Issue Details

Issue	#206
Published	April 1979
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate editor); Nick Meglin (associate editor)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Colors	Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters

typeset

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Joe Jacobsen, John O'Leary, Mitchel Silpa, Rob Whitehouse, Stephen Dobanski, Jack Herbert Wilson, Pat Morgan Riordan, Mrs. Robert Brost, Lisa A. Barone, Bill & Sarita McCaw, Heidi Bender, Frank Russo, Alfred Carlos, Joe English, E. Nelson Bridwell (from DC Comics); Dino Salvadore, Andy Roth, Cathy Ehrhardt, Timothy O. Lane and Melissa Hart.

7 page story "Heaving Can Wait"

Characters	Joe Pendulum; Leo Farmwork; Moxie; Mr. Jordumb; Richard Nixon (cameo); Tommy Junket
Synopsis	A satire of the movie HEAVEN CAN WAIT.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning Down in South America"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

3 page story "Who Killed the Country?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

3 page story "Second Opinions in Non-Medical Cases"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dennis Snee
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of... Surprises"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Dave Berg ?

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

2 page story "Comparison Tests in Every Day Life"

Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

3 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at Tarzan... Today"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

4 page story "TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come"

Synopsis	Spin-offs are Squiggy; Stavros; Carlton; Welcome Back, Horshack; The Truly Odd Couple; Rooster; Wojohowicz; Jedediah Jones; Still More Osmonds Yet; Bosley and Prime Time Sermonette.
Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

3 page story "The Carterbury Tales"

Characters	Jimmy Carter; Billy Carter; Ted Kennedy; Ronald Reagen; Walter Mondale
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge

2 page story "Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee

1 page This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to story "This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Corporate Executives"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee

3 page story Mad "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips

Genre	Satire
Script	Henry Clark
Pencils	Henry Clark
Inks	Henry Clark

6 page story "The Eyes of Lurid Mess"

Characters	Lurid Mess; Inane Gazelle (dies); Charlie Brown (cameo); Count von Count (cameo); Ronald; Microbe
Synopsis	Satire of the movie EYES OF LAURA MARS.
Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Evening in an Ohio Bus Station"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Great Star are We All Eagerly Waiting to Applaud?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Solar energy.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Bartender... gi'me a double!"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	Satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones
Notes	No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.