MAD #179 — December 1975

"The early bird gets the worm… but look what happens to the early worm!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Another Day in the Jungle

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Al Jaffee in the cigarette smoke, ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits, MAD At You paperback, subscriptions — trash picker poker (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Fun Lady (movie satire)

  Over-Briced Schmaltz Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Barfs — 1982 (Paperback #61)
  4–10
• One Fine Day During Lunch Period

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD Kids #6 — March 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #33 — October 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sep 2025
  11 sample
• Future "No-Frills Air Travel" Gimmicks

  Venal Fly Traps Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo and Al Jaffee / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #28 — Fall 1979
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  12–15 sample sample
• The Lighter Side of The Fast Food Craze

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • MAD Barfs — 1982 (Paperback #61)
  16–20
• Broken Homes and Gardens Magazine

  Split-Levity Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Jack Rickard
  21–26 sample
• MAD's Obnoxious Sports Spectator of the Year

  T'Row De Bum Out! Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #29 — Winter 1979
  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  • MAD Special #91 — January 1994
  27–30
• One Fine Day in Suburbia

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • MAD Barfs — 1982 (Paperback #61)
  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  31
• A MAD Look at Backpacking

  Camp-Sight-Gags Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
  32–35
• U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See

  Philatelic Like It Is Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #28 — Fall 1979
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
  36–38
• Spy vs. Spy — chicken snake

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Special #29 — Winter 1979
  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs. Spy — Mega Mini Kit — 2010
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 1 — May/June 2022
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 3 — December 2025
  39
• Footnotes* to Football

  Shoe Biz Dept.

  Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #31 — Summer 1980
  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
  40–41
• Shampooped (movie satire)

  Rabbit Warren Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Eternally MAD — 1983 (Paperback #62)
  42–47
• One Day While Filming a WWII Movie

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #30 — Spring 1980
  • The Explosive MAD — 1982 (Paperback #60)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Don Martin — 2014
  48
• Fold-In — When can you be guaranteed the very best weather?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #94 — July 1994
  • MAD Kids #12 — September 2008
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Fish or Foul?

  Photo by Tony Garcia

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #35 — Summer 1981
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  C4