,” Macaulay Culkin, Senator Bob Packwood, Daryl Gates, “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” “Studs,” Larry King, Al Gore | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 324 — Jan 1994 |
| The MAD Nasty File — Volume VIII | Tim Allen, Bob Dole, White Ford Broncos, Barbra Streisand, Janet Reno, Conan O'Brien, Ricki Lake, World Cup Soccer, CNBC, George Stephanopoulos | Tom Koch / Gerry Gersten | 335 — May 1995 |
| The MAD Nasty File, Vol. 53 (from MAD in the Year 2038) | Wood-Yi Allen, Co-Presidents Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen | Desmond Devlin / Gerry Gersten | 355 — Mar 1997 |
excerpt from The MAD Nasty File — Volume VI — from #313, September 1992