MAD #192 — July 1977

"Cast your bread upon the waters, and it will return…as soggy bread!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Special Number 22

  featuring MAD Mirth Certificates
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Covers of MAD #173 and MAD #190 show actual example of "Original Cover, One MAD Moment Later" idea, Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Paperbacks — sample, Subscriptions — going to the dogs dressed as a cat — 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)
• King Korn (movie satire)

  Kong-Phew Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • The Endangered MAD — 1984 (Paperback #65)
  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Classics #4 — January 2006
  • MAD #20 — August 2021
  4–10
• One Day in Philadelphia

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD About Town — 1983 (Paperback #63)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD XL #18 — November 2002
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  11
• A MAD Look at CB Radio

  Aerial Borefare Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Rickard
  12–15
• The Lighter Side of Mornings

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • Son of MAD Sucks — 1985 (Paperback #70)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  16–20
• MAD Forms for Personalized Wills

  Putting on Heirs Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #119 — March 1997
  21–23
• A MAD Look at King Kong

  Kong-Two Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 14 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • Son of MAD Sucks — 1985 (Paperback #70)
  • MAD Trick-or-Treat Reading — 1987 (excerpt)
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD Classics #4 — January 2006
  • MAD Kids #13 — December 2008
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  • MAD #20 — August 2021
  24–27
• One Afternoon in Acapulco

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • The Qwerty MAD — 1986 (Paperback #71)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  28
• MAD's Academy Awards for Jocks

  Athlete's Feat Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • MAD About Town — 1983 (Paperback #63)
  29–32
• One Night on Skull Island

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 10 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • The Endangered MAD — 1984 (Paperback #65)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD XL #23 — August 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD Classics #4 — January 2006
  • 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
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 3 — December 2025
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• When "Truth-In-Advertising" Laws Apply to Movie Ads

  "Snow" Biz Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Big MAD On Campus — 1983 (Paperback #64)
  • MAD Special #106 — August 1995
  34–36
• When CB-Type Code Language is Used in Other Walks of Life

  Rig-Latin Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #119 — March 1997
  37–39
• Government Checks For Not Doing Anything

  Parity Begins at Home Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Elaine Dunn

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  40–42 sample
• Nutwork (movie satire)

  Tele Like It Is Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #39 — Summer 1982
  • Big MAD On Campus — 1983 (Paperback #64)
  • MAD #49 — June 2026
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What's the most popular talk show on the air today?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — One Night in the Big City

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #37 — Winter 1981
  • Hardee's Giveaways — 1989
  • MAD Special #106 — August 1995
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
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