MAD #42 — April 2025

Article title links go to original source issues

NEW = First appearance of original material

Contents

• Contents Page — Beautiful Girl of the Month cover

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Basil Wolverton
  C2–1
• Drawn-Out Dramas

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

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Carrie Strachan
  2–5
• Body Modification Trends of the Future

  Caution! Reconstruction Ahead Dept.

  Written by Brian Farrelly and Sean Farrelly / Art by Tom Bunk / Reprint color by Carl Peterson
  6–8
• One Evening at the Health Club

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

  Don Martin
  9
• Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — plastic surgery facial recognition error NEW

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper
  10–11
• Subscription Ad

  Antonio Prohias spies from #88
  12
• Yoga Positions That Occur in Daily Life

  War of the Poses Dept.

  Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Gary Hallgren
  13–15
• Universal Pet Peeves of Beloved Yoga Masters

  Twist & Pout Dept. (no dept. originally published)

  John Caldwell
  16
• The Totally Amazing Ab Terrorizer!!!

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Photo by Irving Schild
  17
• The Schlubstance (movie satire) NEW

  So Vial Dept.

  Written by Paula Sevenbergen / Art by Hermann Mejia
  18–21
• The Ten Commandments of Body Piercing

  Holier Than Ow! Dept.

  Tom Cheney
  22–23
• MAD Reader!

  Special Feature Dept.

  Written by Harvey Kurtzman / Art by Basil Wolverton
  24–28
• Blecch Shampoos — featuring Ringo Starr

  Art by Frank Frazetta
  29
• It's Time to Unfollow an Influencer When... NEW

  Undo Influence Dept.

  Ivan Ehlers
  30–31
• The Lighter Side of Health Nuts

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  32–36
• The MAD Orthodontia Primer

  Chewing Glum Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  37–39
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at a Health Spa

  Dick DePT.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Al Jaffee / Color by Nathan Kane
  40–41
• A MAD Commentary: Tattoos

  Taking It on the Skin Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Al Jaffee
  42–44
• The Miss American Beauty Pageant (TV satire)

  Beauty Queen's Gam-bit Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker
  45–49
• Signs You're Fixated on Flawlessness NEW

  Dissin' Makeup Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst
  50–51
• Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller

  Hop, Skip and Squish Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Al Jaffee
  52–53
• A MAD Guide to Radical Self-Improvement

  DI(Why) Makeover Dept.

  Tom Bunk
  54–55
• Rob Zombie's Beauty Regimen

  Written by Paula Sevenbergen / Art by Dean MacAdam
  56
• true cosmetic surgery love

  Scott Nickel
  56
• Fold-In — Which beauty treatment is most effective at raising eyebrows? NEW

  Johnny Sampson
  C3
• Back Cover — Bulgin' Belly Burner

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Photos by Irving Schild

  Photos feature Al Goldstein, Lyle Stuart, William M. Gaines
  C4