MAD #127 — June 1969

"The trouble with most neighborhoods is that there are too many hoods in them, and not enough neighbors!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• One Day on the Prairie

  Written by Sergio Aragones / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions (lost rafter — Art by Paul Coker, Jr.), Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Good 'n' MAD Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Signs of Status

  Display As You Go Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  4–7
• Further Adventures of the Red Baron or “Security Ist Eine Grounded Beaglehundt”

  Herr of the Dog Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • The Vintage MAD — 1976 (Paperback #41)
  • MAD Special #119 — March 1997
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  8–10
• Odd Squad (TV satire)

  Teeny-Coppers Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  11–16
• The Hunters

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • The Vintage MAD — 1976 (Paperback #41)
  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
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• Specific Income Tax Forms for Specific Professions

  Taxation Without Misrepresentation Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  18–21
• Spy vs. Spy — spring-loaded boxing glove

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #103 — April 1995
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  22
• If the President Were Chosen Like “Miss America”

  Electorate Circus Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  23–27
• In a Fancy Restaurant

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 12 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • The Vintage MAD — 1976 (Paperback #41)
  • MAD XL #3 — June 2000
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 4 — April 2026
  28
• A MAD Look at Realistic Dolls

  Manikin-Depressive Dept.

  Written by Harold Morrison / Irving Schild photos

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #126 — January 1998
  • MAD XL #30 — November 2004
  29–31
• The Lighter Side of The Generation Gap

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  32–36
• The MAD Plan for Combatting the Boredom of Baseball

  A Pitch in Time May Save Nine Dept.

  Written by Earle Doud / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #14 — Winter 1974
  • MAD Special #124 — October 1997
  37–39
• Horrifying Clichés

  Spooking From Pictures Dept.

  Written by May Sakami and E. Nelson Bridwell / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Monster Book of Horrifying Clichés — 2002
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  40–42
• Bullbit (movie satire)

  God Save McQueen Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #12 — Summer 1974
  • Steaming MAD — 1975 (Paperback #39)
  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD #14 — August 2020
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What industry contributes more to air pollution than any other?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #10 — Fall 1973
  • MAD Special #124 — October 1997
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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• Back Cover — The 60-Second Disappointment — Parloraid Color Pack Camera

  Irving Schild photo

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MADvertising — 2005
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