MAD #273 — September 1987

"The ups and downs of the economy are the result of having elected too many yo-yos!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Super Special Winter 1987 — 4-Star
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions, MAD Duds Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse

  Wimp-lash Dept.

  Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  4–5
• A MAD Look at Baseball

  Sergio Aragones Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  6, 19, 31, 48
• Crock O'Dull Dummee (movie satire)

  Outback to the Video Store Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  7–10
• Don Martin Visits the Morgue

  Autopsy-Turvy Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #104 — June 1995
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  11–13
• The MAD D.J. Primer

  Microphonies Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  14–15
• Summer Has Arrived When...

  We're In Heat Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD #522 — September 2013 — MAD Vault
  16–18
• The Andy Grinning Show (TV rerun satire)

  A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  20–21
• A MAD Look at Some Widely Held Misconceptions

  Having a Truth Pulled Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Harvey Kurtzman

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  22–23 sample
• Sir Puffy's Family Restaurant Placemat

  On-tray View Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • MAD XL #31 — January 2005
  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  24–25
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  26–30
• Amends (TV satire)

  Our Preacher Presentation Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  32–36
• The Collector's Newsletter

  Petty-Savers Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #89 — September 1993
  37–39
• Legendary Pizza Events Through History

  Crust in Time Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  40–41
• Feature by Feature Advertising

  Dick DePT.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  42–43
• Spy vs. Spy — raised car bomb bouncer

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #84 — November 1992
  • Spy vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  44
• Celebrities in Space

  Star's Trek Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #117 — December 1996
  45–47
• Fold-In — How is the administration encouraging new housing designs?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #87 — May 1993
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Monopoly Cards for the 1980's

  Written by Tricia Scarnati / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #86 — March 1993
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
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