Mad #235 December 1982

• Cover Artist: Jack Rickard

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• Note: Flip issue over and then read.
• Ad for Mad Super Special Spring 1983 - Cops, Politicians,
  Teachers, and Other Corrupt Professions (C2)
• Contents Page (1)
• "One reason it's so expensive to support the government
  these days is because so many people are holding it up!"
  -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Letters Dept. (2-3)
• Ad for Mad Barfs Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits,
  Subscriptions (matador headbutts bull - Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Drawn-Out Dramas by Sergio AragonesMARGINAL THINKING DEPT.
  **various places around the magazine
• Rockhead III A ROLLING STALLONE GATHERS MORE GROSS III DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  (movie satire)
  (written by Arnie Kogen / Jack Davis art) (4-10)
• Hidden Charges in Typical Bills ACCOUNTS DECEIVABLE DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  
  (written by Stan Hart / Bob Clarke art) (11-13)
• Dumb Kind of HeroWE'RE RUNNING THIS MOVIE SATIRE -
  EVEN THOUGH THE MOVIE
  BOMBED OUT AND QUICKLY DISAPPEARED -
  BECAUSE WE HAD A PRYOR COMMITMENT DEPT. (movie satire)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker art) (14-20)
• A Desert Island Game Plan PORPOISE DELECTI DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #68 Fall 1989
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  (Don (Duck) Edwing) (21)
• T-Shirts With Messages We'd Like to See PUTTING "HAH" ON YOUR CHEST DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - Turd in a Series - 2003
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - The Mother Load - 2004
  Mad #3 October 2018 (excerpt)
  
  (written by Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge art) (22-23)
• The Lighter Side of...BERG'S-EYE VIEW DEPT. (Dave Berg) (24-28)
• Help Wanted Ads We Never Get To See NOTHING PERSONNEL DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #68 Fall 1989
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  
  (written by Mike Snider) (29)
• Mad's Real Life "Catch 22's" BOOMERANGLES DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - Turd in a Series - 2003
  The Mad Bathroom Companion - The Mother Load - 2004
  
  (written by Lou Silverstone / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (30-31)
• "If Elected, I Solemnly Promise..." CAMPAINS-IN-THE-NECK DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  
  (written by Tom Koch / Al Jaffee art) (32-35)
• Spy vs. Spy JOKE AND DAGGER DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #63 Summer 1988
  The Aimless Mad - 1990 (Paperback #84)
  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 Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast - Special Collector's Edition 2016
  Mad Hodgepodge of Humor - Vol. 3 - December 2025
  - falling through hinged
  balcony door (Antonio Prohias) (36)
• The Yaks of Life PREP TALK DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #61 Winter 1987
  (TV satire)
  (written by Tom Koch / Angelo Torres art) (37-42)
• Conehead The Barbituate ANOTHER SWORDED TALE DEPT.
  
  article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #62 Spring 1988
  Mad's Greatest Artists - The Completely Mad Don Martin - 2007
  Mad's Greatest Artists - Don Martin - 2014
  Mad Spoofs Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Special Collector's Edition 2018
  (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Don Martin art) (43-47)
• Page which reads "Hey, Hairball!! We already told you...! This is the back of Mad! Mainly...this is the last page upside-down!! What are you messing around here for?!
  Turn to the front of the magazine...and start reading like any normal person! Geeze...do we have to spell out everything for you?" (48)
• Fold-In -- What would be a vast improvement
  on the "right to bear arms"? article was reprinted in:
  Mad Special #63 Summer 1988
  Mad Fold This Book - 1997
  The Mad Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 - 2011 (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back (Front?) Cover - Conan the Barbarian Cuts the Baloney (written by Al Jaffee / Boris Vallejo art)