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Dates
- Cover date
- 1975
- Pages
- 116
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- A Different Take on Cinderella · 1 pages
Cinderella is found by her prince, but her life doesn't change all that much.
- Product Improvements to Justify Higher Prices · The Raiser's Edge Dept. · 3 pages
- A Mad Look at Crowds · Mob Seen Dept. · 2 pages
- Insurance Policies That Everyone Needs · Ink-Sums Dept. · 3 pages
- When the U.S. Switches to the Metric System · Measuring Shtick Dept. · 2 pages
- Worldwide Reactions to News from Washington · Global De-Gook Dept. · 4 pages
- Catch-All-22 · War Is Heller Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "Catch-22," at an American air base in the Italian Theater during World War II, a pilot tries everything he can think of to get out of the Army Air Force while insanity occurs all around him.
- One Day in a Bus Depot · 2 pages
A man goes to the manufacturer to complain because a vending machine barber gave him a poor hair cut.
- The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer · Ecchology Dept. · 3 pages
The effect of pollution on modern American society and its influence on the members of that society.
- The Lighter Side of Boating · 5 pages
A look at the strange things people do when boating.
- Ordure of the Day · In the Line of Doody Dept. · 1 pages
An ode to domestic dogs and the presents they leave during walks.
- The Mad Non-Smoker's Hate Book · Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of how inconsiderate smokers annoy people who don't smoke.
- Giant Mousetrap · 1 pages
The White Spy sets a giant mouse trap for the Black Spy.
- Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football · Pros and Poetry Dept. · 4 pages
An explanation, in rhyme, of the positions, strategies and coverages of pro football.
- One Day in a Pet Shop · 1 pages
Two parrots in their cages are playing charades.
- TV... as Viewed by the Animal World · Zoo's View Dept. · 2 pages
A television screen is displayed from the point of view of different types of animals.
- Modern Muscle Magazine · Press and Jerks Dept. · 6 pages
A niche magazine aimed at bodybuilding enthusiasts.
- A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Resort Hotel · 3 pages
A series of humorous incidents inside a modern hotel.
- Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists · Parade Unrest Dept. · 3 pages
Old standards with new lyrics satirizing rebels in society.
- Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · Turkey An' the Store Dept. · 4 pages
Satire of the silly floats and balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the antics of the people who watch it, and the network television coverage of it.
- Very Early One Morning · 1 pages
A man exercises with an unusual form of pushups.
- New Movie Monsters from the Medical World · Medi-Scare Dept. · 3 pages
Horror film plots based on modern hospital practices.
- A Mad Look at Tropical Fish · Tanks a Million Dept. · 5 pages
Overview of the types of tropical fish available as pets and their care.
- The Lighter Side of Sound Equipment · 5 pages
Satire of society's obsession with radios, record players and stereo speakers.
- Club Booby Trap · 1 pages
The Black Spy puts a club in a booby trap over a door. The White Spy removes the club and opens the door but a second club emerges from behind the door to strike him.
- A Mad Look at Amusement Parks · Up-Chuckles Dept. · 4 pages
Humorous incidents from amusement parks are portrayed.
- Greeting Cards for the Sexual Revolution · Wow "Now" Cards Dept. · 3 pages
Up to date greeting card ideas for various players.
- One Thursday Afternoon on the Moon · 1 pages
Two astronauts on a moon walk find their lunar rover stripped.
- You Know It's Really Over When... · Severence Play Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of cues that tell you your relationship with your significant other is over.
- The Foul and the Prissy Cats · The Id and the Inhibit-Id Dept. · 6 pages
A parody of the movie "The Owl and the Pussycat", about a writer and prostitute who end up living together.