MAD comic books issue 126

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Cover art by Norman Mingo (as James Montgomery Mingo). "A Mad Look at the Diseases of Our Sick Society," script and art by Max Brandel; Wire photos are labeled with the names of actual diseases for ironic effect. "Familiar Affair," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the TV series "Family Affair"; a bachelor and his butler reluctantly take in the three sickeningly adorable children of his dead brother. "Outside a Novelty Shop," script and art by Don Martin; A man seeks a means of avenging a practical joke played on him. "Mad's 1968-'69 Football Low Lights," script by Al Jaffee, art by Jack Davis; National Football League plays are examined from the perspective of the triumphant participant and from the perspective of the participant defeated. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "Spy vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport," script by Larry Siegel, art by Jack Rickard. "You're in Trouble...When They Smile," script by Stan Hart and Chris Hart, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of how you can sense that you're in an embarrassing or dangerous situation. "The Mad Plan to Beautify America," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Bob Clarke; Examples of how to reduce highway sign clutter by combining billboards and traffic signs. "The Lighter Side of American Tourists," script and art by Dave Berg; Examples of boorish behavior from American tourists abroad and from the foreign people entertaining those tourists. "The Typical Success Story," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Comparison of films with the plot of a young man searching for personal fulfillment, one made in the forties and the other made in the sixties. "Which Modern Artist Is Most Successfully Communicating with His Audience?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. "The Beat Generation" back-story by Sergio Aragones. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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January 1998. Readers' Choice - 45th Anniversary Edition. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Harold Morrison, William Garvin, Sy Reit, Phil Hahn, Sidney Paulson, Lou Silverstone, Max Brandel, Frank Jacobs, Earle Doud, Bob Clarke, Lester Krauss, Tom Koch, Paul Laikin, Kelly Freas, Paul Coker, Jr., Angelo Torres, Irving Schild, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine. An anniversary collection of favorite articles, as chosen by Mad Readers. Rules for Mad's legendary unplayable game, 43-Man Squamish. Mad's parody of the musical West Side Story, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems; While Strolling Through the City; A Mad Look at Realistic Dolls; Mad's Guaranteed Effective All-Occasion Non-Slanderous Political Smear Speech; East Side Story; Spy Vs. Spy; The Garbage Explosion; The Accident; Contents and Comments - Part 2; Horrifying Cliches; Rewriting Your Way to a PH.D.; Mad Magazine Introduces 43-Man Squamish; Shipwrecked; Life From the Broadside!; Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions; One Day Last April; Mad Magazine's Ideal Presidential Candidate; A Mad Look at Movie Making; Contents and Comments - Part 3; The Lighter Side of Sex; If Everyone Talked Like Don Rickles; If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys; On the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" Set; A Mad Look at Sky Diving; Mad's "They" and "You" Book; The Haircut; New and Old Versions of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Dishonor Roll; Fold-In; Park-David Great Moments in Medicine. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.