MAD #27 — October 2022

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NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents?

  George Woodbridge subscription ad art from MAD #116
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• A MAD Look at Ghosts

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  2–3
• Tim Burton's CGI Horrors from the Dizzy Vault

  Malice in Wonderland Dept.

  Written by Grant Reed / Art by Mike Loew
  4–5
• The Shiner (movie satire)

  Hatchet Job Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Angelo Torres
  6–12
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  13
• Mr. Fix-It Tackles Your Occult and Paranormal Home Repair Problems

  This Old Haunted House Dept.

  Written by P. C. Vey / Art by James Warhola
  14–17
• Spy vs. Spy — black magic disorientation / rock mines

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias
  18
• Tedium (TV satire)

  The Psychic Plotlins Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Richmond
  19–22
• Cthasper — The Friendly Elder God!

  Lovecraft Actually Dept.

  Written by Peter-john Byrnes / Art by Nick “The Hat” Gucker
  23
• The Bland Witch Project (movie satire)

  Nothin' Says Lovin' Like Something from the Coven Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Bill Wray
  24–27
• Rejected Monster Cereals

  High Fruct-dose Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Dean MacAdam
  28–29
• Tell-Tale Signs That You've Got A Really Bad Psychic

  Seer Suckers Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  30–31
• Mind Power Magazine

  Mental Piece Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Rickard

  Notes

  • Reduced from 5 pages to 4
  32–35
• Possessed Barbie, Barbie Nightmare House, Voodoo Ken

  Toy Gory Dept.

  Hurricane Ivan
  36–37
• Paltry Guise (movie satire)

  Special Deffects Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Jack Davis
  38–44
• Spirew & Bonesy in “Death Comes for Us All!”

  Smells Like Scream Spirit Dept.

  Written by Casey Boyd / Art by Anton Emdin
  45–47
• Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — madame voodoo

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by Peter Kuper
  48–50
• MAD's Occult Promoter of the Year

  There's a Fraud in Your Future Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis
  51–54
• Humour While You Wait — Monkey's Paw

  Hand-Picked Dept.

  Kyle Bridgett
  55
• The Haunting Legend of Echo Point

  It's a Wonderful Strife Dept.

  Written by John Caldwell / Art by Phil McAndrew
  56
• Fold-In — What debunked phenomenon do people still emphatically believe in? NEW

  Johnny Sampson

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 5 — September 2026
  C3
• Back Cover — Hellfrasier (TV ad promo parody)

  Written by Peter Zimmermann / Art by Jason Seiler
  C4