MAD Magazine #252

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Artist, Colorist: Doug Webb

Stuck for Xmas Gift Ideas?

Artist, Colorist: Norman Mingo

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Department: Table of contents

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Department: Post Waste

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Family Tides

Department: Generation Pap

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Larry Siegel

One Fine Morning at State Prison

Department: Don Martin Part I

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

The Evolution of the Species, Updated

Department: Darwinners and Losers

Artist: Harry North Writer: Chris Hart

After the Game Is Over

Department: Oscillating Fans

Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Lou Silverstone

The Mad Movie Rating System

Department: Letters Entertain You

Writer: John Ficarra Writer: Billy Doherty

The Lighter Side of...

Department: Lighter Side

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

One Fine Christmas in the Jungle

Department: Don Martin Part II

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Here's a New Mad Look at the Shape of Things! We Call Them... Mad Turn-Arounds!

Department: Border Lines

Artist, Writer: Mike Metz

Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself New Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story

Department: Pill in the Blanks

Writer: Frank Jacobs

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Department: Spy vs Spy

Artist: Antonio Prohias

Mad Percentages

Department: Fractions Speak Louder Than Words

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: John Ficarra

Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers

Department: Drive Shafts

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Larry Siegel

The Best... and the Worst... Things to Say for Every Occasion

Department: Dupes and Don'ts

Artist: George Woodbridge Writer: Tom Koch

The Passing Parade... As Seen from behind a Very Tall Crowd

Department: Short-Sighted

Artist, Writer: Paul Peter Porges

Poems... To Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

Department: Cheery-Odes

Writer: Frank Jacobs

Hardhassle and McCorny

Department: Law and Ordure

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Angelo Torres

One Fine Afternoon Downtown

Department: Don Martin Part III

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: Who Had a Hand in Promoting a Hot New Erotic Fashion Trend?

Artist, Colorist, Writer: Al Jaffee

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Writer: Don Edwing Artist, Colorist: Don Martin