Mad #34 December 2023

• Cover Writer: Paula Sevenbergen
• Cover Sculpture: Kira Shaimanova

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• Contents Page - Alfred as nesting dolls - Norman Mingo art comes from later stage Inside MAD paperback cover (C2-1)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine (new and reprinted)
• Barbie Movie Tie-Ins That Never Were
  (idea by Don (Duck) Edwing / Scott Bricher art) (2-3)
• Rules For Games the Way They're Really Played
  (written by Michael Goodwin / Jack Davis art) (4-6)
• A Mad Look At Lego
  (Sergio Aragones / color by Tom Luth) (7-11)
• Subscription Ad (featuring Antonio Prohias spies) (12)
• Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles! (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Sam Viviano art) (13-16)
• Things We'd Like the New Hello Barbie to Say
  (written by Desmond Devlin) (17)
• One Day at the Beach
  (written by Sergio Aragones / Don Martin art) (18)
• Toys "R" U Catalogue
  (written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Bob Clarke art / George Woodbridge art / Irving Schild photos) (19-21)
• The Mad World of Yo-Yos - Part I: In the Beginning
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Al Jaffee art) (22)
• Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy - spies trapped on train tracks /
  target puzzle (Antonio Prohias / Carrie Strachan color) (23)
• The Boy and His Toy (Don Martin) (24-25)
• A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse
  (Al Jaffee art) (26-27)
• Mad Celebrity Madballs (written by John Prete)
  (Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder art) (28)
• Juggles - The Juggling Juggler Who Juggles
  (written by Mo Willems / Tom Bunk art) (29)
• Mad Playgrounds That Prepare Kids
  for Adult Life (Dave Berg) (30-32)
• Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows
  (written by Dan Birtcher / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (33)
• What To Do With Your Yo-Yo When the Fad Dies
  (John Caldwell) (34-35)
• The Mad World of Yo-Yos - Part II: An Idea Gone Bad
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Al Jaffee art) (36)
• Spy Vs. Spy - fun land game
  (Antonio Prohias / Carrie Strachan color) (37)
• Mad Visits Corny Island (Wally Wood art) (38-39)
• Political Action Figures
  (written by Brockton McKinney / Ed Steckley art) (40-41)
• South Park Toys and Products
  Coming to a Toy Shelf Near You!
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Scott Bricher art) (42-44)
• Ad for the reissue of Spy Vs. Spy Omnibus book (45)
• Play Pictionary With the Mad Artists
  (written by John Prete / see #284 for 18 artists!) (46-47)
• Why the Lego Man Was Made for Hollywood
  (written by Mike Morse / Scott Bricher art) (48-49)
• The Lighter Side of Toys (Dave Berg) (50-54)
• Barbie's "Dear John" Letter to Ken
  (written by Desmond Devlin) (55)
• Mad's Puzzle Page - excerpt (Al Jaffee) (56)
• Fold-In -- What influential children's character will never receive the red carpet treatment? (Johnny Sampson) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Mauliboo Alfred back of box details
  (written by Paula Sevenbergen /
  Kira Shaimanova sculpture)