Issue Details

Issue	#222
Published	April 1981
Cover Price	0.90 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Nick Meglin (senior editor); John Ficarra (associate)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details - "Mad Salutes the Coffee Break"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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

Characters	Jack Klugman (photo); Cast of Dukes of Hazzard [Sonny Shroyer (photo); John Schneider (photo); Denver Pyle (photo); Sorrell Booke (photo); Catherine Bach (photo); Ben Jones (photo); Tom Wopat (photo); James Best (photo)]
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Mark Eisenberg, Jack Klugman (from Quincy M.E.), Gary Heller, Ron Labbe, Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard), George W. Lucas (from Star Wars), Daniel Millstone, Ken Renning, Sgt. Bennett S. Turk, Beaver Tompkins, Tony Burkett and Steve Teil.

7 page story "Undressed to Kill"

Characters	Kite Muller (dies); Dr. Robert Illiot; Putter Muller; Lust Blake; Brian DeTrauma; Mr. Ludwig; Dr. Leafy; Lt. Marina; Tony Perkins (cameo)
Synopsis	A satire of the movie DRESSED TO KILL.
Genre	Satire
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning in a Hotel Room"

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

3 page Now Playing story "Now Playing... at the White House"

Characters	President Ronald Reagan (photos from his various movies)
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

4 page story "We'll Always Be Suckers For Clever Advertising..."

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs. Spy"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Genre	Satire; Spy
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

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

Synopsis	The Lighter Side of... Drugs; Social Calls; Childplay; Medicine; Inflation; On the Job; Dressing Up; Styles; Gifts; Activists; Shopping; The Car; Eating; Marriage.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Dave Berg

3 page story "What Television Says and What it Really Means"

Characters	Johnny Carson; Mackenzie Phillips; Mork [Robin Williams]; Lewis Hardline; Mary Tyler Moore; Ed Asner
Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

3 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at Some... Not-So-Famous Last Words"

Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: Late One Afternoon on an Interstate Highway"

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

2 page story "Why Didn't You Do Your Homework?"

Synopsis	"A collection of 18 Mad excuses that teachers just might buy when they ask... Why didn't you do your homework?"
Genre	Satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

4 page story "Rhyming Ads"

Synopsis	Mad examples of rhyming ads.
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

5 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at... Air Travel"

Genre	Satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones

5 page story "That's Real Incredible, People!"

Characters	Byron Alien; John Barber; Sarah Parcel; Skip Stepinson; Fran Talkaton; John Davidumb; Cathy Lee Boresme
Synopsis	A satire of the television shows REAL PEOPLE and THAT'S INCREDIBLE!
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Night in a Bank"

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

1 page Mad Fold-In activity A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions "Mother Goose" Fold-In

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Scrambled eggs.

1 page Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps"

Synopsis	"Masters and Johnson state horny writers cook up wild books!"
Genre	Satire
Script	Henry Clark
Pencils	? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Inks	? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Colors	? [as U.S. Postal Service]

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.