MAD #161 — September 1973
"You know the Honeymoon is over when your dog brings your slippers, and your wife barks at you!" — Alfred E. Neuman
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MAD's Modern Believe It or Nuts!Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Bob Clarke
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Contents Page1
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Letters Dept.
Notes
- Ads for MAD's Cradle to Grave Primer and MAD's Don Martin Carries On Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (dressed as a deer during hunting season — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.)
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(various places around the magazine) summary
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The Poopsidedown Adventure (movie satire)Tidal Wave of Nausea Dept.Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker4–11 sample
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More MAD PhotoonsPhoto-Finishes Dept.Art by Bob Clarke / Idea by Max Brandel / Photos by World Wide and UPI12–13
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Crime Foilers For the Average CitizenProps and Robbers Dept.
Reprinted in 14 collections
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- Super MAD — 1979 (Paperback #51)
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- MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
- MAD About The Mob — 2002
- MAD Kids #14 — March 2009 (excerpt)
- Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
- Inside MAD — 2013
- MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
- Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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- MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 3 — December 2025
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One Morning in MarrakeshDon Martin Dept. Part I21
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Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Ever After"Twice Upon a Time Dept.Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
Reprinted in 3 collections
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The Lighter Side of Fun in the SunBerg's-Eye View Dept.
Reprinted in 2 collections
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One Afternoon in SwitzerlandDon Martin Dept. Part II35 sample
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Protest Songs for Life's Everyday ComplaintsRefrain in the Neck Dept.Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke
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The Old Ball GameFortune Kookie Dept.42 sample
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One Evening in SpainDon Martin Dept. Part III
Reprinted in 10 collections
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- 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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Fold-In — What is the worst form of capital punishment?
Reprinted in 3 collections
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Back Cover — Nixon — 1968, 1972, and TodayWritten by Larry Gore / Photos by UPIC4