Mad #72 July 1962

  • Cover Artist: Kelly Freas
  • Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman
  • Blank Inside Front Cover Meant for
    10th Anniversary Congratulation Letters (C2)
  • Contents Page (1)
  • "The trouble with trying to 'get away from it all' these days
    is that most of it is portable!
    " -- Alfred E. Neuman
  • Letters - Art Director John Putnam holds Arthur the plant (2-3)
  • Ads for Subscriptions - "On guard!"
    (Lester Krauss photo of Al Feldstein poked in fencer's mask), Alfred E. Neuman bust, The Mad Frontier, A Golden Trashery of Mad, Alfred E. Neuman portrait
  • Little-Known Mottos for Little-Known Organizations
    **various places around the magazine
  • Alfred's Poor Almanac
    (written by Frank Jacobs / John Putnam art) (4)
  • C-Men in Action
    (written by Earle Doud / Mort Drucker art) (5-8)
  • A Fisherman and His Wife (Don Martin) (9-10)
  • Editorial Additions to a Hotel Ad (11)
  • Celebrities' Wallets - Chubby Checker
    (written by Arnie Kogen / Jack Rickard art) (12-13)
  • The Lighter Side of Smoking (Dave Berg) (14-17)
  • Mother's Day Cards for Substitute Mothers
    (written by Phil Hahn / George Woodbridge art) (18-19)
  • Mad Visits a Charity Organization Meeting
    (written by Larry Siegel / Joe Orlando art) (20-22)
  • Spy Vs. Spy - rescue snake rope / wind-up spy diversion (Antonio Prohias) (23)
  • A Mad Guide to Party Conversation
    (Jack Rickard art) (24-25)
  • If Comic Strip Characters Were as Old as Their Strips
    (written by Earle Doud / Wally Wood art) (26-29)
  • Mad Mother's Day Gift Suggestions
    (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (30-31)
  • Spy Vs. Spy - biting spy in automat / cigar gun
    (Antonio Prohias) (32)
  • A Typical Old Time Prison Movie /
    A Typical Prison Movie of the Future
    (written by Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker art) (33-36)
  • On the Elevator (Don Martin) (37)
  • A Mad Look at the Eating Habits of Animals
    (written by Dean Norman / Wally Wood art) (38-39)
  • Scenes We'd Like to See - The Feat of Strength (40)
    (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / George Woodbridge art)
  • A Mad Guide to "Do-It-Yourself" TV Repairs
    (written by Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke art) (41-47)
  • The Salesman (Don Martin) (48)
  • Ad for Mad "Twists" Rock 'N' Roll L.P. (C3)
  • Back Cover --
    Doggy Train Dog Food (Kelly Freas art)

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