Dates
- Cover date
- October 1967
- On sale
- August 15, 1967
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- So How Come... · 3 pages
An ironic look at double-standards in society.
- Sombre · Apache of Blue Eyes Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the film "Hombre"; a white man raised as a Native American assuming his father's place as a slumlord leads a motley crew of stagecoach robbery survivors back to civilization.
- Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy tricks the Black Spy into abandoning his armored vehicle.
- The Lighter Side of the Mating Game · 4 pages
A satirical look at dating rituals.
- A Psalm for a Sabbath Morning · Tee-Ology Dept. · 2 pages
A psalm dedicated to Sunday golfers.
- TV Game Shows Based on Newspaper Headlines · 5-Star Final Indignity Dept. · 5 pages
Real events, such as missing persons, Senate investigations and social trends are turned into premises for game shows.
- Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy tries to sink the Black Spy's battleship.
- Future Complaints · Tomorrow's Mourning Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how complaints about society evolve along with society.
- The Cats Are All Bats · 5 pages
Social criticism as if it were written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
- Mad's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script of the Issue: The Society Movie · Trite & True Dept. · 1 pages
Cliche dialogue arranged to make a generic "Society Movie" film.
- Ratpacktrol · Jeep Thrill Dept. · 5 pages
Parody of the TV series "The Rat Patrol"; a member of Rommel's Desert Forces in North Africa tries to lure a squad of American commandos into a series of traps.
- On the "Tarzan" Set · 1 pages
Two actors on a sound stage take a smoke break.
Reprinted in
The Pocket Mad (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1977), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1981), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad (2018)