MAD #246 — April 1984

Contents

• Subscription Ad — Why Kill Yourself?

  (railroad crossing gate guillotine — redrawn from #159)

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Jack Davis
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept. — MAD Rip-Offs
  2
• Ad for The Endangered MAD Paperback
  3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Roger Ebore and Gene Sissy Review Three Films (movie satires)

  Deja Review Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  • Trading Races
  • Raunchy Business
  • Flashdunce

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • The Porpoise-ful MAD — 1991 (Paperback #88)
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD Spoofs the ‘80s — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  4–11
• MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Enquirer Cover

  Sleazy Writer Dept.

  Written by George Gipe / Photo by UPI

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  12–13
• The MAD Guide to Sure-Fire Ad Lib Lines

  Reply-in-the-Face Dept.

  Written by John Ficarra / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  • MAD Special #102 — March 1995
  14–16
• One Morning on a Corner Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #21 — June 2003
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  17
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD Special #140 — September 1999
  18–22
• MAD's Aptitude Test Number Four — Will You Make a Good Politician?

  B-S.A.T. Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #73 — Winter 1990
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  23
• How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture of a Fast Food Restaurant?

  Err Apparent Dept.

  Written by Chris Hart / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • MAD XL #7 — January 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD #29 — February 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  24–25
• A MAD Look at Foto-Booths

  Sergio Aragones Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • The Porpoise-ful MAD — 1991 (Paperback #88)
  26–27
• One Afternoon on a Corner Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #21 — June 2003
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  28
• Other Crises in Our Public Schools

  Curriculumps Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #77 — Winter 1991
  29–31
• Spy vs. Spy — spy in a bottle

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 12 collections

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Golden Treasury of Trash — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  32
• C*R*E*E*P (Crisis Relocation Emergency Evacuation Planner) of the Year

  Nah-Nuke, Nah-Nuke! Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #72 — Fall 1990
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  33–37
• MAD's Early Warning Signs

  Fission Tips Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #69 — Winter 1989
  38–39
• A MAD Look at Cold Sufferers

  Here's Looking Achoo Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • MAD Capades — 1992 (Paperback #89)
  40–41 sample
• One Evening on a Corner Downtown

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #21 — June 2003
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  42
• Matt Houstink (TV satire)

  Magnum Cum Lousy Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
  43–48
• Fold-In — What insatiable monster is starting to roam our streets again?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — In Case of Atomic Attack...

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #71 — Summer 1990
  C4