Dates
- Cover date
- March 1983
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
Creators
Stories
- Paltry Guise · Special Deffects Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "Poltergeist," a family tries to cope with the strange incidents that randomly occur in their new home.
- One Fine Day in Fairbanks, Alaska · 1 pages
A dog sled is forced to make a series of stops.
- If Famous Poets had to Make a Living Today · Rhyme Marches On Dept. · 4 pages
Classic poets apply their talents to mundane modern jobs.
- Further Additions to Mad's Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances · Statistickle Dept. · 2 pages
Specific measurements for odd occurrences in life.
- How to Read an Airline Menu · Jet-Gag Dept. · 1 pages
Notes are added to a typical airline menu explaining some of the jargon in cynical terms.
- The Lighter Side of... · Berg's Eye View Dept. · 5 pages
Humorous reactions to situations involving communication, meals, birthdays, fathers, flattery, advice, timing, the environment, cars, chauvinism, working, shopping, fighting, and exams.
- One Fine Day in Chicago, Illinois · 1 pages
A blind man gets an unwanted contribution.
- If They Passed Other "Truth In..." Laws · Unforked Tongue-in-Cheek Dept. · 4 pages
If other people in other situations were required to tell the truth just like advertisers.
- Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Airports · Sick Humor Dept. · 2 pages
Outrageous medical conditions that are caused by being in airports.
- Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy carves a bust of the White Spy for nefarious purposes.
- Mad's School Teacher of the Year · Proctor Scope Dept. · 4 pages
A high school teacher is interviewed about his job and his approach to education.
- One Fine Day in Rochester, New York · 1 pages
A nurse wheels a patient into a crowded elevator.
- Some Simple Laws that Make Sense Out of Soap Operas · Serial Ingredient Dept. · 3 pages
Ordinances designed to regulate the behavior of soap opera characters.
- A Foreign Traveler's Guide to the United States · Tour de Farce Dept. · 6 pages
Almanac with advice to tourists about life in the United States.
- The Treasure Hunters · 1 pages
A group of underwater treasure hunters get more than they bargained for.
Reprinted in
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad (2018), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)