MAD #285 — March 1989

"Nowadays, the only time a politician is telling the truth is when he calls another politician a liar!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Super Special Summer 1989

  School Sucks
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Mark Summers holding MAD #282, pieing Dick DeBartolo, Ad for Subscriptions featuring Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers and MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo Presents Here's MAD in Your Eye, and The Completely MAD Don Martin Big Book Bonuses
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Beers (TV satire)

  Slam Danson Dept.

  Written by Debbee Ovitz / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #96 — Early Spring 1994
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  4–8
• Drama on Page 9 — Heimlich Plumbing Company

  A Dryer Sense of Humor Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #96 — Early Spring 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  9
• MAD Re-Examines More Wise Old Sayings

  It Still Doesn't Adage Up Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #98 — Mid Summer 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  10–11
• MAD's Find-The-Hidden-Scoundrels Puzzle

  Post Sleazin' Play Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Al Jaffee
  12–13
• A MAD Look at Small Wheels

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  14–15
• When Roger Rabbit Technology Takes Over All of Hollywood's Films

  Toonstruck Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  • MAD About the Eighties — 1999
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  16–19
• NBC's Superbowl Pregame Memo

  The Hype Report Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Davis
  20–21
• Don't Be Fooled (Elvis Presley song parody)

  The King is Bled Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Gerry Gersten

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #112 — April 1996
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #546 — August 2017 — The MAD Vault
  22–23 sample
• Toys “R” U Catalogue

  Flattery Not Included Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #105 — July 1995
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • MAD Color Classics #7 — April 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD Kids #8 — August 2007 (excerpt)
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  24–25
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #98 — Mid Summer 1994
  26–30
• Recasting Famous Old Movies With Today's Famous Wrestlers

  Goonstruck Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #99 — Early Fall 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  31–34
• Spy vs. Spy — drawbridge spring release to gators

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #96 — Early Spring 1994
  • Spy vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  35
• Some Classic Examples of World Class Boredom

  A Bouquet of Yawning Glories Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #98 — Mid Summer 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  36–37
• Greeting Cards for Very, Very Special Occasions

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  Idea by Jeffrey L. Cohen / Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #96 — Early Spring 1994
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Gushing Fourth Edition — 2004
  38–39
• Duck Edwing Moseys Out West

  Home on the Strange Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #109 — December 1995
  40–42
• Crocktale (movie satire)

  Swizzle-Schtick Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #109 — December 1995
  43–47
• Drama on Page 48 — washed-up baseball mascot

  Bang the Bum Slowly Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #21 — June 2003
  48
• Fold-In — What's the worst poison spewing out of Downey Jr.'s big mouth?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — Toys “R” U Catalogue

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by Bob Clarke / Photos by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #105 — July 1995
  • MAD Color Classics #7 — April 2003
  • MAD Kids #4 — August 2006 (excerpt)
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013 (excerpt)
  • MAD #34 — December 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
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