CATALOG RECORD

Mad #150

EC · Series began 1952 · April 1972

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Dates

Cover date: April 1972
On sale: February 15, 1972
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: Antonio Prohías, Frank Jacobs, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Arnie Kogen, David Gantz, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, Lloyd Golapencils: Antonio Prohías, Paul Coker, Charles Schulz, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, David Gantz, Jack Davis, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, Irving Schild, Lloyd Gola, Angelo Torresinks: Antonio Prohías, Paul Coker, Charles Schulz, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, David Gantz, Jack Davis, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, Irving Schild, Lloyd Gola, Angelo Torrescolors: Antonio Prohías, Al Jaffee, Paul Coker

Stories

The Tourist · 1 pages
A man books a south sea vacation, but doesn't exactly get what he hoped for.
The White House Follies of '72 · Big Time Operetta Dept. · 8 pages
Life in the Nixon White House, presented as a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.
Ads That Turn People Off · A Discouraging Word from Our Sponsor Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of print ads that don't exactly put the product in the best light.
More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions · 3 pages
Examples of sarcastic responses to obvious questions, including a blank balloon to encourage audience participation.
One Fairly Nice Day Downtown · 1 pages
A man decides to step on an ant, to his regret.
Love Letters from Celebrities · Mash Communications Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of what a love letter from a particular famous person might look and read like. Celebrities include Richard Nixon, "Love Story" author Erich Segal, William F. Buckley, Don Rickles, Burt Bacharach, Henny Youngman and consumer advocate Ralph Nader.
A Mad Message to the Leading Democratic Candidates for President · The Nose Have It Dept. · 3 pages
The Democratic contenders for the 1972 Presidential nomination are given the noses of other famous people in order to raise their public favor.
When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell · Spoil-Sport Dept. · 4 pages
Casting Howard Cosell in other television situations, such as appearing on Sesame Street and reporting on the weather.
The Lighter Side of... Air Travel · 5 pages
The humorous trials and tribulations of commercial flying.
You Know You're Really Divorced When... · Splitting Headaches Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how your life changes after a divorce.
One Fine Day While Touring Florida · 1 pages
A family of tourists visit a venue advertising alligator wrestling.
The Putrid Family · Fine Fetid Friends Dept. · 5 pages
In a parody of the TV series "The Partridge Family," a family made up of an over-the-hill musical star, her vain teen idol son and a group of supporting children tour America as a pop band.
One Busy Day in a Highway Restaurant · 1 pages
The humorous result of a diner's reliance on jargon.
At the Movies · 1 pages
Two boys try to sneak into an X-rated movie.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad Clowns Around (1978), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (1984), Mad XL (2000), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker (2012), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad (2018)