MAD Spoofs Superheroes Special Collector's Edition — 2026

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Contents

• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies from MAD #88
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• Masthead and Contents

  Norman Mingo Batman Cover from MAD #105 featured on page 2
  1–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Awkward, Man! (movie satire)

  Super Splash Bros. Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  4–9
• Aquaman Funnies

  Kerry Callen
  10
• A "Comics" Scene We'd Like to See

  Better Safe Than Sorry Dept. (Kent Satisfies Best? Dept.)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by George Woodbridge / Color by Nathan Kane
  11
• A MAD Look at Superman

  MAD's Maddest Artist Dept. (Shnook…Up in the Sky! Dept.)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin / Color by Jennifer Barker
  12–13
• Superduperman (movie satire)

  Super Marketing Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker
  14–21
• One Afternoon in Metropolis

  originally an untitled back cover article

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin
  22
• Meanwhile...

  Brief Reads and Red Briefs Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  23
• Modern Hassles Superman Would Face If He Really Returned

  Truth, Justice, and the American Oy Vey Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Hermann Mejia
  24–26
• Live from Metropolis

  Supes On! Dept.

  Kerry Callen
  27
• A MAD Look at Superman

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  28–31
• Spy Vs. Spy — robo-baby Kal-El / top secret flying formula

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  32–33
• Tasks Superman Isn't So Super At

  Heroic Fails Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  34–35
• Green Lunkhead (movie satire)

  Sewing His Wild Oath Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  36–41
• It's Bring Your Sidekick to Work Day

  Kicks Are For Kids Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Kerry Callen
  42–44
• Woman Wonder!

  Heroine Worship Dept.

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Will Elder / Color by Marie Severin
  45–51
• A MAD Look at Wonder Woman

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  52–56
• The Origin of Spidery-Man

  Silk Happens Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Kerry Callen
  57–59
• Supergall (movie satire)

  Maid of Steal Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Davis
  60–65
• A MAD Look at Justice League

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  66–69
• Things Superheroes Hate About Their Jobs

  Punching Out (Fiends) Dept.

  Kerry Callen
  70–71
• Meanwhile...

  Second-to-Laugh Chance Dept.

  Written by Ian Boothby / Art by Pia Guerra
  72
• Spy Vs. Spy — caped fake flying spies

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  73
• Black Adam Joins the Justice Society!

  With Super Friends Like These Dept.

  Kerry Callen
  74–75
• The Real Reasons Batman and Superman Hate Each Other

  Hero Intolerance Policy Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Hermann Mejia
  76–77
• O Batman! My Batman!

  Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na… Whitman! Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  78–79
• A MAD Look at Batman

  West--Ward--Ho-Ho! Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carl Peterson
  80–81
• Batsman: The Anemic Series (TV satire)

  The Dork Knight Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Sam Viviano
  82–86
• What if Batman Were Actually 80(+5) Years Old?

  Hero Worship Dept.

  Written by Arie Kaplan / Art by Pete Woods
  87–89
• The Bathroom (movie satire)

  Why So Tedious? Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  90–94
• Fold-In — What menace from above does Superman have to contend with now?

  Johnny Sampson
  95
• Famous Artists' Paintings of Comic Book Characters

  Different Strokes for Different Jokes Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Charlie Richards / Art by Greg Theakston
  96
• Ad for DC GO subscription

  Mark Fredrickson cover art from MAD #541
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• Back Cover — Dive in and laugh in the face of injustice!
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