MAD comic books issue 128

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Cover art by Bob Clarke. "The Guru of Ours," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film version of "The Wizard of Oz," a rural girl is borne by a tornado into a strange and bizarre land: A modern urban center. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "On a Saturday Afternoon," script and art by Don Martin; A man spends a less-than-successful afternoon skydiving. "A Mad Nature Study Guide" photo story by Max Brandel and Frank Jacobs; featuring Jane Fonda; Spiro Agnew; Richard Burton; Elizabeth Taylor; Bob Dylan; Mao tse-Tung; Doris Day; Fidel Castro; Tiny Tim; Gamel Abdul Nasser; Charles DeGaulle; and Adam Clayton Powell. "The Heart Transplant," script and art by Al Jaffee. "Mad's Foreign Film Producer of the Year," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Joe Orlando; Mad interviews a film producer who is more interested in the quality of his profits than the quality of his films. "The Lighter Side of Amusement Parks," script and art by Dave Berg; Examples of boorish and bad behavior at amusement parks. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes: At a Laundry & Dry Cleaners," script by Larry Siegel, art by Jack Davis; Cynical look at the inner workings of a professional laundry. "The Heist," script and art by Sergio Aragones; A safe-cracker must work on the move. "A Mad Look at Two College Generations," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge; Comparison of the behavior of college classes of 1949 and 1969 from the same university. "What Is the One Unhappiness Almost All Modern Parents Are Sure to Share with Their Children" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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June 1998. Mad Pets. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing, Stan Hart, Robert Margroff, Frank Jacobs, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, James Warhola, Kathi Maloney, Paul Coker, Jr., Bob Jones, John Caldwell, Joe Orlando, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Kelly Freas and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine. A collection of Mad features based around pets. Reprints from Mad paperback The Mad Pet Book. Mad's parody of the friendly-bear show Gentle Ben, featuring art by Don Martin! Mad's takes on fish, cats, reptiles, and of course, dogs. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Would it Kill Your Pet...?; Spy vs. Spy; Getting Involved; Genteel Ben; The Mad Hate Book - Vol. II; The Lighter Side of...; Why Cats Have 9 Lives and You Have Only One!; Specially Trained Dogs for Everyone; The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable - Part I; A Mad Look at Tropical Fish; Songs of Pets; The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable - Part II; Mad: The Lost Pages: The Mad Pet Book; A Mad Look at Dogs; Doggy Train Dog Food; Don Martin Looks at Frogs; The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable - Part III; A Mad Look at Pet Owners; The 9 Real Reasons Why Your Parents Won't Let You Have a Pet!; Rule Number One; Dog Plays Dead at Dinner Table; Dog Plays Dead For Dollars. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Invention of Speech," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Professor Transistor shows us how speech was discovered. "Incredible Physical Feats," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A series of eight sports-related feats and the stories behind them. "Dragon Doings," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A dragon explains how his species became extinct. "Trailer For Rent or Sale," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A family buys a camper, but discovers that it's not all it's cracked up to be. "Given The Brush," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man asks a painter for directions. "The Helping Hand," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; An ugly woman asks for a ride. "Going To The Dogs," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man gets a dog, but the dog doesn't behave very well. "Going Steady-Then and Later," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A look at the differences between the early and later stages of going steady. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.