MAD #37 — June 2024

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Alfred staged hooked

  from Follies #1 — Norman Mingo art
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine — new and reprinted)
• A MAD Look At Practical Jokes

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth
  2–5
• If Different Comedians Told the Same Joke

  Gag Reflects Dept.

  Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Mort Drucker
  6–8
• Spy Vs. Spy — trick road mural / exploding chicken egg

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  9
• MAD's 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics

  First Aid for the Joking Victim Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka / Color by Ryan Flanders
  10–12
• Ad for What, Me Worry? The Art & Humor of MAD Magazine

  presented by The Norman Rockwell Museum — June 8 – October 27, 2024
  13
• MAD's Updated Practical Joke Catalog

  Pranks-Giving Dept.

  Al Jaffee / Idea by Diane Riccobene
  14–18
• The First Comedian on Mars

  But it Played on Pluto Dept.

  Written by Eddie Pepitone and Karen Simmons / Art by Travis Millard
  19
• Swinefilled (TV satire)

  Disasters of Their Own Domain Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker
  20–24
• Joke Set-Ups That Don't Need a Punchline

  The Yuk Stops Here Dept.

  John Caldwell
  25
• Comedians in Cars Getting Arrested (TV satire)

  In-Car-Serration Dept.

  Written by Reid Harrison and Gene Laufenberg / Art by Anton Emdin
  26–28
• Practical Joke Items Guaranteed to Put the "Fun" Back in Funerals

  Dead Man Laughing Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Frank Santopadre / Art by Kevin Pope
  29–31
• Pop Culture That Didn't Make it Into Ready Player One

  Nostalgia Ad Nauseum Dept.

  Written by Brian Posehn / Art by Peter Bagge
  32–33
• Spy Vs. Spy — joke flower squirter burst

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias / Color by Carrie Strachan
  34
• Stink Lines Through Art History

  Stink Before You Speak Dept.

  Written by Maria Bamford / Art by Scott Marvel Cassidy
  35–37
• MAD's Practical Joke Catalogue for Courtrooms

  ...And Jest is For All Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Al Jaffee
  38–39
• The Monotonous Mrs. Mazel (TV satire)

  I Saw Her Stand-Up There Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Sam Viviano
  40–44
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies
  45
• Outside a Novelty Shop

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

  Don Martin
  46–48
• Novelty Items for Practical-Joker Jocks

  Fun in Games Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Jack Davis
  49–51
• If Different Comedians Told the Same Joke

  Spiking the Punchline Dept.

  Written by Harrison Greenbaum / Art by Jason Seiler
  52–53
• Jack & Jim Gaffigan's Easy 15-Step Recipe for Avocado Toast

  Guac of Shame Dept.

  Written by Jack Gaffigan and Jim Gaffigan / Art by Sam Viviano
  54–55
• Waffle House Hidden Hashbrown Menu / Believe It or Don't

  Final Mic Drop Dept. (The Friends Justify the Means Dept.)

  Written by Patton Oswalt / Art by Scott Bricher — Written by Emo Philips / Art by Rick Tulka
  56
• Fold-In — What is the worst part of the job for some comedians? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Ad for the reissue of Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus
  C4