MAD #84 — January 1964

"Working on a job may not be as hard as it used to be, but it certainly is a lot more taxing!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Pony Parimutuels of New York

  Photo by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #8 - 1965 Annual
  • MADvertising — 2005
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Gift Subscriptions (Larry Maleman photo - different variation from #37 back cover session), Greasy MAD Stuff paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Future Singing TV Commercials

  The Melody Jingles On Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  4–7
• Celebrities' Nightmares

  Names in the Snooze Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Mort Drucker
  8–9
• Some MAD Hints for the Coming Xmas Season

  St. Nick Knacks Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  10–12
• The Epicure

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Poem by Edgar A. Guest / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists - The Completely MAD Don Martin - 2007
  13–14 sample
• More Movie Dialogue We'd Like to Hear

  Hollywood Dept.

  Written by Harry Purvis / Art by George Woodbridge
  15
• Trademarks Resulting from Future Mergers

  Clash of Symbols Dept.

  Written by Don Reilly / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  16–17 sample
• A MAD Guide to Hypnotism

  May I Have the Next Trance Dept.

  Written by Phil Hahn / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #3 Summer 1971
  18–23
• Jabber-Whacky

  Alice in Wasteland Dept.

  Written by Isabelle Di Caprio / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  • MAD XL #11 - August 2001
  • MAD Art — 2002
  24
• Spy vs. Spy — dynamite plunger disguised as spy / box shoe spring stomps

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  25
• The Lighter Side of Cops

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  • MAD Special #42 Spring 1983
  26–29
• Three Sure-Fire Methods of Getting a Job

  Hire Education Dept.

  Written by Mickey Rose / Art by Joe Orlando
  30–31
• Spy vs. Spy — branding the trojan horse / castle crusher

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Totally Useless MAD - 2013
  32
• The Academy Awards for Home Movies

  Lights, Camera, Eccch-tion Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  33–37 sample
• A MAD Look at Santa

  Ho-Ho-Ho Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragones On Parade - 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer - 1999
  • MAD Special #134 January 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide - 2004
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer - Special Collector's Edition 2016
  38–39 sample
• Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — lady with hot dog spies / alligator in the pool

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part III

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide - 2004
  • Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Totally Useless MAD - 2013
  • MAD #20 August 2021
  40
• Modern Teacher Magazine

  Working For Schoolie Wages Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #42 Spring 1983
  41–47
• An Early Morning Bathroom Scene

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Follies #3 - 1965 Annual
  • Good'n' MAD - 1969 (Paperback #26)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin - 1974 Big Book
  • MAD Special #42 Spring 1983
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  48
• MAD's Christmas Grab Bag Ad for Subscriptions, MAD For Keeps, Alfred E. Neuman bust, Paperbacks, MAD Follies #1 , Alfred E. Neuman portrait
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• Back Cover — Concertina Expanding Can

  Photo by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #9 - 1966 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • Completely MAD - 1991
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD Art — 2002
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • Inside MAD - 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts - Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD - 2016
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