MAD Hodgepodge of Humor Vol. 5 — September 2026 — Barnes & Noble Edition

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Contents

• Masthead and Contents
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• A MAD Look at Practical Jokes

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth
  2–5
• Spy Vs. Spy — carnival high-striker bell bomb / window blind snakes

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  6–7
• Life: A Game of Chance!

  True Stats, True 'Dat Dept.

  Written by Tammy Golden / Art by Tom Richmond
  8–9
• The MAD World of...Kids vs. Parents

  The Generation Crap Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Marc Hempel
  10–12
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy — shark octopus water danger / her glove distraction

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  13
• The Zing (movie satire)

  King Con Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker
  14–21
• Fool-Aid

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Kelly Freas
  22
• Cake or Fake?!

  Tricked By Treat Dept.

  Jon Adams
  23–24
• Hey Look!

  Funny Side Up Dept. (Collectors' Item Dept.)

  Harvey Kurtzman
  25
• MAD's Frozen Food That Fake-Out Fresh

  Dish-Enchantment Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Photos by Irving Schild
  26–28
• Dead Lobster

  Oil You Can Eat Dept.

  Written by Andy Ross / Photos by Irving Schild
  29
• Last Week in a Freensville Diner

  MAD's MADdest Artist Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part I)

  Don Martin
  30
• Fixer-Hucksters (TV satire)

  Appetite for Construction Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Richmond
  31–36
• Duller Shave Club (ad satire)

  Dick DePT.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Stephen Silver
  37
• MAD Builds a More Civilized Mouse Trap

  Beat-a-Path Dept.

  Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Jack Davis
  38–39
• Spy Vs. Spy — toilet stall guillotine flush / bomb shelter vent missile / gun bang stab

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  40–41
• MAD's Tom Bunk Gets Stranded in Hollywood

  Tom Bunk
  42–43
• The Lighter Side of Corruption

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  44–47
• One Fine Day in the South Bronx

  MAD's MADdest Artist Dept. (Don Martin Dept. Part II)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
  48
• America's Next Top Mobster

  Wise Guise Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  49–52
• Jack Squat App

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Mike Loew
  53
• A MAD Look at Drag Racing

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  54–57
• 10 Ways to Liven Up the National Spelling Bee

  Alphabet Poop Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  58–59
• MAD's Updated Practical Joke Catalog

  Pranks-Giving Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Idea by Diane Riccobene / Art by Al Jaffee
  60–64
• One Frantic Morning in the Operation Room

  MAD's MADdest Artist Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Don Martin
  65
• One Fine Day at the Candy Store

  Lollo-Gag Dept.

  Written by Jay Lynch / Art by Monte Wolverton
  66
• A MAD Look at TV

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  67–69
• A TV Commercial We'd Like to See — Scam Wow

  There's a Soaker Born Every Minute Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Bunk
  70–71
• 8 Runner-Up Prizes That Nobody Claimed

  Bringing Up Booby Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges
  72–73
• A Monster Gag

  The Kong Show Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Davis / Color by Carrie Strachan
  74
• While Strolling Through the City

  Don Martin Dept.

  Don Martin / Color by Carl Peterson
  75–76
• Spy Vs. Spy — venus fly trap

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  77
• What You Have to Look Forward to as a Middle-Aged Mall Rat

  The Old Man and the CVS Dept.

  John Caldwell
  78–79
• The Young Interns

  Written by Sean Eisenporth / Art by Tom Bunk
  80
• Finally, a Cure for the Common Coffin! Swindle Gardens

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by James Warhola
  81
• Marred Attack! (movie satire)

  Red Planet Hollywood Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Angelo Torres
  82–87
• Roach Guy

  Turn Your Head and Kafka Dept.

  Written by Joe Kwaczala / Art by Phil "Burrito Breath" Guy
  88
• Now That the Aliens Have Landed

  Gross Encounters Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Joe Orlando
  89–91
• Let's Have Fun with the Stomach Bug

  Spill Your Guts Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  92–93
• The Photo Contest

  Scotched on the Rocks Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  94
• Fold-In — What debunked phenomenon do people still emphatically believe in?

  Johnny Sampson
  95
• The Behemoth Battery That Would Not Charge!

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Scott Anderson
  96
• Fold-In — What scary new form of fallout has technology foisted on us lately?

  Al Jaffee
  IBC
• Back Cover — Contains These Counterfeit Crack-Ups…
  C4