MAD #30 — April 2023

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Al Jaffee cover art from MAD #258
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• If Computers are so Brilliant...

  Terminal Illness Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by George Woodbridge
  2–3
• You've Definitely Bought the Wrong Robot if...

  Dull and Droid Dept.

  John Caldwell
  4–5
• Spy vs. Spy — robot chokers

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  6–7
• A MAD Look at Drones

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Jim Campbell
  8–11
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  12
• Y2K Panic

  Byte Marks Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  Tom Bunk art from 20 Dumbest of 1999
  13
• Other Y2K Problems Guaranteed to Make Your Life Miserable

  More Grist for the Mill-enium Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Monte Wolverton
  14
• 13 Things You Never Want to Hear From a Computer Tech Support Guy

  Help is on the Wane Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Peter Bagge
  15
• Small But Significant Inventions of the Past

  Behind the Create Ball Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges
  16–17
• Messy Layered One (movie satire)

  See, Gee, Aye! Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
  18–24
• Low-Tech Inventions For Everyday Needs

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee
  25–27
• Free Speeches on the Beaches NEW

  Hop on Pop-ulism Dept.

  Written by Matt Cohen / Art by Marc Palm

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  28–29
• MAD's Catalogue of Practical Joke Items for the Computer

  An Embarrassment of Richards Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Al Jaffee / Idea by Seth Greenberg
  30–31
• The Future of Job Automation

  A.I. Just Work Here Dept.

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by John Martz
  32–33
• MAD's 50 Worst Things About The Internet

  Web Slights Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Jeff Kruse / Art by Leonardo Rodriguez, Drew Friedman, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jose Garibaldi, Rick Tulka
  34–39
• Inventions We'd Like to See

  Necessity for that Mother Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Al Jaffee
  40–43
• Rob — The Evil, Backstabbing Robot Temp

  Silicone Chip on Your Shoulder Dept.

  Corey Pandolph

  Notes

  • Two articles from The Strip Club in MAD #455 and MAD #471
  44
• Accidental Inventions

  Patent Pending Dept.

  Written by Paul Krassner / Art by Joe Orlando
  45–46
• Blobs!

  Science Pre-Fiction Dept. (Science Fiction Dept.)

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Wallace Wood
  47–53
• A Guided Tour Through a Steel Foundry

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

  Don Martin
  54
• Spy vs. Spy — dentist drill substitute (logo) / robot on oil slick

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  55
• Five Upsides to the Robot Apocalypse

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Bob Staake
  56
• The Real Reasons Why We Still Don't Have Flying Cars

  Written by Kenny Keil / Art by Rich Powell
  56
• Fold-In — What new tech innovation is sure to make a killing? NEW

  Johnny Sampson

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 10 — Jan/Feb 2025
  C3
• Back Cover — Atari E.T. Game Cartridge Pricing — OUCH!

  Updated for a modern-day eBay sale NEW

  Irving Schild photo
  C4