MAD #220 — January 1981

"If you're watching a movie on TV, and the girl says 'No!' — you know it's an old movie!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Subscription Ad — Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents?

  George Woodbridge art from #116
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.
  2
• Ad for Don (Duck) Edwing's MAD Bizarre Bazaar paperback
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Star Bores: The Empire Strikes Out (movie satire)

  The Farce Be With You! Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 11 collections

  • MAD Special #43 — Summer 1983
  • The MAD Cooler — 1988 (Paperback #78)
  • MAD Star Wars Spectacular — 1996
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD Star Wars Spectacular — Summer 1999
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD About Star Wars — 2007
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi and Fantasy — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  • MAD Spoofs Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2019
  4–11 sample
• A MAD Auction of Some Legendary Celebrities' Personal Items

  The Greed of Time Breeds Bidder Fruit Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  12–14
• One Morning in a Theatrical Shop

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  • MAD Blasts — 1988 (Paperback #79)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  15
• A MAD Guide to The Double Standards of Age

  Before and Laughter Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD XL #5 — August 2000
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  16–17 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — rope-chop block-slap

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD Classics #3 — November 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  18
• Amalgamated Student Supply Co. — Mail Order Catalogue

  Power to the Pupil Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke / Idea by Diane Riccobene

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Blasts — 1988 (Paperback #79)
  19–22 sample
• One Afternoon in the South Seas

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Blasts — 1988 (Paperback #79)
  • MAD XL #12 — November 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  23 sample
• Everyday Crimes That Should Be Punished

  Pest Control Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #59 — Summer 1987
  • MAD Jackpot — 1989 (Paperback #80)
  24–26
• An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Gangland Episode

  Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is! Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  • The MAD Cooler — 1988 (Paperback #78)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  27–28
• Really Important and Relevant Life Spans

  Jest in Time Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  29–31
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  32–36
• One Evening in a Hospital Room

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • MAD Blasts — 1988 (Paperback #79)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  37
• "Is the Pope Catholic?"

  Does a Bear Spit in the Woods Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  38–39
• A MAD Guide to Burning Calories Without Exercise

  Melting the Pot Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #60 — Fall 1987
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  40–42
• Queezy (TV satire)

  Autopsy-Turvy Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Cooler — 1988 (Paperback #78)
  43–48 sample
• Fold-In — What is a ridiculously expensive trip today that most of us would rather avoid?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Fold This Book — 1997
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Another Scene We'd Like to See — The Frog Prince

  Art by Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #52 — Fall 1985
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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