MAD #233 — September 1982

"Money still talks these days! Trouble is, you have to increase the volume a lot!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Super Special Winter 1982 — takes off on Vacations
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Photos of Daniel J. Travanti and Charles Haid; ad for The MAD Weirdo Watcher's Guide Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (string around doorknob hooked to grenade's pin in mouth — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Ronald Reagan — Now Starring at the White House

  Caught in the Acts Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD in the Box — 1989 (Paperback #81)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  4–8
• Last Year at the Freensville Marathon

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  9
• The Second Edition of The MAD Overrated-Underrated Book

  Acclaim Jumping Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / UPI photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  10–12
• Spy vs. Spy — joke gun fires real gun

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • The Weather MAD — 1990 (Paperback #83)
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  13
• MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song

  Good Ol' Noise Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #74 — Spring 1991
  • MAD's Greatest Writers — Frank Jacobs — 2015
  14–15
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  16–20
• Last Week in a Freensville Diner

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • 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
  21
• A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife

  Future Flock Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Zaps the Human Race! — Frank Jacobs — 1984 Big Book
  22–24
• Missile Alert

  Out to Launch Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD in the Box — 1989 (Paperback #81)
  • MAD Special #105 — July 1995
  25 sample
• Isn't It Suspicious...

  Two Sides of the Con Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • The Weather MAD — 1990 (Paperback #83)
  • MAD XL #32 — March 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  26–27
• MAD's Updated Practical Joke Catalog

  Pranks-Giving Dept.

  Idea by Diane Riccobene / Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #37 — June 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  28–32 sample
• Six Minutes Looks at Nuclear Power (TV satire)

  Gone Fission Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD in the Box — 1989 (Paperback #81)
  33–36
• Yesterday in Downtown Freensville

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  37
• How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture? (Video Game Center)

  Err Apparent Dept.

  Written by Chris Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  38–39
• A MAD Look at Other Uses for Live Lobsters

  Claws and Effect Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 12 collections

  • MAD Special #61 — Winter 1987
  • The Weather MAD — 1990 (Paperback #83)
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Kids #11 — June 2008
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Picks — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #544 — April 2017 (The MAD Vault)
  • MAD #29 — February 2023
  40–42 sample
• The Brawl Guy (TV satire)

  Crashing Bore Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #63 — Summer 1988
  43–48
• Fold-In — A "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" Fairy Tale Fold-In

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #63 — Summer 1988
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Castaway Lobby Loiterer

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #63 — Summer 1988
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
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