MAD #93 — March 1965

"You can't do anything about the family you were born into, but you can do something about the family your children will be born into!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for The Second Annual Collection of MAD Follies — featuring the 1965 MAD Calendar
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions — "Are you bugged by the little monsters who have every copy sewed up at the newsstands?" (sculpture by Giuseppe Baggi), Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• A Child's View of Newspaper Headlines

  Double Scoop Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • MAD Special #114 — July 1996
  4–6 sample
• The Official Barber

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD Special #115 — September 1996
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  7–8
• MAD Looks at a Typical Kiddie TV Show

  Moppet Up Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  • MAD Special #34 — Spring 1981
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD #533 — June 2015 (MAD Vault)
  9–12
• Spy vs. Spy — coconut dream / fall past window anvil

  Joke & Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  • 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
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD #47 — February 2026
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• I Got All the Finks I Need (book parody)

  Charlie Horsing Around Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  14–16
• In a Las Vegas Hotel Lobby

  Watch the Doors Please Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  • MAD Special #45 — Winter 1983
  • MAD Special #68 — Fall 1989
  • MAD #48 — April 2026
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• The Lighter Side of Teenage Parties

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  18–21
• Space Magazines

  All Editorial Systems Go Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #43 — Summer 1983
  22–23
• The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A. — Miami Beach, Florida

  Talk of the Towns Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Larry Siegel / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  24–25
• Spy vs. Spy — photo with swordfish / wind-up cat

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • 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
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  • MAD Fixes Cats — Special Collector's Edition 2025
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• A MAD Look at Signs of the Times

  Symbol-Minded Dept.

  Art by Bob Clarke / Featuring:

  • Picture Road Signs — Written by Al Jaffee
  • Up-To-Date Symbolic Business Signs — Written by Don Reilly
  • Sneaky Signs — Written by Dick DeBartolo
  • Useless Signs — Written by Dick DeBartolo — sample

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Power — 1970 (Paperback #29)
  27–32
• Another (whew!) Visit to the Doctor's Office

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #3 — Summer 1971
  • MAD Special #133 — December 1998
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Football Foto-Plays

  Gridironies Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Sergio Aragones / UPI and World Wide photos
  34–36
• The Finish

  Race Riot Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD Special #38 — Spring 1982
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• When They Advertise Liquor on TV

  Singing the Booze Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Rickard
  38–41 sample
• Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy — she knits her dress / brake for fake lady

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part III

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  • MAD #36 — April 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
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• The Flying Ace (movie satire starring The Beatles)

  From Spad to Worse Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  43–47 sample
• The Question

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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• Fold-In — What brilliant new ideas has the current TV season produced?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #10 — 1967 Annual
  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Company's Going! These Visitors From Abroad are Leaving in Disgust

  Photo by Lester Krauss
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