MAD #50 — October 1959

"Astronomers point out that star clusters, galaxies, in fact the whole universe is racing away from Earth at 15,000 miles per second. Can you blame it?" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Parliamatch Cigarettes (ad parody)

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #3 — 1960 Annual
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Marvin talks about "Secret Ingredients"

  Marginal Marvin Dept.
  (consecutive places throughout the magazine)
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portrait, MAD Forever, The Bedside MAD, "Why fight over the only copy of MAD on the newsstand when you can subscribe!" (uncredited photo most likely by Larry Maleman featuring Al Feldstein, Nick Meglin and Jerry DeFuccio in different photo from same Frankenstein scene from #42's T-Shirt ad)
  2–3
• Spot That Plug!

  Dishonorable Mention Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  4–6
• How to Fight the Small Car Threat

  Fix Their Volkswagen Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  7–8
• NBC Plays CBS in the TV Baseball League

  Afoul Off the Screen Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker
  9–12
• The MAD Time Capsule

  Let's We Forget Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Wally Wood
  13 sample
• The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  14–15
• Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspirations

  No Muse is Good Muse Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • MAD Follies #1 — 1963 Annual
  16–18
• Women in Whiskey Ads

  Ladies of Distinction Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  19–22 sample
• Scenes We'd Like to See — The Big Break

  Hollywood Dept.

  Written by Gary Belkin / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  23
• MAD Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD About the Fifties — 1997
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  24–26 sample
• Changing Meanings for Fun & Profit

  Out-of-Context Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  27–29
• What Our Teenagers Really Think About

  Don't Beat This Generation Dept.

  Written by Dave Berg / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  30–31
• TV Ads We'd Like to See — The Ill-State Insurance Commercial

  Television Dept.

  Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  32
• Blue Confessions

  Bleating Hearts Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  33–35
• Practical Greeting Cards

  Maybe Happy Returns Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • More Trash From MAD #7 — 1964 Annual
  36–37
• On the Beach

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  38
• The Night Peter Gone Cracked (TV satire)

  Cops and Throbbers Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Bob Clarke
  39–42
• The Big House Beacon

  Rock 'N Parole Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  43–47
• The New Chair

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  48
• Ad for MAD T-Shirts and MAD Straight Jackets

  Bar scene with Jerry DeFuccio, Lenny Brenner and three ladies — Lester Krauss photo
  C3
• Back Cover — G-M Five Breakaway Body by Fishey

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
  C4