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Dates
- Cover date
- Spring 1983
- Pages
- 100
Editions and covers
Creators
Stories
- Dirty Larry · The Wrong Arm of the Law Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "Dirty Harry," a city government turns to a violent, borderline psychotic police detective to run down a terrorist holding the city for ransom.
- On the Subway · 1 pages
A man has a unique way to combat subway muggers.
- The Mad Politician's Primer · Snakes in the Grass Roots Dept. · 4 pages
Satirical descriptions of politicians, their families, their staff and the lobbyists who support them.
- A Mad Look at Motorcycle Cops · Where's the Fire Dept. · 2 pages
Series of cartoons satirizing motorcycle police.
- While Hanging Around the Corner · 1 pages
A nose picker gives directions.
- Mad's Educator of the Year · Progressive Jazz Dept. · 5 pages
- Commemoratives to President Nixon · Let's Make It Perfectly Clear Dept. · 2 pages
Ways to commemorate President Nixon that accurately reflect his effect on democracy.
- The Lighter Side of Cops · 4 pages
Satirical look at police officers.
- Mad's Simplified ABC Method of Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns · Speech-Easy Dept. · 3 pages
Generic templates of political campaign positions with fill-in-the-blanks to tailor them to specific situations.
- Welcome Back, Klodder · A Grapple for the Teacher Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," a teacher who tells bad jokes teaches a class of inner city youths who tell worse jokes.
- The Electrician · 1 pages
A man attempts to install a ceiling light fixture.
- Letters to a Congressman...That Were Answered by Form Letters by That Congressman · R.S.V.P-U. Dept. · 3 pages
A constituent tries to communicate with his Congressman, but only gets a form letter response that can't even get his name right.
- The Biology Professor · 1 pages
A biologist admires his colleague's preserved organ collection.
- White House Follies of 1977 · Big Time Operetta Dept. · 7 pages
- In an Alley · 1 pages
A police officer's warning shot goes awry.
- What is a Guidance Counselor? · Advice to the Forelorn Dept. · 2 pages
Satirical essay on the profession of guidance counseling.
- The Lighter Side of Corruption · 5 pages
Examples of dishonesty being its own reward.
- Blarney Miller · From Badge to Worse Dept. · 6 pages
- The Small Businessman · Polish Joke Dept. · 1 pages
A boy makes a lot of money with a collapsible shoe shine kit.
- A Mad Look at Service Stations · Pump and Circumstance Dept. · 2 pages
Silly situations associated with auto garages and gas stations.
- The Private Eye · 1 pages
- The Mad Academy Awards for Small Businessmen · Counter-Acting Dept. · 5 pages
Giving awards to small business operators who provide creative lack of service to their customers.
- Mad's Guaranteed Effective All-Occasion Non-Slanderous Political Smear Speech · Death by Elocution Dept. · 2 pages
Political speech telling it like it is.
- An Early Morning Bathroom Scene · 1 pages
A man berates the plumber he hired for the poor job done.
- Modern Teacher · Working for Schoolie Wages Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of a niche magazine aimed at teachers.
- A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the U. S. Congress · 2 pages
The antics behind the scenes at Congress is depicted.
- One Night in a Police Station · 1 pages
A crime victim works with a police sketch artist on a composite of the perpetrator.
- How Bad Childhood Habits Can Help in a Congressional Career · 3 pages
Examples of politicians acting childishly.
- Clodumbo · 7 pages
Parody of the TV show "Columbo"; a police detective solves crimes by being a general pest and driving suspects into confessing out of self-defense.