Mad #49 September 1959

• Cover Artist: Kelly Freas
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Cell Telephone System article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  Mad About the Fifties - 1997
  MADvertising - 2005
  (ad parody) (Kelly Freas art) (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "One sure way parents can keep their teenage daughters out of hot water is to put some dishes in it!" - Alfred E. Neuman
• Capsule Movie ReviewsMARGINAL THINKING DEPT.
  **various obscure places around the magazine
• Letters Dept. (ads for Alfred E. Neuman portrait, Alfred E. Neuman sings "What, Me Worry?" and his Furshlugginer Five Play "Potrzebie" on the Hottest 45 Record Out, Mad Forever, The Bedside Mad, Summer is the best time to subscribe to Mad!) (2-3)
• The Mad Horror Primer READIN' AND WRITHIN' DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  Mad Special #43 Summer 1983
  Mad About the Fifties - 1997
  Mad For Decades - 2007
  Horrifyingly Mad - 2011
  Totally Mad - 2012
  Totally Inside Mad - 2016
  Mad #16 December 2020
  Mad Haunts Halloween - Special Edition 2024
  
  (written by Larry Siegel / Wally Wood art) (4-7)
• The Boy and His Toy DON MARTIN DEPT. PART I
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Completely Mad Don Martin - 1974 Big Book
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  Mad #34 December 2023
  Mad Treasure Trove of Trash - Vol. 7 - December 2023
  (Don Martin) (8-9)
• Mad Looks at Book Clubs BINDING OFFER DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art) (10-13)
• Functional Architecture EDIFICE COMPLEX DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Completely Mad - 1991 (excerpt)
  (Dave Berg) (14-15)
• Half-Finished Billboards FUN FOR THE ROAD DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  
  (written by Frank Jacobs / Joe Orlando art) (16-19)
• Scenes We'd Like to See - The Cops Close In HOLLYWOOD DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  Mad Special #2 Spring 1971
  Mad About the Movies - 1998
  Mad About the Movies - Director's Cut - 2008
  
  (written by Klaus Nordling / Mort Drucker art) (20)
• Family MagazinesWHAT'S BUZZIN' COUSIN DEPT.
  (written by Arnie Kogen / George Woodbridge art) (21-23)
• America's Dream Car MOTORVATIONAL RESEARCH DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Completely Mad - 1991 (excerpt)
  More Trash From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  
  (written by Sy Reit / Bob Clarke art) (24-26)
• Sid Caesar's Version of "Shrunk World"SID CAESAR DEPT.
  (Mort Drucker art) (27-30)
• The Sculptor in His Studio DON MARTIN DEPT. PART II
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  The Completely Mad Don Martin - 1974 Big Book
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  (Don Martin) (31)
• Mad Medals for Everyday Heroes BRAVE OF THE HOME DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  
  (written by Dave Berg / George Woodbridge art) (32-33)
• A Best Seller Hits the Commercial Trail ANYTHING FOR A BUCK DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  More Trash From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  The Ridiculously Expensive Mad - 1969
  Completely Mad - 1991 (excerpt)
  
  (written by Sy Reit / Wally Wood art) (34-37)
• TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Clawettes Commercial TELEVISION DEPT. PART I
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad #35 February 2024
  
  (Joe Orlando art) (38)
• New and Old Versions of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address SPECIAL DELIVERY DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Mad World of William M. Gaines - 1972 (excerpt)
  Completely Mad - 1991 (excerpt)
  Mad About the Fifties - 1997
  Mad Special #126 January 1998
  Mad For Decades - 2007
  
  (written by Paul Laikin / Mort Drucker art) (39)
• Mad's Specialized Resorts Section TWO WEEKS WITH PREY DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  The Worst From Mad #7 - 1964 Annual
  
  (written by Paul Laikin / Bob Clarke art) (40-41)
• TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Colgrate Commercial TELEVISION DEPT. PART II
  
  article was reprinted in:
  A Golden Trashery of Mad - 1960
  The Worst From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  Mad #35 February 2024
  
  (Joe Orlando art) (42)
• Vic Tinny Gyms BIG BUILD-UP DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  More Trash From Mad #4 - 1961 Annual
  The Voodoo Mad - 1963 (Paperback #14)
  
  (written by Al Jaffee / Wally Wood art) (43-47)
• The 17th Floor DON MARTIN DEPT. PART III
  
  article was reprinted in:
  The Completely Mad Don Martin - 1974 Big Book
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  (Don Martin) (48)
• Ad - You'll "Fight 'Em Off" in your Mad T-Shirt! (C3)
  (Jerry DeFuccio, Lenny Brenner, and three ladies)
• Back Cover -- Four Posies Society
  (written by Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas art)