MAD #25 — June 2022

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page —
  Sam Sisco cover art from 2014's MAD variant Justice League Dark: The New 52
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• Spy vs. Spy — shelter gator / lightning rod gift

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  2
• Superduperman!

  Hero Worship Dept.

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Wally Wood
  3–10
• Supperman

  Eat Us Not Into Temptation Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by R. Sikoryak
  11
• Subscription Ad

  featuring Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• The Asinine Archeological Atrocity

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing
  13
• The Scorpion Ka-Ching! (movie satire)

  Can You Smell What the Rock is Filmin'? Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Hermann Mejia
  14–19
• Article in Ancient Egyptian

  Hieroglyphlix and Chill Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman
  20
• Pharaoh Faux Pas — Upside-down Pyramid Construction

  Pharaoh Faux Pas Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by George Woodbridge
  21
• The Seven Blunders of the World

  We Couldn't Think of a Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Joe Orlando
  22–23
• A MAD Look at Mixed Martial Arts

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  24–26
• Spy vs. Spy — workout barbell magnet / choking machine

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  27
• Black Adam Joins the Justice Society! NEW

  With Super Friends Like These Dept.

  Kerry Callen

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sept 2022
  • Free Comic Book Day — 2024
  • MAD Spoofs Superheroes — Special Collector's Edition — 2026
  28–29
• Candid Close-Ups of Some Legendary Feets

  Foot-Nuts Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Bob Jones
  30–31
• Lesser-Known Comic Book Villains

  Foe is Me Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Terry Dodson, Sam Kieth, John Cassaday, Mike Mignola, Chris Bachalo, Kevin Nowlan, Glenn Fabry, and Humberto Ramos / Color by Laura Martin, Dave Stewart, and Leonardo Olea
  32–35
• MAD's Guide to Health Clubs & Fitness Centers

  An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  36–39
• Clues You've Hired a Not-So-Certified Personal Trainer

  This Isn't Working Out Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  40–41
• The Darker Side of The Lighter Side

  Berg's Eye Askew Dept.

  Dave Berg originals / uncredited altered dialogue
  42–44
• American Radiators (TV satire)

  Brute Farcs Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Al Jaffee
  45–49
• A MAD Look at Superheroes Uniting

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  50–54
• Shazam! Funnies

  Sha-Slam! Dept.

  Kerry Callen
  55
• Supermarkets! (opening panel)

  The American Scene Dept.

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Jack Davis
  56
• Fold-In — Which "Jackass" has inspired the most reckless behavior? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice!

  Al Jaffee
  C4